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Elsie E. Newton diaries : mss, 1910-1911.
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Elsie E. Newton diaries : mss, 1910-1911Creator/Contributor:
Newton, Elsie E., creatorAbstract:
Diary of 1910 with printed cover "Department of the Interior, U.S. Indian Service" describes travels north from San Francisco
to visit California Indians and speak with their chiefs, details about the Indians and their problems (alcohol, physical abuse,
etc.) Indian agents, integration of whites and Indians in the schools, and incidents in Indian life. Areas around and between
Calistoga, Eureka, Fresno, Clovis, Campo, Owens Lake, and other California towns are described in the context of Newton's
Indian Service duties. The 1911 diary records her train travel schedule (mainly in the south and mid-west), expenditures,
and visits to Indian schools and reservations. Contains frequent mention of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Date:
1910 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caIndians of North America -- California
Indians of North America -- Education
Indian reservations
Indian agents
Indians of North America -- Alcohol use -- California
Peuples autochtones -- Californie
Indian agents
Indian reservations
Indians of North America
Indians of North America -- Alcohol use
Indians of North America -- Education
Travel
Muskogee (Okla.)
California -- Description and travel
Californie -- Descriptions et voyages
California
Oklahoma -- Muskogee
United States. -- Office of Indian Affairs.
United States. -- Office of Indian Affairs.
Note:
Also on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 3343.
Elsie E. Newton was Supervisor in the United States Office of Indian Affairs, possibly resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma. The
Office of Indian Affairs, sometimes referred to as the Indian Service, was established in 1824 under the United States Dept.
of the Interior.
Physical Description:
print
2 volumes
1 microfilm reel : negative (Box 3530) and positive
Language:
English