Sokaogon Chippewa Community Tribal Archives Project Collection, 1851-1980
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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:
Housed at the Area Research Center, History Center and Archives, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
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

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-micr1033
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