Native American Maps Collection, 1875-1972

Title: Native American Maps Collection, 1875-1972

Predominant Dates: 1938-1972

ID: MAPS Native

Primary Creator: Coulson, E. H.

Extent: 0.5 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The Native American Maps Collection is arranged in 3 series: I. Warm Springs Indian Reservation, 1929-1959; II. Tribes of Alaska and Adjoining Territory, 1875; and III. United States, 1948-1972.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Native American Maps Collection consists of maps of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in north central Oregon; a map of the tribes of Alaska; and maps of reservation lands in the United States.

The Warm Spring map in Series 1, folder-item 1.1 (1929), has been photographed; those images are available upon request. Maps in Box 05 have been digitized and are available upon request.

Scope and Content Notes

The Native American Maps Collection consists of maps of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in north central Oregon; an 1875 map of native tribes in Alaska; and United States maps depicting the locations of Indian reservations. The Warm Springs maps include maps of the road system, historical maps of the Reservation and region; and detailed range survey type maps prepared in 1938-1939 and 1956. The Alaskan map depicts with color the approximate areas over which native tribes in Alaska ranged as of the late 19th century.

The Warm Spring map in Series 1, folder-item 1.1 (1929), has been photographed; those images are available upon request. Maps in Box 05 have been digitized and are available upon request.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation consists of about 1000 square miles in north central Oregon. It is occupied and governed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, which was formed in 1937 from the Wasco, Tenino (Warm Springs), and Paiute tribes. There has been a close relationship between Oregon State University and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs since the mid-1950s, when Oregon State established an Extension Service office on the reservation. In the late 1950s, Oregon State conducted an economic development study, the Warm Spring Research Project, at the request of the tribes. A new memorandum of understanding between Oregon State University and the Confederated Tribes was signed in April 2009.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 64 maps; 4 map folders and 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials in this collection were transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries' historic and storage maps collections to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2013. Several of the items were received by the Libraries as gifts. Most of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation maps, including the range type survey maps, were transferred from materials housed by the former the Rangeland Resources Department in 2013.

Related Materials: A 1962 road map of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation is part of the Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps (MAPS ZobelMaps). The Oregon Multicultural Archives includes many materials documenting Native American people and culture in Oregon. Records documenting collaborations between Oregon State University and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are available in the Extension Service Records (RG 111). The Paul H. Jensen Oral Histories (OH 022) document Jensen's life and work with Alaska's Eskimo communities beginning in the 1960s.

Preferred Citation: Native American Maps Collection (MAPS NativeMaps), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Coulson, E. H.
C.S. Hammond & Company
Dall, William Healey (1845-1927)
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Shane, Ralph M.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States. Department of the Interior
United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
United States. Soil Conservation Service

People, Places, and Topics

Alaska--Maps.
Indian reservations--Oregon.
Indian reservations.
Indians of North America--Alaska.
Natural Resources
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Rangelands--Oregon--Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Range management--Oregon--Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Or.)--Maps.