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

Guide to the Klamath Tribal Council Records, 1933-1958


Bx 051





Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano

Finding aid encoded by Nathan Georgitis, August 2003
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

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

Bx 051
 
Creator:
 

Klamath Tribal Council
 
Title:
 

Klamath Tribal Council records

 
Dates:
 

1933-1958 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

3.5 linear feet
7 containers
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials written in English. 

 
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.

 

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).

Arrangement

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

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

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

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.

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.

 
Klamath Tribal Council--Archives
Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)
Klamath Indians--Newspapers
Klamath Indians--Politics and government
Tribal government--Oregon
Klamath Reservation news

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

Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
6		 folder
1
Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
   July 14, 1942
 
2
Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
   May 26, 1934-January 14, 1936
 
3
Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
   July 11, 1945
 
4
Business Committee meeting minutes and reports
   January 8, 1946-January 9, 1946
 
5
Business Committee meeting minutes and reports