Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.432
- Creators:
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United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
- Dates:
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1934-1937
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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This collection contains 59 issues of the Office of Indian Affairs publication, Indians At Work, from 1934-1937.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 59 Indians at Work issues published by the Office of Indian Affairs (later named Bureau of Indian Affairs) in Washington, DC. The issues range in dates from 1934-1937.
Scope and Contents
Please note that the language and terminology used in this collection reflects the context and culture of the time of its creation, and may include culturally sensitive information. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by date in folders.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Indians At Work was a publication of the Office of Indian Affairs (later Bureau of Indian Affairs) that showcased the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Indian Division. The corps was developed as part of the New Deal effort to counter the effects of the Great Depression by creating public works projects to create employment opportunities. The publication ran from 1933-1945.
Historical note from the Smithsonian Library and Archives.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to NMAI by Ann McMullen, 2001.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Emily Moazami, Supervisory Archivist, 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's
Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's
Digital Image request website.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Indians At Work News Sheets, NMAI.AC.432; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
The Smithsonian Library and Archives also holds a run of this publication (Call number: E98.I5 I39).
National Museum of the American Indian
4220 Silver Hill Rd
Suitland, Maryland 20746-2863
nmaiarchives@si.edu
