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Modoc War was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon from 1872 to 1873. Collection contains a tour guide with a map and lists of sites and museums related 1873 Modoc War. Accompanied by small photographs with descriptions. Supplemented by a chronological timeline of events and an alphabetical list of historical sites. Created and donated by Daniel Woodhead III.

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Sven S. Liljeblad (1899-2000) was a prominent folklorist, linguist, and anthropologist, who participated in an important chapter of Great Basin Native American studies. Collection consists of a paper donated by Betty Anderson: includes descriptions of songs and sheet music of the Basin Indians: Northern and Southern Utes, Paiutes, Shoshoni, Bannock, Modoc and Klamath tribes.

Abstract The Klamath Indian Reservation was comprised of the three tribes: Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin, who historically lived in separate areas. The Treaty of 1864 merged all three tribes together into the single “Klamath Tribe” which was then placed on the reservation in the Klamath Basin. The archaeological excavation going on the site of the former reservation focused on a small cabin that may have belonged to a local family sometime between 1890 and 1915. These archaeological finds were...

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Raymond H. Bitney joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1926 as forest assistant at the Klamath Agency. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. Collection contains a letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior to Mr. Bitney regarding the proposed Constitution for the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.

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Modoc War was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon from 1872 to 1873. Collection contains a paper written for History 307 Class by Mark S. Anderson, April 28, 1999. Instructor: Dr. Mark Clark.

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The Modoc War between the Modoc Tribe and the US Army lasted for 8 months between 1872 and 1873. Collection contains correspondence and records of interviews of the main participants of the conflict.

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Don C. (Custer) Fisher was the first Superintendent of the Lava Beds National Monument. The collection contains bound photocopies of letters related to the Modoc War of 1872-1873 and provides the cultural context of the time period between 1865 and 1877.

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The Klamath Indian Reservation became the home of the Klamath Tribes, a merger of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes created by the Treaty of 1864. The Klamath Agency was an Indian Agency established for the Klamath Indian Reservation in 1866. Collection contains memorandum sent from T.W. Sanders, Chief Clerk, United States Government, to Hale Scarbrough, Klamath Agency, Oregon, March 10, 1952.

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The Klamath Indian Reservation became the home of the Klamath Tribes, a merger of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribes created by the Treaty of 1864. Collection contains petition written by the enrolled members of the Klamath Indian Reservation. It refers to the proposed changes in the Constitution for the Klamath Tribes.

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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.