1893-1922
Guide to the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Abstract
This collection consists of 2 boxes of the papers of the Indian Industries League, 1893-1922.
Collection Description
This collection consists of the papers, records, and annual reports (1900-1902, 1904-1911) of the Indian Industries League of Boston, Mass., which sought to support and stimulate industries on reservations, enabling Native Americans to become self-supporting. Minutes, most of which were kept by Frances Sparhawk, reflect the League's involvement with other organizations and with various members of the Board of Indian Commissioners and also contain reports from field workers who facilitated Native American industries, especially work with the Acoma (pottery), Arapaho (beadwork), Cheyenne (beadwork), Laguna (pottery), Navajo (rugs, silverworking), Oneida (lace-making), Pima (basket-making), and Pueblo (pottery and textiles).
Minutes also describe agriculture; economic, health, and social conditions; government relations; and the work of Kate Barnard in recovering Oklahoma lands taken illegally from Oklahoma Native Americans. The collection contains reports from archaeologist Warren Moorehead and from League President John Lockwood on his trip to the Mission, Navajo, and Yuma reservations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Annie Fuller, Cambridge, Mass., March 1934.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. This collection is available as color digital facsimiles (see links below).
Other Formats
This collection is available as color digital facsimiles.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Volumes, 1893-1922digital content
Note: Loose items are stored (physically) in separate folders but presented (digitally) within the sequence of the volume at their original location(s).
II. Annual reports, 1900-1910digital content
Preferred Citation
Indian Industries League papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.