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Record Group 513: Indian Health Service

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 houses historical records of the Indian Health Service (IHS) in Record Group 513. These records include correspondence, program files, statistical reports, and other administrative records documenting federal health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Also included are photographs and motion pictures created by the IHS.

Agency Overview

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In Article 2 of an 1854 treaty, the United States promised to provide the Rogue River Indians with 鈥渁 hospital, medicines, and a physician.鈥�

Providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives grew out of the government-to-government relationship between the U.S. government and federally recognized tribes. Many treaties signed during the nineteenth century stipulated that the federal government would provide health services to Indian tribes in exchange for their land; Congress also occasionally appropriated funds for targeted programs like immunizations for tribes. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) typically administered these services locally at the agency or school level, sometimes collaborating with other federal agencies (including the U.S. military).

The Snyder Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 208) formalized the federal government鈥檚 role in providing 鈥渞elief of distress and conservation of health鈥� for Indian tribes, authorizing the BIA to spend funds appropriated by Congress for that purpose. Between the mid-1920s and the early 1950s, the BIA worked closely with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) to operate agency and school clinics and hospitals and provide other medical services to tribes.

In 1954, Congress formally transferred responsibility for federal Indian health services from the BIA to the USPHS (68 Stat. 674). The USPHS鈥檚 newly created Division of Indian Health began administering former BIA-operated hospitals, health centers, school infirmaries, and other locations on July 1, 1955. In an administrative reorganization on October 31, 1968, the Division of Indian Health was redesignated the Indian Health Service (IHS).

The IHS today provides health services to over two million American Indians and Alaska Natives. For more information on the IHS鈥檚 history and governing legislation, see the following IHS resources:

• Indian Health Service Gold Book 鈥� The First 50 Years of the Indian Health Service, available online at .

Records Overview

Textual Records

Textual records of the IHS are housed at different 威尼斯人娱乐场 research facilities, depending on the location of the IHS office.

Select series are listed below. For the full archival records descriptions in the , please click on the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifiers provided.

For questions related to these series, please contact the research facility where the records are housed.

• Division of Indian Health Headquarters 鈥� 鈥淐orrespondence, 1955鈥�1958鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
  • Contact the Textual Reference Branch at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD, with questions about these records.
• Alaska Area Native Health Service 鈥� 鈥淒ecimal Files, 1947鈥�1979鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
  • Contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at Seattle with questions about these records.
• Billings Area Office 鈥� 鈥淓nvironmental Health Programs Construction Projects Records, 1972鈥�1995鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
  • Contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at Denver with questions about these records.
• Nashville (TN) Area Office 鈥� 鈥淭ribal Health Program Files, 1982鈥�2002鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )
  • Contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at Atlanta with questions about these records.

To identify additional IHS textual records, search the  by record group number (鈥�513鈥�) and type of archival materials (鈥渢extual records鈥�). See Using the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog for additional search tips, and Contact Us with questions.

Photographs and Graphic Works

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Nurse and Mother at Public Health Service Indian Hospital, San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona

The Still Picture Branch at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD, houses photographs, posters, and other graphic works maintained by the IHS. These images document IHS public health campaigns, facilities, and personnel, among other topics.

Select series are listed below. For the full archival records descriptions in the , please select the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifiers provided.

• 鈥淧osters Relating to Health Campaigns, 1968鈥�2016鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )

• 鈥淧hotographs Relating to Native American Indian Health Care, 1968鈥�2015鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )

Contact the Still Picture Branch at stillpix@nara.gov for more information about these records.

Video and Sound Recordings

The Moving Image and Sound Branch at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at College Park, MD, houses video and sound recordings maintained by the IHS. Topics covered include disease prevention, improvement of patient care, recruitment into the IHS, and activities of IHS officials.

Select series are listed below. For the full archival records descriptions in the , please select the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifiers provided.

• 鈥淢otion Pictures Relating to the Indian Health Service, 1980鈥�2009鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )

• 鈥淪ound Recordings Relating to Indian Health, 1969鈥�2006鈥� (威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier )

Contact the Moving Image and Sound Branch at mopix@nara.gov for more information about these records.

Related Records

Additional records related to American Indian and Alaska Native health can be found in the following record groups:

• Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • See 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier for an administrative history of the BIA鈥檚 Health Division and links to archival descriptions of related records.
  • Search the by record group (鈥�75鈥�) and keyword (e.g., 鈥渉ealth鈥�) for additional records.
• Record Group 90: Records of the Public Health Service
  • Search the by record group (鈥�90鈥�) and keyword (e.g., 鈥淚ndian Health Service鈥�) for archival descriptions of related records.