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Plats to Accompany Schedules of Allotments on the Crow Indian Reservation, 1923
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Crow Indian Agency
- Title
- Plats to Accompany Schedules of Allotments on the Crow Indian Reservation
- Dates
- 192319231923
- Quantity
- 1 volume
- Collection Number
- Collection 2139, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Plats to Accompany Schedules of Allotments on the Crow Indian Reservation consist of a series of blueline prints of individual townships which make up the reservation area. The bound maps are arranged by township number first ( 1 through 9 South) and thereafter by range number (27 through 38 East of the Principal Meridian). Specific holdings are identified by hatch marks or bold lines along the parcel boundaries with the name of the owner printed within. All Crow family names have been rendered in English.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Dawes Act, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the land into allotments for individual Indians. In Montana, the Crow Act of 1920 implemented provisions of the Dawes Act by authorizing the compilation of a "complete roll of the Crow Tribe" to determine the distribution of allotments. In 1923, in connection with this work, a series of township maps were created by special allotting agents John K. Rankin and Charles E. Roblin, working with draftsman L. C. Rennick. These men performed the work under the general supervision of Charles H. Asbury, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent of the Crow Reservation.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Plats to accompany schedules of allotments on the Crow Indian Reservation consist of a series of blueline prints of individual townships which make up the reservation area. The bound maps are arranged by township number first (1 through 9 South) and thereafter by range number (27 through 38 East of the Principal Meridian). Specific holdings are identified by hatch marks or bold lines along the parcel boundaries with the name of the owner printed within. All Crow family names have been rendered in English.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Crow Indians -- Land tenure
- Crow Indians -- Land tenure
- Indian allotments
- Indian allotments -- Montana -- Crow Indian Reservation
- Indian allottees
- Indian allottees -- Montana -- Crow Indian Reservation
Corporate Names
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Crow Indian Agency
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Crow Indian Agency
Geographical Names
- Crow Indian Reservation (Mont.) -- Maps
- Montana -- Crow Indian Reservation
Form or Genre Terms
- Maps
- Plats -- Montana -- Crow Indian Reservation
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Rankin, John K.
- Rennick, L. C. (Leverett C.), 1887-1953
- Roblin, Charles E. (Charles Ernest), 1870-1953