New Mexico Indian Affairs Historical Documents
Collection
Identifier: MSS-987-BC
Scope and Content
This collection contains transcriptions and translations of colonial period documents related to Pueblo and Spanish land issues and interactions between Pueblo leaders and Spanish officials. The territorial period documents are mostly original letters to and from officials from the Indian School in Santa Fe, Zuni boarding school, Pueblo Indian Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, US military, and attorneys, educators and Pueblo Officials and parents of students in Indian School. This correspondence deals with varied issues including social conflicts, land boundaries and every day operation of schools and Indian agencies. The oversize series contain statements and reports that are mostly from U.S. Indian Industrial School in Santa Fe and have information about students (arrivals and departures) and daily school operation.
Arrangement: Chronological by date within historical period or series. Organized into three series: Spanish Colonial Period Documents; U.S. Territorial Period & 1900s; Oversize Documents.
Arrangement: Chronological by date within historical period or series. Organized into three series: Spanish Colonial Period Documents; U.S. Territorial Period & 1900s; Oversize Documents.
Dates
- 1689-1963
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biography / History
Collection acquired by educator and historian Francisco Sisneros. How or why these materials were originally collected is unknown but most relate to Pueblo land and boarding school issues.
Extent
2 Boxes (1.5 cubic feet)
Abstract
This collection contains mostly documents related to affairs of Pueblo Indian communities and schools.
- Administrative reports
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
- Boarding schools -- New Mexico
- Correspondence
- Indian agents--New Mexico
- Land tenure--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Land tenure--Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)
- New Mexico--Ethnic relations
- Pueblo Indians--Education--History
- Pueblo Indians--Land tenure
- Railroads--New Mexico--history
- Railroads--Right of way--New Mexico
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pueblo Agency
- Title
- Finding Aid of New Mexico Indian Affairs Historical Documents, 1689-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sisneros
- Date
- © 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu