Charles Milton Buchanan papers, 1897-1914

The Charles Buchanan papers were sorted by Manuscripts staff prior to microfilming. The bulk of the papers consist of Buchanan's writings, which have been alphabetized by title. In addition to the writins, a number of documents were found among Buchanan's papers which relate to an investigation he conducted into the murder of David Te'use, whom Buchanan had appointed judge, treated as a subject series.

Three scrapbooks comprsed primarily of newspaper clippings were included among the Buchanan papers. Only selected pages from two of these scrapbooks were filmed. The unfilmed scrapbook consists primariy of clippings from Seattle newspapers. From the two other scrapbooks, pamphlets and clippings of writings by Buchanan and articles about the Tulalip Reservation were selected for filming. Also excluded from the microflim were duplicate copies and published material.

The papers in this accession consist primarily of Buchanan's private papers and research. Records from Buchanan's administration at the Tulalip Reservation may be found in the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairds (Record Group 75) at the Nationl Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch.