Guide to the Boyd J. Jackson Papers
1941–1950

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Jackson, Boyd J.
Title: Boyd J. Jackson Papers
Dates: ( inclusive )
Quantity: 2 linear feet (4 containers)
Collection Number: Ax 055
Summary: Boyd J. Jackson was secretary of the business committee of the Klamath Tribal Council and a tribal delegate. The collection consists of correspondence and documents relating to the affairs of the Klamath Native Americans and the Klamath Reservation, 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 are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Boyd J. Jackson was secretary of the business committee of the Klamath Tribal Council and a tribal delegate. He was married and had a son.

Content Description

The collection consists of correspondence and documents relating to the affairs of the Klamath Native Americans and the Klamath Reservation, Oregon. There are approximately 1,500 letters in the collection.

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], Boyd J. Jackson Papers, Ax 055, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into three series: Series I. Indian Affairs papers; Series II. Loan Board papers; Series III. Delegate papers.


Detailed Description of the Collection

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

Series I:  Indian Affairs Papers
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 1 Business committee
1 2 Grazing
1 3 General council
1 4 Boyd J. Jackson, Jr.
1 5 Fish and Wildlife
1 6 Hospital
1 7 Law and order report October 12, 1943
1 8 Racine Weiser
1 9 Miscellaneous copyright
1 10 Extension
1 11 Cattle committee
1 12 Business committee
1 13 Boundary
1 14 Klamath liquor
1 15 Elections
1 16 Court

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Series II:  Loan Board Papers
Container(s)
Description
Box
Folder
2 1 Regulations governing the loan board
2 2 Klamath Tribal loan board
2 3 Klamath Tribal loan board
2 4 Klamath Tribal loan board
2 5 Extension
2 6 Siesmore
2 7 Superintendent of the loan board
2 8 Current
2 9 Loan board report
2 10 Transactions and deposits Records
3 1 Miscellaneous – Klamath Reservation
3 2 Relief committee
3 3 Relief report
3 4 Loan board transactions
3 5 Loan board – Mr. Larter
3 6 Management and improvement report
3 7 Marriage and divorce
3 8 Oklahoma – Modoc tribe
3 9 Probate

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Series III:  Delegate Papers
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
4 1 Delegates notes and “An Act” for withdrawal from tribe
4 2 Amendment to delegate act of May 15, 1945
4 3 Delegate 1943–1944
4 4 Delegate 1944–1945
4 5 Delegate 1945–1946
4 6 Delegate 1949–1950
4 7 Miscellaneous Klamath bills
4 8 Sale of allotted timber land to tribe
4 9 Sprague River
4 10 Telegrams
4 11 Welfare
4 12 Welfare act
4 13 Delegates

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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.

  • Personal Names :
  • Jackson, Boyd J.--Archives
  • Corporate Names :
  • Klamath Tribal Council
  • Geographical Names :
  • Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Klamath Indians--Politics and government

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