Microfilm Collections at the University of Illinois

American Periodical Series | CIC Preservation Series | Miscellaneous Sets

American Periodical Series
Located: FILM 051 AMP History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library  [collection also available online]

Chronicles of the North American Savages. (1835) APS 1800-1850, reel 382

Christian Repository. (1821-1824) APS 1800-1825, reel 210a

Circular. (1824-25) APS 1800-1825, reel 210a

American Society for Promoting the Civilization and General Improvement of the Indian Tribes within the United States. Report. (1824) APS 1800-1850, reel 534

Literary Gems. (1833) APS 1800-1850, reel 799

Open Court. (1887-1936) APS, 1850-1900, reels 293-97

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CIC Preservation Series
Located: FILM 305.4 W84 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women. (Originally published Rockland, Maine: Sinister Wisdom Books, 1984.) reel 127, no. 2

Native American Women: A Contextual Bibliography. (Originally published Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1983) reel 49, no. 5

Allen, Paula Gunn. Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions. (Originally published Boston: Beacon Press, 1986) reel 119, no. 4

Nelson, Margaret F. Ohojo Ikhana: A Bibliography of American Indian-Alaska Native Curriculum Materials. (Originally published Wichita Falls, Tex.: Ohojo Reservation Center, 1982) reel 29, no. 4

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Miscellaneous Sets
Located: various places, see entry's bold text for location

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Papers of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Part 6: Missions on the American Continents and to the Islands of the Pacific, 1811-1919. 138 reels. (reels 736-793: Missions to North American Indians) FILM 266.02373 Am35pa History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

American Civil Liberties Union Archives, 1950-1990. Series 3, Subject Files: Equality Before the Law. Native Americans, 1949-1977. 6 reels (boxes 1128-1133). FILM 323.0973 Am35a ser. 3 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (online finding aid at http://libweb2.princeton.edu/rbsc2/aids/msslist/maindex.htm )

American Fur Company, 1816-1849. [uncataloged microfilm, Illinois Historical Survey]

American Indian Oral History: The Duke Collection. 55 vols. MFICHE 973.00497 Am355 Stacks (guide in Stacks)

American Indian Periodicals in the Princeton University Library. 2,690 microfiche + 3 microfilm reels + title list MFICHE 970.00497 Am354 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Boas, Franz. Professional Correspondence of Franz Boas. 44 reels. FILM 301.092 B63p History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Cherokee Advocate. (1844-1906) 8 reels. FILM 071.6623 C5221 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library pdf of detailed holding dates (opens in a new window)

Cherokee Phoenix and Indian’s Advocate. (1828-1834) 1 reel. FILM 071.5836 C5221 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Costo, Rupert.  The Rupert Costo Archive of the American Indian. 63 reels. FILM 979.400497 C824r History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Council Meetings of the Major American Indian Tribes, 1907-1971. 52 reels. FILM 973.0497 C832 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

The FBI Files on the American Indian Movement and Wounded Knee. 26 reels.  FILM 973.0497 F299 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Grinnell, George Bird. George Bird Grinnell Papers. 47 reels. FILM 333.95160973 G885g History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Harrington, John Peabody. The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957. Part 1: Field notes on Native American history, language, culture of Alaska and Northwest Coast, 30 reels; Part 2: Field notes on Native American history, language, culture of Northern and Central California, 101 reels. FILM 970.00497 H238p History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Harrison, William Henry. The Papers of William Henry Harrison, 1800-1815. 10 reels. FILM 977.203 H248p Illinois Historical Survey (guide in Survey)

Indian Pioneer History Collection. Edited by Grant Foreman. Oklahoma City, Okla.: Indian Archives Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, 1978. 40 reels. FILM 976.6 In24 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Indian Rights Association. Indian Rights Association Papers. 26 reels. FILM 323.1197073 In2i History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Jesuits. Oregon Province. The Pacific Northwest Tribes Missions Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of the Society of Jesus. 34 reels. FILM 266.2795 J499p History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Kaskaskia manuscripts, 1714-1816. 14 reels. FILM 977.101 K152 Illinois Historical Survey [also: Kaskaskia Records, 1720-1853, uncataloged microfilm]

Microfilm collection of Manuscripts on American Indian Cultural Anthropology [University of Chicago]. (300+ volumes) FILM 970.1 M582 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

Montezuma, Carlos. The Papers of Carlos Montezuma, M.D. 9 reels. FILM 979.100497 M765p History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

The Native American. (1900-1931) [Phoenix Indian School] 8 reels? FILM 371.97505 NA History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

The Papers of the Society of American Indians. 10 reels. FILM 973.0497 P97 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Periodicals by and about American Indians, 1923-1981. 82 reels. FILM 973.049705 P418 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

[98 periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. For a list of titles, go to the newspaper database and use the pull-down menu "Collection" to select "Periodicals By and About American Indians." Titles also included in master list of "Newspapers and Periodicals" on this web site].

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe. The Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1782-1878. 69 reels. FILM 323.1197073 Sch64p History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

South Carolina Colonial Records. Legislative and Indian Records, 1706-1775. [uncataloged microfilm Illinois Historical Survey]

South Dakota. Emergency Relief Administration. Survey of Indian Reservations, 1935. 3 reels. FILM 978.300497 So87s History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

United States. Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869. 16 reels. FILM 341.3708997 Un32r History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (index on reel 1; guide in HPNL)

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Records, 1800-1839. [uncataloged microfilm Illinois Historical Survey]

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Central Classified Files, 1907-1939. Series A: Indian delegations to Washington (25 reels); Series B: Indian Customs and Social Relations (23 reels); Series C: Indian Health and Medical Affairs, pt. 1 - Reports on Medical and Nursing Activities (29 reels), pt. 2 - Diseases (30 reels); Series D: Education, pt. 1 - General Organization, Regulations, and Schools (25 reels).  FILM 335.53497 R245 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guides in HPNL)

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Special Files of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1807-1904. 85 reels. FILM 970.5 Un32sp History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Superintendents’ Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports from Field Jurisdictions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1907-1938. 174 reels. FILM 970.5 Un32s History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Reports of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes. 3 reels. FILM 976.00497 Un3r Stacks (guide in Stacks)

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties with Various Tribes of Indians, 1801-1869. 10 reels. FILM 341.3708997 Un3d History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Reports of Inspection of the Field Jurisdictions of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1873-1900. 60 reels. FILM 323.1197073 Un3r History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Washington Matthews Papers. [from the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe] 10 reels. FILM 973.0497 W278 History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library (guide in HPNL)

Wassaja: The Indian Historian. (1973-1979) FILM 071.3 Un2 Newspaper Library [part of Underground newspaper collection]; (1980) MFICHE 970.105 INHI1 Stacks; (1982) MFICHE 970.015 WA1 Stacks  These microforms supplement our print holdings: (1964-1967) 970.105 INH Stacks; (1976-1979) Q.970.105 INHI; (1980) Q.970.105 INHI Stacks.

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