Guide to the Klamath Tribal Council Records
1933-1958

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

General meeting minutes and reports

 

Business Committee meeting minutes and reports

 

Circulars, Klamath Agency

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Klamath Tribal Council
Title: Klamath Tribal Council records
Dates: 1933-1958 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet (7 containers)
Collection Number: Bx 051
Summary: This collection documents the Klamath tribal government, which was established at the request of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and represented the Klamath people and its 860,000 acres of land. The Klamath government comprised two main bodies, the General Council and the Executive Council. Subgroups of the Executive Council included the Tribal Loan Board and the Enrollment Committee. The collection consists of minutes of the Executive Council, 1950-1957; minutes of the General Council, 1933-1958; minutes of the Business Committee, 1934, 1936, 1946-1950; circulars; the Klamath Reservation News, numbers 1-14 (June 1953 – May 1954). These records are from Dibbon Cook, a member of the council from Sprague River, Oregon.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials written in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

Tribal governments were set up at the request of U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Klamath council represented the Klamath people and their 860,000 acres of land. The General Council was set up as a representative body. It included all the men of the tribe, and later included the women after the nineteenth amendment was enacted. The General Council met sporadically as issues concerning members arose.

The Executive Council was created in 1908 at the request of the federal government because of the General Council’s sporadic meetings. The Executive Council was composed of twelve people. In 1929, after years of factional fighting among council members, the Executive Council was renamed the Business Council and a constitution and by-laws were created. The Tribal Loan Board and Enrollment Committee were branches of the Executive Council. Policy decisions made by the Executive Council had to have the approval of the General Council and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior.

The federal government used the branches of the tribal government to oversee the tribes. Much of the policy created by the tribal councils was for the benefit of the federal government and the policies were not widely followed by the Klamath people. The General Council was the branch of tribal government that most closely resembled traditional tribal government.

Source: Stern, Theodore. The Klamath Tribe: A People and Their Reservation. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1965.

Content Description

The collection consists of minutes of the Executive Council, 1950-1957; minutes of the General Council, 1933 – 1958; minutes of the Business Committee, 1934, 1936, 1946-1950; circulars; the Klamath Reservation News, numbers 1-14 (June 1953-May 1954).

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Klamath Tribal Council records, Bx 051, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into the following series: General meeting minutes and reports; Business Committee meeting minutes and reports; and Circulars, Klamath Agency.

Acquisition Information :  

These records were received from Dibbon Cook, a member of the council from Sprague River, Oregon.

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

General meeting minutes and reports
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 1 General meeting minutes and reports January 17, 1950
1 2 General meeting minutes and reports July 11, 1950-July 18, 1950
1 3 General meeting minutes and reports August 21, 1950
1 4 General meeting minutes and reports October 2, 1950
1 5 General meeting minutes and reports September 6, 1951–August 31, 1951
1 6 General meeting minutes and reports September 15, 1952-September 25, 1952
1 7 General meeting minutes and reports November 24, 1952-November 26, 1952
1 8 General meeting minutes and reports January 5, 1953-January 7, 1953
1 9 General meeting minutes and reports February 9, 1953–March 3, 1953
1 10 General meeting minutes and reports April 10, 1953-April 13, 1953
1 11 General meeting minutes and reports May 19, 1953-May 20, 1953
1 12 General meeting minutes and reports June 9, 1953-June 10, 1953
1 13 General meeting minutes and reports July 29, 1953
1 14 General meeting minutes and reports August 26, 1953
1 15 General meeting minutes and reports September 16, 1953
1 16 General meeting minutes and reports September 29, 1953-September 30, 1953
1 17 General meeting minutes and reports October 22, 1953
1 18 General meeting minutes and reports December 14, 1953-December 16, 1953
1 19 General meeting minutes and reports January 26, 1954-February 9, 1954
1 20 General meeting minutes and reports April 22, 1954
1 21 General meeting minutes and reports May 25, 1954
1 22 General meeting minutes and reports October 4, 1954–September 29, 1954
1 23 General meeting minutes and reports December 21, 1954
1 24 General meeting minutes and reports December 6, 1954-December 21, 1954
1 25 General meeting minutes and reports December 30, 1954-December 31, 1954
1 26 General meeting minutes and reports January 14, 1955
1 27 General meeting minutes and reports January 24, 1955
1 28 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee February 7, 1955
1 29 General meeting minutes and reports February 16, 1955-February 17, 1955
1 30 General meeting minutes and reports March 21, 1955-March 29, 1955
1 31 General meeting minutes and reports February 21, 1955–March 1, 1955
1 32 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee April 4, 1955
2 1 General meeting minutes and reports April 18, 1955
2 2 General meeting minutes and reports May 2, 1955-May 17, 1955
2 3 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 6, 1955-June 7, 1955
2 4 General meeting minutes and reports June 16, 1955-June 24, 1955
2 5 General meeting minutes and reports June 28, 1955
2 6 General meeting minutes and reports July 7, 1955
2 7 General meeting minutes and reports September 19, 1955-September 21, 1955
2 8 General meeting minutes and reports October 5, 1955
2 9 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee November 21, 1955-November 29, 1955
2 10 General meeting minutes and reports December 19, 1955
2 11 General meeting minutes and reports January 12, 1956-January 13, 1956
2 12 General meeting minutes and reports January 17, 1956
2 13 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee March 6, 1956-March 7, 1956
2 14 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee March 20, 1956
2 15 April 3, 1956-April 5, 1956
2 16 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee April 6, 1956
2 17 General meeting minutes and reports April 16, 1956-April 23, 1956
2 18 General meeting minutes and reports May 1, 1956
2 19 General meeting minutes and reports May 3, 1956
2 20 General meeting minutes and reports May 15, 1956-May 16, 1956
2 21 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 4, 1956
2 22 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 7, 1956
2 23 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 13, 1956-June 15, 1956
2 24 Management Specialists, Executive Committee June 18, 1956
2 25 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 19, 1956
2 26 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee June 25, 1956-June 26, 1956
2 27 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee July 12, 1956
2 28 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee July 24, 1956
2 29 General meeting minutes and reports August 21, 1956
2 30 General meeting minutes and reports September 5, 1956
2 31 General meeting minutes and reports September 17, 1956-September 18, 1956
2 32 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee October 2, 1956
2 33 General meeting minutes and reports - Executive Committee October 16, 1956
2 34 General meeting minutes and reports October 29, 1956
2 35 General meeting minutes and reports November 13, 1956
2 36 General meeting minutes and reports January 11, 1957
2 37 General meeting minutes and reports March 5, 1957-March 19, 1957
3 1 General meeting minutes and reports October 1933
3 2 General meeting minutes and reports July 8, 1935-July 9, 1935
3 3 General meeting minutes and reports July 12, 1935
3 4 General meeting minutes and reports August 16, 1935
3 5 General meeting minutes and reports September 24, 1935
3 6 General meeting minutes and reports October 11, 1935
3 7 General meeting minutes and reports October 14, 1935-December 31, 1935
3 8 General meeting minutes and reports March 20, 1936-December 31, 1936
3 9 General meeting minutes and reports January 25, 1937-December 15, 1937
3 10 General meeting minutes and reports May 12, 1938-May 13, 1938
3 11 General meeting minutes and reports August 10, 1938
3 12 General meeting minutes and reports November 10, 1938-November 27, 1947
3 13 General meeting minutes and reports May 21, 1942-November 4, 1943
3 14 General meeting minutes and reports October 19, 1944
3 15 General meeting minutes and reports June 15, 1945
3 16 General meeting minutes and reports 1946
3 17 General meeting minutes and reports 1947
3 18 General meeting minutes and reports June 24, 1948-June 25, 1948
3 19 General meeting minutes and reports July 29, 1948-August 2, 1948
3 20 General meeting minutes and reports November 11, 1948-November 15, 1948
4 1 General meeting minutes and reports March 22, 1949-March 23, 1949
4 2 General meeting minutes and reports June 16, 1949-June 20, 1949
4 3 General meeting minutes and reports August 11, 1949
4 4 General meeting minutes and reports November 17, 1949
4 5 General meeting minutes and reports February 3, 1950-February 9, 1950
4 6 General meeting minutes and reports March 16, 1950
4 7 General meeting minutes and reports June 29, 1950
4 8 General meeting minutes and reports July 7, 1950
4 9 General meeting minutes and reports November 2, 1950
4 10 General meeting minutes and reports December 4, 1950-December 7, 1950
4 11 General meeting minutes and reports May 17, 1951-May 18, 1951
4 12 General meeting minutes and reports June 28, 1951
4 13 General meeting minutes and reports August 30, 1951-September 6, 1951
4 14 General meeting minutes and reports October 28, 1951
4 15 General meeting minutes and reports August 9, 1951-August 10, 1951
4 16 General meeting minutes and reports December 10, 1951-December 11, 1951
4 17 General meeting minutes and reports May 8, 1952-May 15, 1952
4 18 General meeting minutes and reports January 17, 1950
4 19 General meeting minutes and reports August 21, 1952-August 22, 1952
4 20 General meeting minutes and reports October 23, 1952-October 24, 1952
4 21 General meeting minutes and reports December 18, 1952
4 22 General meeting minutes and reports June 25, 1953
4 23 General meeting minutes and reports August 27, 1953-August 28, 1953
4 24 General meeting minutes and reports December 17, 1953-December 22, 1953
5 1 General meeting minutes and reports April 22, 1954
5 2 General meeting minutes and reports July 29, 1954-July 30, 1954
5 3 General meeting minutes and reports October 28, 1954
5 4 General meeting minutes and reports January 14, 1954-January 15, 1954
5 5 General meeting minutes and reports December 1, 1954-December 3, 1954
5 6 General meeting minutes and reports January 17, 1955
5 7 General meeting minutes and reports January 13, 1955-January 19, 1955
5 8 General meeting minutes and reports April 21, 1955
5 9 General meeting minutes and reports January 5, 1955-January 13, 1955
5 10 General meeting minutes and reports June 16, 1955-June 24, 1955
5 11 General meeting minutes and reports October 20, 1955-October 21, 1955
5 12 General meeting minutes and reports October 21, 1955
5 13 General meeting minutes and reports April 5, 1956
5 14 General meeting minutes and reports May 3, 1956
5 15 General meeting minutes and reports May 24, 1956
5 16 General meeting minutes and reports June 9, 1956
5 17 General meeting minutes and reports June 28, 1956
5 18 General meeting minutes and reports July 14, 1956
5 19 General meeting minutes and reports June 13, 1957
5 20 General meeting minutes and reports July 2, 1957
5 21 General meeting minutes and reports November 16, 1957
5 22 General meeting minutes and reports 1956

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Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
6 1 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports July 14, 1942
6 2 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports May 26, 1934-January 14, 1936
6 3 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports July 11, 1945
6 4 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports January 8, 1946-January 9, 1946
6 5 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports February 5, 1946
6 6 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports March 5, 1946
6 7 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports April 9, 1946-April 15, 1946
6 8 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports May 20, 1946
6 9 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports June 13, 1946
6 10 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports July 9, 1946-July 11, 1946
6 11 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports August 6, 1946
6 12 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports September 26, 1946
6 13 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports October 8, 1946-December 10, 1946
6 14 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports January 14, 1947-February 3, 1947
6 15 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports April 8, 1947-April 9, 1947
6 16 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports June 5, 1947
6 17 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports July 9, 1947-July 14, 1947
6 18 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports August 14, 1947-August 15, 1947
6 19 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports October 6, 1947-October 7, 1947
6 20 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports October 14, 1947-October 17, 1947
6 21 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports December 3, 1947-December 15, 1947
6 22 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports May 17, 1949
6 23 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports October 11, 1949
6 24 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports November 7, 1949
6 25 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports July 11, 1950-August 21, 1950
6 26 Business Committee meeting minutes and reports March 31, 1944

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Circulars, Klamath Agency
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
7 1 Klamath Agency circulars 1949
7 2 Klamath Agency circulars 1948, 1949
7 3 Purchasing Office circulars
7 4 Klamath Agency circulars 1947
7 5 Klamath Agency circulars, 3600-3699
7 6 Klamath Agency circulars, 3700-3800
7 7 Klamath Agency circulars, 3300-3399
7 8 Klamath Agency circulars, 3400-3499
7 9 Klamath Agency circulars, 3500-3599
7 10 Klamath Reservation News June 1953-May 1954

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Corporate Names :
  • Klamath Tribal Council--Archives
  • Subject Terms :
  • Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Klamath Indians--Newspapers
  • Klamath Indians--Politics and government
  • Tribal government--Oregon
  • Titles within the Collection :
  • Klamath Reservation news

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    Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano
    ©2004