Plats to Accompany Schedules of Allotments on the Crow Indian Reservation

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: 1923
19231923
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: 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: 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

Acquisition Information

Bound blueline print plat maps of the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana were transferred to Special Collections by the Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University, on March 13, 1983.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2012 February 6

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

Personal Names
- Rankin, John K.
- Rennick, L. C. (Leverett C.), 1887-1953
- Roblin, Charles E. (Charles Ernest), 1870-1953

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