Records, 1880-1951.

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Records, 1880-1951.

Records consist of charter and articles of incorporation, and the constitution and bylaws, 1887; minutes of Executive Board, 1883-1951; minutes of trustee meetings, 1887-1893; and minutes of Indian Treaty-Keeping and Protective Association, 1880-1883. Other papers include deeds of the Turtle Mountain Mission, North Dakota, 1919 and 1930; photographs of Bible schools in Oklahoma, some dated 1949; photograph of Executive Board, 1932; and correspondence, 1907-1920. Publications include INDIAN FRIEND, 1925 and 1937; brochures, some annual reports and addresses, 1883-1937; and reports of missions, 1890-1913. Collection includes official seal for the organization.

1.5 cubic ft.

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National Indian Association

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Women's National Indian Association (U.S.). Executive Board.

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Turtle Mountain Mission (North Dakota).

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Indian Treaty-Keeping and Protective Association

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Women's National Indian Association (U.S.)

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Organization founded by Mary Lucinda Bonney and Amelia Stone Quinton in 1879. Initially named the Central Indian Committee, and then the Indian Treaty-Keeping and Protective Association (1881-1882), it worked to prevent white settlers from encroaching on American Indian lands. Its name changed to Women's National Indian Association in 1882, and its efforts came to focus largely on Christian missionary work among the Indians and efforts to promote their assimilation into white society. The organi...