Mescalero Timber Trust research collection, 1850-1980.

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Mescalero Timber Trust research collection, 1850-1980.

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This collection contains the research materials gathered by Historical Research Associates of Missoula, Montana, in conjunction with preparation of The Mescalero Timber Trust, a history of forest management on the Mescalero Indian Reservation. The collection consists of photocopies of original documents and reports, largely generated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The collection is organized in a basic chronological sequence, within broad subject areas. The collection documents forestry activities on the Mescalero Indian Reservation and the roles of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Annual reports, maps, records of timber sales, historical documentation about the Mescalero reservation, forest management plans and reports relating to logging, sawmills, and fire protection are a sampling of the scope of materials and subjects that will be found in this collection.

5 boxes (5 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7532715

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...

Historical Research Associates

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Historical Research Associates, under contract to the Albuquerque Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, conducted research on the history of forestry activities on the Mescalero Indian Reservation. The end product of this research was the publication of the report, The Mescalero Timber Trust, A History of Forest Management on the Mescalero Indian Reservation in 1981. From the guide to the Mescalero Timber Trust Research Collection, 1850-1980, (University of New Mexico. Center ...