Papers, 1830-1969 (inclusive), 1830, 1884-1967, 1969 (bulk).

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Papers, 1830-1969 (inclusive), 1830, 1884-1967, 1969 (bulk).

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The collection contains correspondence, 1864-1967, and letterpress books, 1886-1943; organizational records, 1882-1973; printed matter, including early Indian pamphlets, Indian Rights Association Annual Reports and draft legislation, 1830-1969; Herbert Welsh papers, 1877-1934; photographs, mainly from Western field trips, ca. 1910-1930; Council on Indian Affairs materials, 1943-1968; manuscripts dealing with traditional Pueblo Indian dances, 1912-1915, and the legal rights of Oklahoma Indians under that state's probate laws, 1912-1916.

246 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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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...

Brosius, Samuel M., 1851-1936

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Sniffen, Matthew K., 1867-1942.

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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 ...

Lindley, Lawrence E.

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Painter, C. C. (Charles Cornelius)

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