Indian Rights Association papers, 1864-1973 (inclusive), 1882-1968 (bulk), [microform].

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Indian Rights Association papers, 1864-1973 (inclusive), 1882-1968 (bulk), [microform].

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Correspondence, organizational records, printed matter, and photographs of the Indian Rights Association. Also included are related papers of Herbert Welsh, first president of the association and papers of the Council on Indian Affairs.

136 reels.

Yale University Library

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Indian Rights Association

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Zitkala is the Indian name for Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938. From the guide to the National Council of American Indians records, 1926-1938, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The Indian Rights Association was organized in Philadelphia in 1882. The early leaders of the association, including Herbert Welsh, sought to protect the interests and general welfare of the Indians. Through its monitoring and lobbying activities with executive agencies and Congress, the association, in i...

Council on Indian Affairs.

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Welsh, Herbert, 1851-1941

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Herbert Welsh established the Indian Rights Association in 1882, and served as the organization's corresponding secretary, president and president emeritus. The Association investigated and publicized conditions of Indians, and was particularly successful in arousing public interest and exposing frauds on reservations. Bishop William Hobart Hare (1839-1909), known as the "Apostle to the Sioux," was appointed in 1872 Bishop of Niobrara, which was expanded and renamed the ...