A Guide to the Indian Affairs - Florida Seminoles Collection
Finding aid prepared by John R. Nemmers
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
August 2004
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Title: |
Indian Affairs - Florida Seminoles Collection |
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Dates: |
1820-1974 |
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Bulk: |
1881-1947 |
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Extent: |
3.75 linear ft. 10 Boxes |
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Identification: |
MS 147 |
Photocopies of documents in the National Archives including correspondence, annual reports, and other papers primarily related
to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The majority of the files contain correspondence sent to the Office of Indian Affairs between
1820 and 1897. Over fifty years of statistics and historical information about the Seminole Indians can be found in annual
reports, which span 1895 to 1947. Topics for both the correspondence and reports include population census, land ownership,
health, income, the Seminole War, "Florida Indians emigrating west of the Mississippi," Indian negroes, Seminole prisoners,
education, crime, an Industrial School, and whiskey consumption. In addition, the collection includes a small group of catalogs
created by the National Archives listing microfilm and resources pertaining to Native Americans.
Access
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Indian Affairs - Florida Seminoles Collection, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers
Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Series 1 - Annual Reports, 1895-1947
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Photoduplicated annual reports containing narratives and statistics for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The reports, which
were submitted to the Office of Indian Affairs (Bureau of Indian Affairs) and the U.S. Indian Service, include population
census, land ownership, health, income, and related information. Several reports were submitted by Lucien A. Spencer, Special
Commissioner, and by Francis J. Scott and J.L. Glenn, Superintendents of the Seminole Agency. This series is arranged chronologically.
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Box 1 |
Annual Reports (Statistics). 1895-1897
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1913-1917 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1918-1923 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1925-1929 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1930-1932 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1933-1934 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1936-1940 |
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Annual Reports (Statistics). 1941-1947 |
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Series 2 - Letters Received Chronological Files, 1820-1839
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Photoduplicated correspondence received by Commissioner of Indian Affairs primarily pertaining to the Seminole Tribe and Florida
Indians. Topics include the Seminole War, "Florida Indians emigrating west of the Mississippi," Indian negroes, Seminole prisoners,
health, and population rolls. The files in this series are arranged chronologically.
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Box 2 |
July-December. 1820
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July-December. 1823 |
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January-June. 1824 |
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July-December. 1824 |
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January-June. 1825 |
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July-December. 1825 |
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July-December. 1825 |
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January-February. 1826 |
Box 3 |
March-June. 1826
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July-December. 1826 |
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January-June. 1828 |
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July-December. 1828 |
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January-June. 1829 |
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July-December. 1829 |
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January-June. 1830 |
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July-December. 1830 |
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January-June. 1831 |
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July-December. 1831 |
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January-June. 1832 |
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July-December. 1832 |
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January-June. 1833 |
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July-December. 1833 |
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January-June. 1834 |
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July-December. 1834 |
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January-June. 1835 |
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July-December. 1835 |
Box 4 |
January-June. 1836
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July-December. 1836 |
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January-June. 1837 |
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July-December. 1837 |
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January-June. 1838 |
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April-June. 1838 |
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July-December. 1838 |
Box 5 |
October-December. 1838
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January-March. 1839 |
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April-June. 1839 |
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July-December. 1839 |
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October-December. 1839 |
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Series 3 - Letters Received Chronological Files, 1881-1897
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Photoduplicated correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs primarily pertaining to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Topics include land, education, crime, population, tribal leadership, and health. This series is arranged chronologically.
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Box 6 |
Letters Received. 1881
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Letters Received. 1882 |
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Letters Received. 1883 |
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Letters Received. 1884 |
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Letters Received. 1885 |
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Letters Received. 1886 |
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Letters Received. 1887 |
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Letters Received. 1888 |
Box 7 |
Letters Received. 1889
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Letters Received. 1890 |
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Letters Received. 1891 |
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Letters Received. 1892 |
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Letters Received. 1892 |
Box 8 |
Letters Received. 1893
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Letters Received. 1894 |
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Letters Received. 1895 |
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Letters Received. 1896 |
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Letters Received. 1897 |
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Series 4 - Letters Received Subject Files, 1881-1897
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Photoduplicated correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs primarily pertaining to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Topics include land acquisition, the Christian Church, whiskey consumption, field work, education, crime, the Industrial School,
health, and an anti-government attitude among the Seminoles. J.E. Brecht is a subject of much correspondence (e.g., pertaining
to whiskey matters). The files in this series are arranged alphabetically according to subject.
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Box 9 |
Anti-Government Attitude Among Seminoles (on homesteads, influence of white traders). 1891
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Christian Meddling. 1884-1896 |
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Education. 1881-1892 |
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Health and General Condition. 1891-1892 |
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Industrial School (lumber, oxen, saw mill, environment, administration). 1891 |
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Industrial School (lumber, oxen, saw mill, environment, administration). 1892 |
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Industrial School (lumber, oxen, saw mill, environment, administration). 1893-1897 |
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Land Acquisition: Reservations and Homesteads. 1884-1888 |
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Land Acquisition: Reservations and Homesteads. 1889-1892 |
Box 10 |
Land Acquisition: Reservations and Homesteads. 1894-1897
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Visits to the Seminoles, Field Work. 1891-1894 |
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Whiskey, Temperance, Traders, Cattlemen. 1889-1895 |
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Whites Stealing Cattle from Tribe and a Seminole-Managed Store. 1890 |
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Series 5 - Publications, 1965-1974
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Catalogs and pamphlets by the National Archives and a publishing company listing microfilm and other resources pertaining
to Native Americans. This series is arranged alphabetically.
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Box 10 |
"The American Indian: Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications". 1972
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"Library of American Indian Affairs" (Catalog). 1974 |
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National Archives Pamphlet Accompanying Microcopy No. 234. 1966 |
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National Archives Pamphlet Accompanying Microcopy No. 606. 1965 |
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: |
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Organizations: |
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
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Subject Terms: |
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Indians of North America--Government relations. |
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Seminole Indians. |
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Seminole Tribe of Florida. |
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
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