| | 1 | Author: | Wilbur, Rueben Augustine. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book
1871-1874 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1871-1874 | | | | Abstract: | Rueben Augustine Wilbur was a U.S. Indian Agent for the Papago Reservation in Arizona Territory in the 1870s.
The collection contains chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around
San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence,
Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Apache Indians -- Government relations. | Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871. | Indian agents -- Arizona. | Tohono O'odham Indians -- Government relations. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 2 | Author: | Bonaventure, Father. O.F.M., 1885-1967 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M. Collection,
1901-1977
bulk (1908-1950) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1901-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Consists of photocopies of chiefly correspondence, 1908-1950, of Franciscan missionary and historian Father Bonaventure Oblasser, O.F.M. during his appointments, mainly to the Papago Indians (now known as Tohono O'odham), in Arizona. Included also are photographs that consist of images created by various Franciscan friars of the Saint Barbara Providence of the Order of Franciscan Friars depicting scenes from various Indian reservations in Arizona and Southern California. This collection also includes papers of Franciscan missionary, Nicholas Perschl (1887-1969), relating to his missionary work to the Papago Indians. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Arizona) - History | Missions - Arizona | Tohono O'Odham Indians - History | Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation (Arizona) - History | Tohono O'Odham Indians - Government Relations | Tohono O'Odham Indians - Education | Franciscans - Arizona - Missions | Catholic Church - Arizona - Missions | Indians of North America—Pictorial works | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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