New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records Indian Schools Land Acquisition Correspondence Files
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New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
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This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and resolutions relating to the transfer of real property on Indian reservations for educational uses. Correspondence relates to both transfer of abandoned buildings owned by the state to Indian nations and the granting of easements to the state by Indian nations for the erection of new educational buildings.
Correspondence is primarily between representatives of the Indian nations and the State Education Department's Bureau of Instructional Supervision, with occasional evidence of legal advice provided by the Department of Law. Transactions documented relate to the Allegany, Cattaraugus, Poospatuck, St. Regis, Tonawanda, and Tuscarora reservations.
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Dates | Contents | Box | Folder | ||
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Accretion: B1351-90 |
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1947-1954 | Acquisition of Land for New School Buildings: Tuscarora Indian Reservation | 1 | 1 |
1943-1957 | Transfer of Abandoned School Buildings: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Poospatuck, St. Regis, Tonawanda, and Tuscarora Reservations | 1 | 2 |
1945-1955 | Acquisition of Land for New School Buildings: Cattaraugus Indian Reservation | 1 | 3 |
1942-1949 | Acquisition of Land for New School Buildings: Allegany Indian Reservation | 1 | 4 |
1955-1957 | Thomas Indian School: Correspondence Regarding Possible Abandonment by State and Transfer to Council of Seneca Nation, Cattaraugus Reservation | 1 | 5 |