Paiute Indian Census Register
Scope and Contents
Register of Indian families in the Nevada Indian Agency. Includes Indian and English names, ages, portion of Indian "blood;" names of family members, whether marital status, date of marriage and type of ceremony (white or native), names of parents, and reference number if parents are also listed in the register.
A brands register is inserted into the center of the census register; owners appear to have been Indians.
Dates
- 1902-1903; 1905
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
2 Reels
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Census register [Nevada] includes Indian and English names, age, percentage of Indian blood, names of family members, marital status, date of marriage, type of marriage (whether Indian or white ceremony), and names of parents. Middle pages are devoted to registering cattle brands which appear to have belonged to Indians.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
- Title
- Guide to the Paiute Indian Census Register
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- staff
- Date
- June 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu