Sokaogon Chippewa Community Tribal Archives Project Collection, 1851-1980


Summary Information
Title: Sokaogon Chippewa Community Tribal Archives Project Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1851-1980

Creator:
  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community
Call Number: Northland Micro 11; Micro 1033

Quantity: 13 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center / Ashland Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Records assembled by the Tribal Archives and microfilmed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities; including materials created by the tribal government, the U.S. government, and others. Tribal government records include correspondence (1936-1973); treasurer's records (1935-1969) concerning forestry, road building, and industrial development; a constitution and election materials; census rolls (1822-1968) and other tribal membership materials (1926-1972); inheritance files and materials concerning health, real estate, and natural resources; and economic development plans and studies. U.S. government records include U.S. Court of Claims and treaty materials (1902-1974); and Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence and memoranda, including materials from the Ashland and Great Lakes Agencies (1894-1974), the Mackinac Agency (1854-1855), and Indian Agent H. R. Wells (1873-1876).
The collection also includes correspondence (1874-1956) of Chief Willard Leroy Ackley and (1929-1977) of his sister, Alice Ackley Randall; materials of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (1961-1969), National Congress of American Indians (1944-1967), American Indian Fund and Association on American Indian Affairs (1949-1967); the Great Lakes Indian Community Voice(1956-1963); Najinakwe, the Wisconsin Tribal Women's News (1967-1969); an Ojibwa Gospel of John; histories, including The Ojibwa by Donald Murdock, Crandon (1906), and Forest County (1914); clippings and maps; and photographs by William Hagedorn, Lee Dinsmore, Vyrl Wilcox, and Olive Glasgow.

Language: English

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Contents List
Reel   1
Series: Transaction Agreements
Reel   1
Series: Tribal Archives Project: Willard Leroy Ackley (1885-1969), Alice Ackley Randall(1899-1978), National Endowment for the Humanities: Project Proposal and Interim Report
Series: Willard Leroy Ackley Collection
W. L. Ackley Correspondence
Reel   1
Letters Received, 1919-1956
Reel   1
Letters Received - Tribal Members, 1874-1947
Reel   1
Letters Sent, 1919-1932
Reel   1
Business Contracts and Accounts
Reel   1
Ojibwa Gospel Book of John
Reel   1
Vital Records; Miscellaneous Materials; Red Cross Assistance
Alice Ackley Randall Correspondence
Reel   1
Letters Received, 1929-1978
Reel   1
Letters Sent, 1956-1977
Reel   1
Great Lakes Indian Community Voice, 1956-1963
Reel   1
Wisconsin Tribal Women's News, Najinakwe, 1967-1969
Reel   1
Miscellaneous Materials
Series: Sokaogon Chippewa Community Collection
Reel   2
Tribal Government Correspondence, 1936-1973
Treasurer's Reports, Correspondence and Receipts
Reel   2
1935-1955
Reel   3
1956-1966
Reel   4
1967-1969
Reel   4
Forestry: Timber Permits, Stumpage and Correspondence, 1935-1969
Tribal Projects
Reel   4
Industrial Development, 1959-1962
Reel   4
Road Building, 1948-1970
Reel   4
Trees for Tomorrow, 1953-1963
Reel   5
Office of Economic Opportunity/V.I.S.T.A. Materials, 1957-1972
Reel   5
Conference Materials, 1940-1968
Reel   5
Federal Legislative Matters, 1943-1975
Indian Organizations
Reel   5
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, 1961-1969
Reel   5
National Congress of American Indians, 1944-1967
Reel   6
American Indian Fund/Association on American Indian Affairs, 1949-1967
Reel   6
Miscellaneous Materials
Legal File
U.S. Court of Claims and I.C.C.
Individual, Tribal and Treaty Materials
Reel   6
1902-1939
Reel   6
1940-1949
Reel   6
1950-1959
Reel   6
1960-1974
Reel   6
Published Materials, 1934-1971
Bureau of Indian Affairs Correspondence (Selected)
Reel   7
Great Lakes Agency/Ashland Agency, 1934-1971
Federal Area Records Center: B.I.A. Files
Reel   7
Great Lakes Agency, 1894-1941
Reel   7
Ashland Agency, 1941-1974
Memoranda
Reel   7
Washington, D.C., 1934-1968
Reel   8
Chicago, 1943
Reel   8
Minneapolis, 1951-1969
Reel   8
Ashland, 1939-1967
Reel   8
Great Lakes Agency News Bulletin, Volumes I-III
Reel   8
Department of the Interior Information Service Releases, 1940-1968
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
Reel   9
Constitution and Charter File
Reel   9
Potawatomi: Constitution and Claims Letter
Reel   9
Town of Nashville Materials, 1939-1969
Reel   9
Tribal Election Materials, 1939-1969
Tribal Membership
Reel   9
Census Rolls File, 1822-1968
Enrollment File
Reel   9
Application/Adoption, 1948-1972
Reel   9
Instructions, 1956-1966
Reel   9
Certification, 1926-1970
Reel   9
Payment Applications, 1940-1969
Relinquishment File
Reel   9
Lac du Flambeau, 1947-1962
Reel   9
Alice Brunk, 1964
Reel   9
Eugene Smith, 1961
Reel   9
Yvonne Smith, 1961-1968
Reel   9
Property Rights, 1942-1969
Heirship File
Reel   9
Dick Catfish, E-Ni-We-Go-Bo, 1952-1956
Reel   9
Wa-Boz-Bi-Ji-Gwe-Sens, 1920
Reel   9
Ah-Ti-Mois Battice, 1920-1926
Reel   9
Other Individuals, 1921-1955
Reel   10
Probate File: Individual Cases, Wills and Materials, 1922-1975
Reel   10
Health Care, 1936-1969
Reel   10
Health Bulletin, 1956-1963
Reel   10
School File, 1920-1968
Real Estate
Reel   10
Tribal Lands, 1937-1966
Reel   10
Cemetery, 1959-1965
Reel   10
Land Assignments/Legal Descriptions, 1954-1980
Reel   10
Leases, 1939-1970
Reel   10
School Lands, 1953-1966
Reel   10
Housing, 1938-1966
Reel   10
Loans, 1940-1965
Miscellaneous
Reel   10
Tribal Property, 1939-1945
Reel   10
Other Materials, 1923-1964
Reel   11
Natural Resources: Correspondence and Materials (Selected, excluding forestry), 1925-1982
Economic Development Plans and Studies
Reel   11
Great Lakes Agency, 1943
Reel   11
Land Use and Resource Management Report, 1959
Reel   11
B.I.A. Labor Force Statistics, 1965-1966
Overall Economic Development Plan
Reel   11
1971
Reel   11
1976
Reel   11
Coact Research: Mining Impact Study, Volumes I-II, 1981
Reel   12
State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Historical Marker File, 1959-1977
Historical Reference
Reel   12
Tribal Claims and Historical Statements
Reel   12
Historical Statements of Alice Randall
NARS-R.G. 75
Reel   12
Mackinac Agency: Letters Sent (Selected), 1854-1855
Reel   12
Special Case File 42: H.R. Wells (Selected), 1873-1876
Reel   12
Treaty Research: Sen. Abourezk 1976 Boundaries, 1851-1976
Reel   12
B.I.A.: Ashland Mole Lake History File
Reel   12
Donald Murdock: The Ojibwa
Reel   12
Lee Dinsmore: Materials
Publications
Reel   12
Crandon, 1906
Reel   12
Forest County, 1914
Reel   12
Newspaper Clippings File (miscellaneous)
Reel   12
Map File: Tribal, N.A.R.S., Trygg Collection
Reel   13
Map File (oversized) Bernsteen Collection
Reel   13
Series: Final Report and Project Correspondence