Resolution of the Klamath General Council, Klamath Agency, Oregon

Collection

Identifier: SHL082

Staff Only

Content Description

Resolution describes unsatisfactory performance of the Superintendent of the Klamath Agency, Mr. Bitney. It was sent August 11, 1949, to Hon. J.A. Krug, Secretary of the Interior, Hon. Guy Cordon, U.S.S., Hon. Wayne Morse, U.S.S., and Hon. Hugh Butler, U.S.S. It is a copy of the original document.

Dates

1949

Biographical / Historical

Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. He became superintendent of Neah Bay Agency in Washington in 1930 for three years and was then superintendent of Red Lake Agency in Minnesota for six years. From 1939 to 1942, Bitney was transferred to Taholah Agency in Washington. Between 1942 and 1946, he served in the military. When Bitney returned to the Bureau, he spent two years at Red Lake Agency and another two at Klamath Agency. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. The Klamath Reservation was terminated in 1961, but the Agency still exists.

Extent

1 Sheets ([describe boxes, items, etc. here])

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. He spent 2 years as the Superintendent of the Klamath Agency, Oregon. Collection contains copy of document containing resolution that describes unsatisfactory performance of Mr. Bitney as the Superintendent of the Klamath Agency.