Reports of Chief Inspector E. B. Linnen, 1949–ca. 1980

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Reports of Chief Inspector E. B. Linnen, 1949–ca. 1980

1949–ca. 1980.

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This series consists of copies of reports submitted by E. B. Linnen, chief inspector for the Department of the Interior. The records include correspondence, clippings, criminal court records, photographs, proceedings of Indian tribal councils, and maps. The records provide information on investigations and inspections related to Indian land fraud; charges brought against Office of Indian Affairs officials; tribal enrollment; the competency of individual Indians; inheritance and estates; sawmill operations; irrigation projects; Indian boarding and day schools; and living conditions on Indian reservations. The bulk of the records provide information on inspections and investigations related to Chippewa Indians in Minnesota and Wisconsin under the oversight of the Consolidated Chippewa Agency, Keshena Agency (including Menominee Indian Mills), White Earth Agency, and Leech Lake Agency. The records also provide information on inspections at other agencies and schools, including Carlisle Indian School; Crow Indian Agency; Crow Creek Agency; Fort Belknap Agency; Fort Berthold Agency; Fort Hall Agency; Fort Peck Indian Agency; Fort Totten Agency; Fort Yuma Agency; Haskell Institute; Hoopa Valley Agency; Klamath Indian Agency; Navajo Agency; Pima Agency; Pine Ridge Agency; Sherman Institute; Shoshone Agency; Standing Rock Agency; Winnebago Agency; and Yakima Agency .

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National Archives at Kansas City

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National Archives at Kansas City

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