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New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records Indian Schools Land Acquisition Correspondence Files


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
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.
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Indian schools land acquisition correspondence files
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0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1942-1957
Series Number:
B1351

Scope and Content Note

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

Accretion: B1351-90
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