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United States. Department of State. STATE DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: TERRITORY SOUTHWEST OF THE RIVER OHIO, 1790-1795.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 471; v. National Archives record group 59
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The territory was created by the Organic Act of 1790 and the cession of the claims of the North Carolina to a portion of its western land. The territory was terminated with the creation of Tennessee in 1796. Two documents at the beginning concern pre-Revolutionary land grants and loyalty to the British crown. The remainder relate to territorial business. These include appointments, commissions, organization of counties, licensing of Indian traders, and a census. Negotiations with Creek and Cherokee Indians are also described.
Parker, David W. Calendar of papers in Washington Archives Relating to the Territories of the U.S. (to 1873), pp. 389-392.
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The Territorial papers of the United States..
United States. Department of State. STATE DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: UTAH SERIES 1852-1873.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1942.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 12; v. National Archives record group 59
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Utah was a territory from 1850 until statehood was attained nearly half a century later. The records consists primarily of communications received by the secretary of state from the governor and the secretary of the territory from 1853 until 1873, when supervision of territories was transferred to the Department of the Interior. The bulk of the records in volume I relate to the tumultuous times of 1857 to 1858, commonly referred to as the "Mormon War", and the pacification of the territory immediately following. Most of the documents in volume II are more routine in nature. They include the proceedings of the governor, journals of the proceedings of the territorial court, and routine correspondence.
An uncataloged guide, State Department Territorial Papers: Utah Series 1852-1873, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed at the beginning of the reel. Also useful is REF CD3030 .P3 Parker, David W. Calendar of Papers in Washington Archives relating to the Territories of the U.S. (to 1873), pp. 393-410.
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Parker, David W. Calendar of papers in Washington archives relating to the territories of the United States (to 1873) by David W. Parker..
United States. Department of State. STATE DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WASHINGTON SERIES. [1854-72].
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1942.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 26; v. National Archives record group 59
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The act establishing the Territory of Washington was approved in 1853 and statehood was attained in 1889. The volumes reproduced contain letters and other documents for the period from 1854 to 1873, when supervision of all territories was transferred from the Department of States to the Department of the Interior. The communications, most of which are addressed to the secretary of state from the governor or secretary of the territory, deal with Indian depredations, the discovery of gold in the Fraser River region of British Columbia, as well as disputes with the British over possession of the San Juan Archipelago and over the rights within the territory of the Hudson's Bay Company. Also included are documents discussing road construction, coal and timber resources, lighthouse construction, and routine administrative matters.
A description of the collection appears at the beginning of the reel. Also useful is REF CD3030 .P3 Parker, David W. Calendar of Papers in Washington Archives Relating to the Territories of the U.S. to 1873, pp. 410-431.
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Parker, David W. Calendar of papers in Washington archives relating to the territories of the United States (to 1873) by David W. Parker..
United States. Department of State. STATE DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WYOMING, 1868-73.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1945.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 85; v. National Archives record group 59
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The small collection of Department of State papers (fewer than thirty-five existing documents) relates to Wyoming Territory from 1868 to 1873. For papers after 1873 and for documents relating to Indian affairs in the territory from 1868, one must refer to the Department of the Interior collection. Department of State papers include a printed message from the governor to the first Legislative Assembly in 1868. The message discusses the mandated census, the militia, agriculture, and mining. The later papers relate chiefly to requests of the governor for leave from his official duties.
A description of the collection appears at the beginning of the reel. Also useful is REF CD3030 .P3 Parker, David W. Calendar of Papers in Washington Archives Relating to the Territories of the U.S. to 1873, pp. 443-445.
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Parker, David W. Calendar of papers in Washington archives relating to the territories of the United States (to 1873) by David W. Parker..
United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENT PAPERS: TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, 1850-1907
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1969.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 750; v. National Archives record group 48.
18 reel(s)
New Mexico was established as a territory in 1850. Originally the territory included parts of Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado. The records pertain to positions in New Mexico Territory normally filled by presidential appointment: the territorial governor and secretary, the surveyor general, registers and receivers in the public land offices, the superintendent of Indian affairs, and Indian agents. Letters of application and recommendation, petitions, oaths of office, removals, and resignations are included in the collection. Land office records from Clayton, Folsom, Roswell, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe are included. Abiquiu, Cimarron, Mescalero, Navajo, Pueblo, and Southern Apache Indian agency appointment records are filmed.
An uncataloged guide titled Interior Department Appointment Papers: Territory of New Mexico, 1850-1907 is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel. It includes an alphabetical listing of applicants and office-holders.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: ALASKA, 1869-1911.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1986.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 430; v. National Archives record group 48
17 reel(s)
Reproduced in this publication are three series of letters received by the Office of the Secretary of the Interior relating to the government of the district of Alaska before it was officially designated a territory in 1912. The first and largest group of papers relates to many aspects of Alaskan government: fiscal matters, education, wildlife, transportation, and other such matters. The second series is devoted to Alaska-Canada boundary disputes and the third to the mentally ill.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Alaska 1869-1911, is available in the Special Collections Office, and is also reproduced on the first reel. The guide mentions other National Archives collections related to Alaska.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: ALASKA, 1869-1911.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1986.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 430; v. National Archives record group 48
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Reproduced in this publication are three series of letters received by the Office of the Secretary of the Interior relating to the government of the district of Alaska before it was officially designated a territory in 1912. The first and largest group of papers relates to many aspects of Alaskan government: fiscal matters, education, wildlife, transportation, and other such matters. The second series is devoted to Alaska-Canada boundary disputes and the third to the mentally ill.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Alaska 1869-1911, is available in the Special Collections Office, and is also reproduced on the first reel. The guide mentions other National Archives collections related to Alaska.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: ARIZONA, 1868-1913.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 429; v. National Archives record group 48
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The papers relating to the administration of Arizona territory span the time from 1868 to statehood. The area that is now Nevada was part of Arizona Territory until 1866. Transcripts of executive proceedings such as proclamations, pardons, election notices, and letters sent by the governors are included. The issues include the smuggling of arms to the Indians, a toll road through the Grand Canyon Forest reserve, the protection of Mexican citizens, statehood, and national forests. The executive proceedings, correspondence, and messages of governors prior to 1907 are arranged chronologically. The documents reproduced from 1907 to 1917 are the subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Arizona 1868-1913, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: ARIZONA, 1868-1913.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 429; v. National Archives record group 48
8 reel(s)
The papers relating to the administration of Arizona territory span the time from 1868 to statehood. The area that is now Nevada was part of Arizona Territory until 1866. Transcripts of executive proceedings such as proclamations, pardons, election notices, and letters sent by the governors are included. The issues include the smuggling of arms to the Indians, a toll road through the Grand Canyon Forest reserve, the protection of Mexican citizens, statehood, and national forests. The executive proceedings, correspondence, and messages of governors prior to 1907 are arranged chronologically. The documents reproduced from 1907 to 1917 are the subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Arizona 1868-1913, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: COLORADO, 1859-1874.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 431; v. National Archives record group 48.
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These papers relate to the administration of the territory of Colorado from its establishment in 1861 to twelve years after Colorado was admitted to the Union in 1876. The papers concern such subjects as the appointment of a superintendent for the construction of a penitentiary, books for the territorial library, and administrative matters. Letters dated before 1881 are arranged in a single series under a number of subject headings. Following 1881, the letters are arranged chronologically.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Colorado, 1861-88, is available in the Special Collections Office, and is also filmed at the beginning of the reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: DAKOTA, 1863-1889.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 310; v. National Archives record group 48.
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the governors of the territory date from 1863, when the area that is now Utah was removed, until 1889, when North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union. Included in the territory of Dakota was the area that became Montana in 1864 and the area that became Wyoming in 1868. The proceedings record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, reports of election results, and lists of appointments. There are no transcripts for portions of 1877, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1886, and 1889. Letters received cover the period 1863 to 1889 and include a lengthy correspondence concerning the United States penitentiary in Dakota.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Dakota, 1863-1889, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also reproduced on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: DAKOTA, 1863-1889.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 310; v. National Archives record group 48
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the governors of the territory date from 1863, when the area that is now Utah was removed, until 1889, when North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union. Included in the territory of Dakota was the area that became Montana in 1864 and the area that became Wyoming in 1868. The proceedings record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, reports of election results, and lists of appointments. There are no transcripts for portions of 1877, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1886, and 1889. Letters received cover the period 1863 to 1889 and include a lengthy correspondence concerning the United States penitentiary in Dakota.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Dakota, 1863-1889, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also reproduced on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: IDAHO, 1864-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 191; v. National Archives record group 48.
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from the establishment of the Territory of Idaho until it was admitted to the Union in 1890. The proceedings are a daily record of official acts and include copies of proclamations, messages to the legislature, and certificates of reappointment. Following the proceedings is the official correspondence. A lengthy correspondence related to the penitentiary at Boise City is reproduced. Other issues related to law and order are documented, as are environmental issues and attempts to control the Mormons, Indian uprisings, and anti-Chinese demonstrations.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Idaho, 1864-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: IDAHO, 1864-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 191; v. National Archives record group 48
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from the establishment of the Territory of Idaho until it was admitted to the Union in 1890. The proceedings are a daily record of official acts and include copies of proclamations, messages to the legislature, and certificates of reappointment. Following the proceedings is the official correspondence. A lengthy correspondence related to the penitentiary at Boise City is reproduced. Other issues related to law and order are documented, as are environmental issues and attempts to control the Mormons, Indian uprisings, and anti-Chinese demonstrations.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Idaho, 1864-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: MONTANA, 1867-1889.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 192; v. National Archives record group 48
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors submitted to the president and referred to the secretary of the interior are filmed followed by official correspondence. The proceedings record official acts, proclamations, pardon letters, military orders, oaths of office, extradition orders, and messages to the legislature. Transcripts for the period from 1873 to May 1877, and from July 1887, to November 1889, are among the records. Fragmentary official correspondence of the governors with federal and territorial officials and with private individuals is also filmed. Letters received relate to the penitentiary in Montana Territory and communications related to the Deer Lodge Telegraph Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Montana, 1867-1889, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: NEW MEXICO, 1851-1914.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 364; v. National Archives record group 48.
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The proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1874 until statehood in 1912, include official acts, proclamations, letters of appointment, oaths of office, pardon letters, and extradition orders. There are no transcripts for portions of 1876, 1885, 1889, and 1903. Letters dated from 1858 to 1907 relate to public buildings and grounds, the Adobe Palace (Palace of the Governors) in Santa Fe, and the inspection of coal mines. The last three reels are subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal papers, and other records about territorial schools, statehood, extradition negotiations with Mexico, and land transactions, especially with the American Lumber Company, the Pennsylvania Development Company, and the New Mexico Fuel and Iron Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: New Mexico, 1851-1941, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: NEW MEXICO, 1851-1914.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 364; v. National Archives record group 48
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The proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1874 until statehood in 1912, include official acts, proclamations, letters of appointment, oaths of office, pardon letters, and extradition orders. There are no transcripts for portions of 1876, 1885, 1889, and 1903. Letters dated from 1858 to 1907 relate to public buildings and grounds, the Adobe Palace (Palace of the Governors) in Santa Fe, and the inspection of coal mines. The last three reels are subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal papers, and other records about territorial schools, statehood, extradition negotiations with Mexico, and land transactions, especially with the American Lumber Company, the Pennsylvania Development Company, and the New Mexico Fuel and Iron Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: New Mexico, 1851-1941, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: UTAH, 1850-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 428; v. National Archives record group 48.
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The act establishing the Territory of Utah was approved in 1850 and included portions of Colorado and Utah and most of what is now Nevada. Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from 1877 through 1893. The proceedings record official acts of the governors, and include copies of proclamations, letters of appointment, pardon letters, extradition orders, messages to the legislature, and other official papers. Letters received from 1850 to 1897 relate to the creation of a territorial library, construction of a penitentiary, polygamy, control of the Mormons, inspection of coal mines, and the disposition of the territorial capitol building in Fillmore. Also included are numerous documents concerning the Irrigation Conference of 1891.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Utah, 1850-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: UTAH, 1850-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 428; v. National Archives record group 48
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The act establishing the Territory of Utah was approved in 1850 and included portions of Colorado and Utah and most of what is now Nevada. Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from 1877 through 1893. The proceedings record official acts of the governors, and include copies of proclamations, letters of appointment, pardon letters, extradition orders, messages to the legislature, and other official papers. Letters received from 1850 to 1897 relate to the creation of a territorial library, construction of a penitentiary, polygamy, control of the Mormons, inspection of coal mines, and the disposition of the territorial capitol building in Fillmore. Also included are numerous documents concerning the Irrigation Conference of 1891.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Utah, 1850-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WASHINGTON, 1854-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 189; v. National Archives record group 48.
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The executive proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1877 until Washington was admitted to the Union in 1899 are filmed. These were transmitted to the president who referred them to the secretary of the interior. They record official acts such as proclamations, pardon letters, extradition orders, and letters of appointment. Letters dating from 1854 to 1902 relate to anti-Chinese disturbances, the lynching of an Indian in British Columbia by residents of Washington, and the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Washington, 1854-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WASHINGTON, 1854-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 189; v. National Archives record group 48
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The executive proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1877 until Washington was admitted to the Union in 1899 are filmed. These were transmitted to the president who referred them to the secretary of the interior. They record official acts such as proclamations, pardon letters, extradition orders, and letters of appointment. Letters dating from 1854 to 1902 relate to anti-Chinese disturbances, the lynching of an Indian in British Columbia by residents of Washington, and the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Washington, 1854-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WYOMING, 1870-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1951.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 204; v. National Archives record group 48.
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors from 1878 until Wyoming's admission to the Union in 1890, record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, and lists of appointments. Official correspondence follows the proceedings. Letters dating from 1870 to 1890 relate to territorial matters, including a lengthy correspondence concerning the penitentiary at Laramie and events leading to the first constitutional convention.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Wyoming, 1879-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WYOMING, 1870-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1951.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 204; v. National Archives record group 48
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Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors from 1878 until Wyoming's admission to the Union in 1890, record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, and lists of appointments. Official correspondence follows the proceedings. Letters dating from 1870 to 1890 relate to territorial matters, including a lengthy correspondence concerning the penitentiary at Laramie and events leading to the first constitutional convention.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Wyoming, 1879-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Accounts. FOREIGN LEDGERS OF PUBLIC AGENTS IN EUROPE, 1776-1787.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 244; v. National Archives record group 39
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A note on the fly-leaf of the first ledger describes the records included as an "Account Current Book of Particular Records of the Accounts between the Public and the Persons who have done Public business in Europe." The ledgers record ship expenses, military supplies, and expenses of ministers and other government officials. Recorded are reimbursements for the transportation and lodging of American prisoners. The most notable records are those that detail expenses incurred by members of the Continental Congress's 1776 Commission to France, Silas Deane and Benjamin Franklin.
A contemporary manuscript index appears at the beginning of the first ledger on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Treasury. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1789-1878.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1968.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 735; v. National Archives record group 56
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Circular letters were sent to collectors of customs, officers of the Revenue Service, commissioners of loans, receivers of public money, United States consuls and commercial agents, judges and attorneys, and Army and Navy officers. The letters date from the establishment of the Department of the Treasury in 1789 and were intended to communicate policy to bureaus and other government offices. The department's broad responsibilities ranged from the authorization and issuance of passports to the arming of merchant vessels. The by-laws, ranks, dress, and duties of the Revenue Marine Service are documented. The letters are arranged chronologically.
An uncataloged guide, Circular Letters of the Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1878, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. RECORDS OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. PART I, 1942-1945: THE SOVIET UNION.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the principal group of military advisers to the president of the United States. This is a collection of papers from the JCS focusing on the Soviet Union from the period 1942-1945. The collection also includes records of the combined United States-British Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS). The material contains operational reports, intelligence estimates, policy studies of the Soviet Union, and a number of illustrative maps. The records focus on World War II, but also include estimates of Soviet post-war capabilities and intentions. Examples of subjects covered are Lend Lease, Russian combat estimate (1942), disclosure of technical information to the Soviet Union (1943), collaboration with the Soviet Union (1943), convoys to Northern Russia (1943), Anglo-American-Soviet cooperation (1944), and the Red Army offensive action to facilitate the invasion of Normandy in 1944 (Operation Overlord).
A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff : Part 1: 1942-1945, the Soviet Union.
'Kesaris, Paul (ed.). Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part I, 1942-1945: the Soviet Union. The guide provides a brief description of the contents of each reel. It also provides a detailed subject index.
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. RECORDS OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. PART II, 1946-1953: THE SOVIET UNION.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1979.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the principal group of military advisers to the president of the United States. This collection contains papers of the JCS that focus on the Soviet Union for the period 1946-1953. The material includes operational reports, research and development studies, intelligence estimates, policy studies of the Soviet Union, and adds a number of illustrative diagrams, maps and tables. Of particular interest are the details of contingency plans for war with the Soviet Union. These include operation "PINCER", a plan for the defeat of the Soviet Union in 1946-1949 and operation "DROPSHOT", a long-range plan drawn up in 1949 for war with the Soviet Union in the post-war period (1946). Also included are strategic studies of the area between the Alps and the Himalayas (1946), capabilities of the Soviet Union in the Persian Gulf Area (1947), the Soviet threat in the Far East and the means required to oppose it (1947), intelligence estimates of Soviet capabilities to engage in espionage, subversion, and sabotage in the Western Hemisphere (1948), Soviet capabilities for biological and chemical weapons (1948), an estimate of the scale and nature of a Soviet attack on the United Kingdom (1949), a review of foreign policy and strategy of the Soviet Union (1951), estimates of the scale and nature of the immediate communist threat to the security of the United States (1951), and detailed information pertaining to the Soviet political system (1952).
A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part 2, 1946- 1953 : the Soviet Union.
'Kesaris, Paul (ed.). Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part II, 1946-1953: the Soviet Union. The guide provides a brief indication of the contents of each reel in a reel index. It also provides a detailed subject index.
United States. National Archives. PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, 1936-59.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1957.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 248
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The National Archives was established as an independent executive agency in 1934. In 1949 it was transferred to the General Service Administration where it became a part of the National Archives and Records Service. Reproduced in the collection are the publications of both the independent National Archives and NARS, the publications of the Federal Register Division, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, the Office of Records Management, and the National Historical Publications Commission for 1936 to 1956. Annual updates for 1957 to 1959 are reproduced on reels 9-11. Staff information papers, bulletins, annual reports, reference information papers, preliminary inventories and checklists, finding aids, exhibit catalogs, circulars, and miscellaneous other publications are filmed. Lengthy descriptions of World War II records are on reel Seven. A guide to National Archives microfilm publication T 120, Index of Microfilmed Records of the German Foreign Ministry, is on reel ten and the guides to fourteen collections of German Records Microfilmed at Alexandria, VA (Microcopy nos. T 71, T 74, T 81, T 76, T 84, T 82, T 253, T 73, T 178, T 78, T 177, T 312, and T 77) are on reels 10 and 11.
An uncataloged guide, Publications of the National Archives, 1936-1956, is available in the Special Collections Office. It lists each publication that is included.
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United States. Office of Naval Records and Library. AREA FILE OF THE NAVAL RECORDS COLLECTION, 1775-1910.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 625; v. National Archives record group 45
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This collection contains the records collected by the Office of Naval Records and Library. These records concern virtually every naval operation and engagement of the United States Navy between 1775 and 1910. This first reel also contains a few documents concerning British Navy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The records include official documents, reports and private correspondence. The records are arranged according to the geographical area. Thus for example area five includes documents from the Civil War period which concern the activities of the Union fleet on the Mississippi river and its tributaries, especially during the blockade and conquest of New Orleans
An uncataloged guide, Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1975-1910, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. President (1953-1961: Eisenhower). MINUTES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE CABINET MEETINGS OF PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, 1953-1961.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980.
Presidential Documents Series.
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Eisenhower relied on his Cabinet as a vital component of his policy making machinery. To insure the smooth operation of this policy council, Eisenhower instituted a Cabinet secretariat with a wide range of responsibilities: arranging agenda items, working with the executive departments to prepare background papers, and keeping the record of Cabinet business. The cabinet addressed such issues as education, agriculture, social security, health and welfare matters, Congressional relations, civil rights, government organization and administrative procedures, foreign relations and foreign economic policy, emergency defense planning, the budget and the economy, civil rights, immigration, and labor relations. This collection includes minutes of Cabinet meetings, official correspondence and memoranda, copies of discussion papers, department reports, summaries of decisions Eisenhower approved at each meeting, analyses of the implementation of Cabinet decisions, and related papers of the president's staff. Some specific issues reflected in the records are the Rosenberg decision, Korean truce negotiations, Congressional investigations of executive departments, communism in American labor unions, the McCarthy hunt for communists in government, the Geneva Conference on Indochina, steps to strengthen the national economy, federal budget reduction policies, school desegregation, the prospects for disarmament, the Cold War, federal programs in housing, education, public works, the national debt, the Chinese 'Great Leap Forward Program', the Castro Revolution in Cuba, ways to cooperate with the commission on civil rights, and air pollution.
In the same volume as Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Eisenhower (1953-1961) (described elsewhere). The John Foster Dulles telephone memoranda cover the period December 30, 1952 to May 8, 1959. They are contained on reels 1 through 8 of the collection. The John Foster Dulles telephone conversations with the White House are on the the remainder of reel 10 and cover the period of January 3, 1959 to January 19, 1961. Reel 11 contains the Christian Herter telephone memoranda for the period of January 1, 1959 to January 16, 1961. The records are divided into fifty-five files, each of which has been filmed in reverse chronological order. The guide contains a reel index which indicates the date of each conversation and the identity of the other party. A name index is also provided.
United States. Superintendent of Finance. STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE, 1781-1784.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1959.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 293
1 reel(s)
Filmed in this collection are the accounts of Robert Morris, who as superintendent of finance, managed the financial affairs of the Continental Congress from February 1781, until January 1783. The accounts contain the listing of government revenues (taxes, sales of bills of exchange, and loans from the French government), and of government expenditures, mainly for the conduct of the Revolutionary War.
NOT IN MERLIN
FILM 9:5
United States. Supreme Court. REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIZE CASES: RECORDS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS IN CASES OF CAPTURE 1776-1787.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1954.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 162; v. National Archives record group 267
15 reel(s)
Reproduced are records of prize cases heard on appeal from colonial and state courts by committees of the Continental Congress and by the Court of Appeals in cases of capture. The cases constitute a valuable source of documentary material for the maritime and commercial history of the Revolutionary War and for the development of admiralty law. The printed guide indexes by claimant, appellant and name of ship, and lists appeal-committee members.
An uncataloged guide, Revolutionary War Prize Cases, is available in the Special Collections Office, and is also reproduced on the first reel.
FILM 1:12
United States. Treaties. RATIFIED INDIAN TREATIES, 1722-1869.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 668; v. National Archives record group 11
16 reel(s)
Indian treaties were made by the Continental Congress, by the Congress of the Confederation, and under the authority of the Constitution adopted in 1789. The treaties were ratified by the Senate and had the same status as agreements with foreign nations. The most important purpose of the majority of the treaties was to extinguish Indian title to land. Other common subjects of treaty provisions were the ending of hostilities and the maintenance of peace, the status of tribes as dependent nations, criminal and civil matters, control of tribal affairs, and regulation of trade and rights-of-way across Indian lands. Some unratified treaties are also included.
An uncataloged guide, Ratified Indian Treaties 1722-1869, is available in the Special Collections Office.
FILM 8:6-7
United States. War Department. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: LETTERS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT, 1800-1863.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1948.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 127; v. National Archives record group 107
6 reel(s)
The letters deal with such topics as the operation of the army, administration of the War Department, appropriations, military commissions, military posts, general court-martials, and annual reports of the secretary of war.
There is an index to the collection on the first reel.
FILM 1:11
United States. War Department. RECORDS RELATING TO CONFEDERATE NAVAL AND MARINE PERSONNEL.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1959.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 260; v. National Archives record group 109
7 reel(s)
This collection of Confederate naval and marine records divides itself into three parts. Part one is concerned with Union and Confederate hospital records as well as Union and parole prison records of naval and marine personnel. The second part reproduces reference cards and papers relating to naval personnel and the third part reproduces those of marine personnel. Reference cards indicate rank of sailor or marine, payroll, and include references to vessel papers. Entries were obtained from hospital registers, prescription books, and prison and payroll records. The records are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the sailor or marine.
Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (p. 310-311) provides a reel guide.
FILM 3:2
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
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