Lending Libraries:
| American Genealogical Lending Library 593 West 100 North P.O. Box 244 Bountiful, UT 84011 Phone (801) 298-5358 | National Archives Microfilm Rental Program Microfilm Rental Program P.O. Box 30 Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0030 (301) 604-3699 |
These libraries have information on Southeastern Indians:
Alabama
| Alabama Archives & History 624 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 | Special Collections Univ. of Alabama Library Box 870266 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0266 |
| Special Collections Samford University Library Birmingham, AL 35229 | Univ. of So. Alabama Archives USA Springhill Avenue, Rm. 0722 Mobile, AL 36688 |
| Auburn University Archives Ralph Brown Draughon Library Auburn University, AL 36849-5606 | Cobb Memorial Archives 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 |
| Birmingham Public Library 2100 Park Place Birmingham, AL 35203 | Wallace State College P.O. Box 2000 Hanceville, Alabama 35077 |
Arkansas
Arkansas History Commission
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501)682-6900
Florida
| The Native American Research Center West Florida Regional Library 200 W. Gregory St. Pensacola, FL 32501-4878 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 32501 |
| Florida State Archives R.A. Gray Building (M.S. 9A) 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 3299-0250 |
Georgia
| Georgia Dept. of Archives & History 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. Atlanta, GA 30334 | National Archives-SE Region 1557 St. Joseph Avenue East Point GA 30344 (404) 763-7477 |
Louisiana
Governor’s Commission on Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 44072
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4072
Mississippi
| U.S. National Park Service Library & Visitor’s Center RR #1, NT 143 Tupelo, MS 38801 | Miss. Dept. of Archives & History P.O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 (601) 539-6876 |
Oklahoma
| Oklahoma Historical Society Indian Archives Division Historical Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collection 630 Parrington Oval Norman, OK 73019 |
Tennessee
Tennessee State Library & Archives
403 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37234-0312
(615) 741-2764
Texas
| Texas State Library Archives Division P.O. Box 12927 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 | National Archives & Records Center Southwest Region P.O. Box 6216 Fort Worth, TX 76115 |
MICROFILM
NATIONAL ARCHIVES–Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs, RG 75: Can be purchased or rented from National Archives Microfilm Rental Program, P.O. Box 30, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701-0030. Check local library before ordering.
M-208 “Records of the Cherokee Indian Agency in Tennessee,1801-1835. 14 rolls. No index. Roll 14 contains a list of tenants under Doublehead; another list appears “intruders on Shoal Creek.”
M-4 “Letterbook of the Creek Trading House, 1795-1816.” 1 roll.
M-271 “Letters Received by the Secretary of War Relating to Indian, 1800-1823.” 4 rolls
M-15 “Letters sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Indian Affairs, 1800-1824.” 6 rolls.
M-234 “Letters Received, 1824-1881.” 962 rolls. Bold = most names
- Cherokee Agency, 1824-80:
- (Cherokee Agency, East) Rolls 71-76
- (Cherokee Agency, West) Rolls 77-79
- (Cherokee Agency) Rolls 80-112
- (Cherokee Emigration) Rolls 113-116
- (Cherokee Reserves) Rolls 117-118
- Chickasaw Agency, 1824-70: Rolls 135-142
- (Chickasaw Agency Emigration) Rolls 143-144
- (Chickasaw Agency Reserves) Rolls 145-148
- Choctaw Agency, 1824-76: Rolls 169-183
- (Choctaw Agency, West) Roll 184
- (Choctaw Agency Emigration) Rolls 185-187
- (Choctaw Agency Reserves) Rolls 188-196
- Creek Agency, 1824-76: Rolls 219-235
- (Creek Agency, West) Roll 236
- (Creek Agency Emigration) Rolls 237-240
- (Creek Agency Reserves) Rolls 241-248
- Seminole Agency, 1824-76: Rolls 800-805
- (Seminole Agency Emigration) Rolls 806-807
M-1059 “Selected Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs Relating to the Cherokees of North Carolina, 1851-1905,” 7 rolls
M-1011 “Superintendents’ Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports from Field Jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1907-1938,” 174 rolls.
- Choctaw (Mississippi) Roll 20
- Seminoles of Florida Roll 131
M-595 “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940,” 692 rolls
- Cherokee (North Carolina), 1896-99,
- 1904, 1906, 1909-12, 1914 Rolls 23-26
- Choctaw (Mississippi), 1926-39 Rolls 41-42
- Seminole (Florida), 1913-40 Rolls 486-487
M-1186 “Enrollment Cards of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914.” 93 rolls
- Index to the final Rolls and Final Rolls -Roll 1
- Cherokee Rolls 2-38
- Choctaw Rolls 39-55
- Choctaw (Mississippi) Rolls 56-66
- Chickasaw Rolls 67-76
- Creek Rolls 77-91
- Seminole Rolls 92-93
T-985 – Old Settler Payment Roll, 1896
M-1301 – Applications for enrollment on the Final Roll Dawes Applications (Enrollment Packets), 1899-1907, 468 rolls:
- Choctaw Rolls 1-82
- MS Choctaws Rolls 82-171
- Cherokee Rolls 174-399
- Seminole Rolls 400-402
- Creek Rolls 402-434
- Chickasaw Rolls 434-468
M-1314 “Index to Letters Received by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897-1913.” 23 rolls
M-1104 “Eastern Cherokee applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1908.” 348 rolls (Note: Mobile and Birmingham Public Libraries have Rolls 1-12, General Index to Eastern Cherokee Applications.)
M-668 “Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869.” 16 rolls
T-494 “Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties with Various Indian Tribes, 1801-1869.” 10 rolls
FORT WORTH FEDERAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS CENTER
Microfilm available from FWARC is identified by “7RA.”
Five Civilized Tribes
7RA-70 Five Civilized Tribes – 1896 Index to applications under the act of June 10, 1896 (29 Stat. 321) and dockets. Rolls 1-2.
Cherokee
7RA-24 1907 Index to Rejected Applicants
7RA-06 – Mullay Roll, 1848 and Siler Roll, 1851
Choctaw
7RA-116 1830 Lists of people who remained in Mississippi. Rolls 1-2.
7RA-09 1855 Payment Roll. Roll 1
7RA-147 1902-1907 Index to Dawes Rejected (“R”) Cards. Roll 1
CREEK
7RA-23 – Old Settlers Roll, 1857, rolls 1-2.
7RA-44 – Dunn Roll of Citizens and Freedmen with indexes
7RA-43 – Census, roll 1
7RA-68 – Lists of applicants and docket books of the Creek Citizenship Commission, 1888-1896.
7RA-31 Loyal Creek payment roll, 1904. 1 roll
OTHER:
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions operated schools for the Indian children in the South prior to removal and afterward in the West. Names of missionaries, Indian children and some relationships are given. Microfilmed records can be obtained from: Research Publications, Inc., 12 Lunar Drive/Drawer AB, Woodbridge, CT 06525; phone 1-800-444-0799; FAX (203) 397-3893. A list is enclosed, but microfilm is $100 per reel! The only place that has it in the Southeast is Shorter College Library, 315 Shorter Avenue, Rome, GA 30165; (706) 291-2121. They also have some BIA records.