Evander Sweet collection, 1905-1926.

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Evander Sweet collection, 1905-1926.

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Series I, containing 3 boxes, consists of U.S. Indian Agent inspection reports for selected locations in Arizona, California, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah and Washington (1915-1921). Series II, containing 5 boxes, consists of U.S. Indian Agent investigation reports for selected locations in Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico and Washington (1915-1921). Series III, containing 2 boxes, consists of personal and business correspondence of Indian Agent, Evander Sweet (1905-1926). Series IV, containing 1 box, consists of financial records and miscellaneous papers of Evander Sweet (1905-1926). Series V, containing 3 boxes, consists of photographs (with negatives) of Native Americans and their habitats by Evander Sweet (1905-1926).

14 boxes (6.75 linear ft.)

University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was formed in 1824. An agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior, it is responsible for the administration and management of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives. From the guide to the Navajo Land, motion picture, undated, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) A Statistics Section was organ...

Sweet family.

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Sweet, Evander McIver, Jr.

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Southern Methodist minister, U.S. Government Indian Agent. Upon ordination went to Oklahoma, where he opened churches and led successful drive for statewide prohibition (1907). Indian Agent for western states (1915-1921). Moved to Arizona as agent for Pacific Mutual Life Insurance (1921-1924), then transferred to Stockton (Calif.) where he retired. In later years traveled widely with Southern Methodist Bishop Arthur Moore, who was involved with missionary activities in China, Japan, Korea, the B...