Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book 1871-1874

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Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book 1871-1874

AZ 344


Collection Summary
Creator:	Wilbur, Rueben Augustine.
Collection Name:	Rueben Augustine Wilbur Letter Book
Inclusive Dates:	1871-1874
Physical Description:	.2 linear feet
Abstract:	Rueben Augustine Wilbur was a U.S. Indian Agent for the Papago Reservation in Arizona Territory in the 1870s. The collection contains chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence, Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation.
Collection Number:	AZ 344
Language:	Materials are in English.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

U.S. Indian Agent, Papago Reservation, Arizona Territory, 1870s.

Scope and Content Note

Chiefly letters, from Oct. 2, 1871 to Dec. 8, 1874, addressed to his superiors in the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning the administration of the agency and his relationships with the Indians around San Xavier Mission. Topics include the Camp Grant Massacre, farming and food conditions, education, church influence, Apache Indians, and appeals for the establishment of an official reservation.

Arrangement

This collection is organized chronologically.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Related Material

Photocopy of the original made by the University of Arizona Library in 1974.

Related collection at AZ 565.

Access Terms

Corporate Name(s)

Catholic Church -- Arizona -- History -- 19th century.

Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.) -- History -- 19th century.

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Subject(s)

Apache Indians -- Government relations.

Camp Grant Massacre, Ariz., 1871.

Indian agents -- Arizona.

Tohono O'odham Indians -- Government relations.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Rueben Augustine Wilbur letter book (AZ 344). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1974.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.