Red Cliff Agency Records
Red Cliff Agency, Bayfield, Wisconsin
Indians from Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwa (also known as Chippewa), were under the jurisdiction of the La Pointe Agency beginning in 1865. In 1889, the Red Cliff Day School opened, located near Bayfield, Wisconsin. In 1912, the school became part of the new Red Cliff Agency. The agency jurisdiction ended in 1922, with the school eventually closing in 1923. From 1922 until 1927, the Red Cliff once again became part of the La Pointe Agency. In 1927, the Lac du Flambeau Agency absorbed the La Pointe Agency until in 1936,听the Lac du Flambeau Agency became part of the Great Lakes Agency. In 1949, The Great Lakes Agency merged with the Tomah Agency forming the Great Lakes Consolidated Agency.
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I. General Records
Circular Letters, 1910-1913听()
General Correspondence, ca. 1908-1922 ()
Wisconsin State Guard, 1918-1919 ()
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II. Administrative Records
Administrative Correspondence of the Superintendent, 1908-1922 ()
Annual Reports, 1912-1922 ()
Building Repair Ledger, 1913-1926 ()
Court Cases, 1905-1922听()
Employee Payroll, 1913-1916听()
Industrial Status (or Survey) Reports, 1917-1922听()
Property Accounts, 1912-1921听()
Telegrams Sent and Received, 1912-1922听()
Tribal Registration Cards, 1913-1915听()
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III. Financial Records
Abstracts of Individual Indian Money Accounts and Special Accounts, 1906-1922听()
Analyzed Liabilities, 1916-1917听()
Check Register, 1917-1922听()
Correspondence Related to Financial Accounts, 1919-1922听()
Payment Received Stub Book, 1915-1923 ()
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IV. Records Relating to Trust Responsibilities
Check Register for Individual Indian Money, 1917-1922听()
Indian Bank Accounts, 1913-1918听()
Individual Indian Accounts Ledgers, 1897-1922听()
Individual Indian Case Files, 1908-1920听()
Sale of Indian Lands, 1905-1922听()
Transfer Ledger, 1913-1918听()
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V. Records Relating to Tribal Resources
Timber Operations, 1901-1920 ()
VI. Records Relating to Education
Correspondence Related to Educational Schools, 1912-1922 ()
Journal Vouchers and Correspondence for Red Cliff School, 1921-1922听()
School Census Reports, 1913-1926听()
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VII. Maps and Charts
Map of the Red Cliff Reservation, 1912听()
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