Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 151
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Creator:
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Lipps, Oscar H.
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Title:
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Oscar Hiram Lipps papers
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Dates:
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1912-1939 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1 linear feet
2 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials written in English.
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Summary:
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Oscar H. Lipps served at the Carlisle Indian School, as superintendent of
the Nez Perce Agency, at the Chemawa Indian School, and as a field representative
of the U. S. Indian Service at the end of the 1800s. The collection includes
general correspondence, 1934–1938, regarding Indian problems and Indian rights
and Indian school press publications.
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Biographical Note
Oscar Hiram Lipps was born in Fayette, Indian and educated at American
University, Harriman, Tennessee. He was a teacher, and entered the U.S.
Indian School service in 1898. He served at the Carlisle Indian School, as
superintendent of the Nez Perce Agency, at the Chemawa Indian School, and as
a field representative of the U. S. Indian Service.
Content Description
The collection includes general correspondence, 1934–1938, regarding
Indian problems and Indian rights, with letters from Matthew K. Sniffen,
secretary of the Indian Rights Association. Special reports include: “The
Indian Tribes of Southeast Alaska,” (1936); Metlakatla, Alaska Memory
Book (Metlakatla, Alaska, 1937); The Case of the California Indians
(Chemawa, Oregon, 1932); “Confidential Report on Conditions of California
Indians” (1920); “Report on Economic and Social Conditions of the Indians of
Idaho, Oregon and Washington” (1927); “The Eskimos of the Bering Sea” (1936).
One folder contains a collection of Indian school press publications,
particularly from Carlisle and Chemawa Indian schools.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence and papers; Reports.
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 the Division of Special Collections & University
Archives. 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 of the Division of Special
Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Oscar Hiram Lipps Papers, Ax 151, 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.
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| Lipps, Oscar H.--Archives |
| Sniffen, Matthew K.--Correspondence |
| Chemawa Vocational School |
| U.S. Indian School (Chemawa, Salem, Or.) |
| United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) |
| United States. Office of Indian Affairs |
| United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Nez Perce Agency |
| Indians of North America--Civil rights |
| Indians of North America--Social conditions |
| Student publications--Pennsylvania--Carlisle |
| Student publications--Pennsylvania--Carlisle |
| Indian agents |
| School superintendents |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Correspondence and Papers
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence and documents, re: work as field representative
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1934-1938 |
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Contracts and correspondence, re: jobs
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Correspondence, general
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1934-1938 |
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Family history
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Miscellaneous Papers
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Miscellaneous publications
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Reports
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Lipps. The Indian tribes of southeast Alaska
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1936 |
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Metlakatla, Alaska. Memory book
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1937 |
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Lipps. Syllabus of course, Alaskan native village government and community life
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1938 |
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Lipps. The case of the California Indians
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1932 |
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Lipps. Voyaging in Eskimo land
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1936 |
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Lipps. In the matter of the heirs of Edna Cox, deceased
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1912 |
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Lipps. Description of vocational senior high school courses...Chemawa, Oregon
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1930 |
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Lipps. Confidential report on conditions of California Indians
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1920 |
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McDowell. Report on the landless Indians of California
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1919 |
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Lipps. Report on the Indian Congress, Spokane, Washington
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July 1926 |
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Lipps. Report on Indian organization, Flathead reservation
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1937 |
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Lipps. Report on the economic and social conditions of the Indians of Idaho. Oregon and Washington
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1927 |
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Lipps. Report of a survey of Industrial conditions, Blackfeet reservation, Montana
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1922 |
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Lipps. The Eskimos on Bering sea. A report on their economic and social conditions
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1936 |
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Fort Bidwell (California). Indian Colony project
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undated |
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