Papers, 1922-1974 (bulk 1953-1960).

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Papers, 1922-1974 (bulk 1953-1960).

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The Glenn L. Emmons papers primarily document Emmons' tenure as Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1953-1961). The collection also contains biographical background, personal miscellany, and a small amount of banking-related materials. In addition to correspondence, speeches, and office files, the collection contains Emmons' day books (1957-1961), news clippings, manuscripts, legislation, publications, an audiotaped interview with Glenn Emmons (1974, 2 reels), and an audio cassette containing a speech by Emmons (1974). As Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Emmons was involved with such issues as economic development, improving health conditions, and increasing educational opportunities for Indians across the U.S. Files pertaining to General Herbert C. Holdridge, a retired Brigadier Army General active in Indian movements aimed at abolishing the modern Tribal Council and reverting to cheiftain rule are also contained in this collection. An oversized folder contains posters and newspaper materials.

5 boxes (5 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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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...

Emmons, Glenn Leonidas, 1895-1980

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Banker and U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs. From the description of Glenn Leonidas Emmons papers, 1954-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010082 Glenn L. Emmons was born in 1895 and moved to Albuquerque with his family in 1905. He began his career in the banking business in Gallup, N.M. in 1919. From 1935 to 1964 he was president and chairman of the board of the First State Bank of Gallup. It was through his involvement in banking that he began to know his Indian nei...