Professor David Wilkins, head of the American Indian Studies department, is again studying early reports from the Office of Indian Affairs for a book he is working on. I have spoken to him several times, but it will be useful if everyone is alert to the things he needs. I am working on a very complex guide and corrlation to those reports. In the meantime a few things will help:
1) He may ask for the "CIA" reports, which is NOT an error - it stands for Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
2) These reports were included in the Serial Set (often both House and Senate) and for SOME years were also issued in "department" editions. Our set of early department editions (SuDoc I 1.20: ) is currently on a truck just inside the workroom door, because they need cataloging and repair. He may use the truck. If reports (earlier than 1900) are not there, we don't own a department edition. Because ALL of these were in the Serial Set, they are NOT in the CIS Executive fiche.
3) If you take the truck out of the office, please return it, tho it is OK to let him use it after hours if he asks - have him park it behind the desk.
4) I have several helpful lists with exact SS numbers for all of these reports, from various places. Copies are in a folder right on the truck - be sure he sees that. It is necessary to have the correct SS number to get them from the Annex, or from the microfiche in the Law Library. - Julie