White Mountain Apache Collection

Digitized materials from White Mountain Apache Tribe in Arizona. The collection consists primarily of US Government documents and legal documents from the Apache Tribe related to their land claims and other issues.

Contributed by John Welch, Simon Fraser University.

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Letter re: North boundary and logging sales

Name(s): Zeh, William H.
Description: Letter stating the north boundary is incorrectly located, and as such timber belonging to the Apache people will be harvested. Letter requests this be looked into and for IA to provide information regarding the proper location of the north boundary. A response letter is attached, stating the boundary is in the correct location, which was decreed by the US in the early 19th century.

Letter re: North Boundary of Fort Apache

Name(s): Gumm, Clark L.
Description: Letter discussing how the north boundary line was establish.

Letter re: not approving Resolution No. 53-33

Name(s): Emmons, Glenn L.
Description: Letter from the BIA stating they did not approve Resolution No. 53-33.

Letter re: observation at a sawmill

Name(s): Lenzie, Frank B.
Description: Letter discussing the evidence that forest fires occurred in a forest and that fire protection needs to be implemented to prevent revenue loss.

Letter re: outlining the buget approval

Name(s): Nelson, L. L.
Description: Letter stating the Wholesale Lumber Company's 1958 budget has been approved. Hand written budget is included.

Letter re: pasture, bulls, cows, and heifers,

Name(s): Davis, Charles L.
Description: Letter explaining grazing permits and purchasing herds.

Letter re: potter frag permit collection renewal

Date: 1928-11-08
Description: Letter renewing permit for pottery collection on reservation land

Letter re: pottery fragment collection on Reservation land

Date: 1929-05-23
Description: Letter granting permisison to Glawin

Letter re: predator and rodent control

Name(s): Mercer, Everett M.
Description: Document pertaining to an agreement between the government and Apache Council in regard to predatory animal and rodent control.

Letter re: Proceeds of Labour

Name(s): Meritt, E. B.
Description: Letter explaining the reason why the government wants the Apache peoples to procure supplies only through manual labour, instead of being allowed to purchase them.

Letter re: procuring sawmill equipment

Name(s): Boggess, O. M.
Description: Several letters about procuring equipment for sawmills.

Letter re: Program of controlled burning

Name(s): McMullin, R. J.
Description: Letter with reference about a discussion regarding the control of forest fire hazards, increasing timber and grazing yields, and deterring streams from shrinking by improving the runoff.

Letter re: providing a copy of mammal control agreement

Name(s): Meyers, John C.
Description: Copy of the agreed upon terms regarding predatory and rodent control between the Apache Tribal Council and the US government.

Letter re: providing annual report

Name(s): General Manager
Description: Report of the 1923 operating costs and statistics.

Letter re: providing purchasing instructions

Name(s): Meritt, E. B.
Description: Letter providing instructions to Davis before purchasing fire protection tools.