BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS
Record Group 1 of Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records
BCIM Correspondence and Board Minutes: Brouillet, et.al., and before, [1853-1884], undated (ca. 1872-1884), Boxes 1-13
1862 | 1885 | 1901 | 1921 | 1929 | 1935 | 1939 | 1941 | 1943 | 1945 | 1955 | 1965 | Additions |1977 | 2008
Pre-1921 originals are fragile. Patrons must use the microfilm version unless granted an exemption by the archivist in charge. See "Scope and Content" for more information.
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | 1 | 1 | Alaska, General Correspondence, 1873 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Arizona Territory |
| 1-1 | 1 | 2 |
Papago Agency, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 3 |
General Correspondence, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 4 | California, General Correspondence, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 5 | Colorado Territory, General Correspondence, 1873 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Dakota Territory, |
| 1-1 | 1 | 6 |
Devils Lake Agency, Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 7 |
Grand River (Standing Rock) Agency, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | District of Columbia |
| 1-1 | 1 | 8 |
1862-1863, 1865-1866, 1868-April, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 9 |
May-December, 1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Idaho Territory |
| 1-1 | 1 | 10 |
Coeur d鈥橝lene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 11 |
Fort Hall Agency, 1873 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Idaho Territory, continued |
| 1-1 | 1 | 12 |
Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, 1872-1873 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 13 |
General Correspondence, 1872-1984 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 14 | Indian Territory, Osage Agency; Kansas, Osage Mission, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Kansas |
| 1-1 | 1 | 15 |
Potawatomi Agency, St. Mary鈥檚 Mission, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 16 |
General Correspondence, 1873 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 17 | Michigan, General Correspondence, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Minnesota |
| 1-1 | 1 | 18 |
Chippewa Agency, White Earth Reservation, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 1 | 19 |
General Correspondence, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Montana Territory, |
| 1-1 | 2 | 1 |
Blackfeet Agency, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation |
| 1-1 | 2 | 2 |
St. Ignatius Mission, 1872-1873 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 3 |
St. Ignatius Mission and St. Mary鈥檚 Mission, 1874 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | 2 | 4 | New Mexico Territory, Pueblo Agency, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Oregon |
| 1-1 | 2 | 5 |
Grand Ronde Agency, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 6 |
Siletz and Alsea Agencies, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 7 |
Umatilla Agency, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 8 |
Warm Springs Agency, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 9 |
General Correspondence, 1853, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 10 | Rocky Mountain Missions, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Washington Territory |
| 1-1 | 2 | 11 |
Colville Agency, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 12 |
Fort Vancouver, St. James Mission, 1873-1874 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Washington Territory, continued |
| 1-1 | 2 | 13 |
Nisqually Agency, Puyallup Reservation, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 14 |
Tulalip Agency, 1871-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 15 |
Yakima Agency, St. Joseph鈥檚 Mission, 1869, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 16 |
General Correspondence, 1872-1874 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Wisconsin |
| 1-1 | 2 | 17 |
Green Bay Agency, 1874 |
| 1-1 | 2 | 18 |
La Pointe Agency, 1873-1874 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 1 | Alaska, General Correspondence, 1875-1877 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Arizona, Pima and Maricopa Agency, Papago Reservation, San Xavier del Bac Mission |
| 1-1 | 3 | 2 |
1875-1878 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 3 |
1880-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | California |
| 1-1 | 3 | 4 |
Round Valley Agency, 1875-1877 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 5 |
General Correspondence, 1878, 1880, 1882-1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Colorado |
| 1-1 | - | - |
General Correspondence |
| 1-1 | 3 | 6 |
1875 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 7 |
Undated, ca. 1874-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Dakota Territory |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Devils Lake Agency, Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, Seven Dolars Mission |
| 1-1 | 3 | 8 |
1875 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 9 |
1876-1877 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 10 |
1878-1880 |
| 1-1 | 3 | 11 |
1881-1882 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 1 |
1883-1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Dakota Territory, continued |
| 1-1 | 4 | 2 |
Pine Ridge (Red Cloud) Agency, 1878, 1884 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 3 |
Rosebud (Spotted Tail) Agency, 1878, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 4 |
St. Ann鈥檚 Mission, 1880-1882 |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Standing Rock (Grand River) Agency, Fort Yates |
| 1-1 | 4 | 5 |
1875 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 6 |
1876 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 7 |
1877 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 8 |
1878-1879 |
| 1-1 | 4 | 9 |
1880-1881 |
| 1-1 | 5 | 1 |
1882-1884 |
| 1-1 | 5 | 2 |
Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. John鈥檚 School, 1877, 1882-1884 |
| 1-1 | 5 | 3 |
Yankton Agency, Yankton School, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 5 | 4 |
General Correspondence, 1875-1884 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | District of Columbia |
| 1-1 | 5 | 5 |
1875 |
| 1-1 | 5 | 6 |
1876, January-June |
| 1-1 | 5 | 7 |
1876, July-October |
| 1-1 | 6 | 1 |
1876, November-December |
| 1-1 | 6 | 2 |
1877, January-April |
| 1-1 | 6 | 3 |
1877, May-October |
| 1-1 | 6 | 4 |
1877, November-December |
| 1-1 | 6 | 5 |
1878, January-June |
| 1-1 | 6 | 6 |
1878, July-December |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | District of Columbia, continued |
| 1-1 | 7 | 1 |
1879, January-August |
| 1-1 | 7 | 2 |
1879, September-December |
| 1-1 | 7 | 3 |
1880, January-May |
| 1-1 | 7 | 4 |
1880, June-September |
| 1-1 | 7 | 5 |
1880, October-December |
| 1-1 | 7 | 6 |
1881, January-June |
| 1-1 | 7 | 7 |
1881, July-December |
| 1-1 | 8 | 1 |
1882, January-June |
| 1-1 | 8 | 2 |
1882, January-June |
| 1-1 | 8 | 3 |
1882, January-July-December, undated |
| 1-1 | 8 | 4 |
1883, August-December |
| 1-1 | 8 | 5 |
1884, January-June |
| 1-1 | 8 | 6 |
1884, July-December, undated |
| 1-1 | 8 | 7 |
Undated, ca. 1871-1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Idaho Territory |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Coeur d鈥橝lene Reservation, De Smet Mission |
| 1-1 | 9 | 1 |
1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 2 |
Undated, ca. 1874-1884 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 3 |
Fort Hall Agency, 1877 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 4 |
Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, St. Joseph鈥檚 Mission, 1875-1883 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 5 | Illinois, Feehanville, St. Mary鈥檚 Training School, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Indian Territory |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Osage Agency; Kansas, Osage Mission |
| 1-1 | 9 | 6 |
1875-1876 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 7 |
1877-1883 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 8 |
Undated, ca. 1874-1884 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 9 |
General Correspondence, 1875-1884 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | 9 | 10 | Indiana, St. Meinrad College, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 11 | Maine, General Correspondence, 1876-1883 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 12 | Maryland, General Correspondence, 1882-1883 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Michigan |
| 1-1 | 9 | 13 |
Baraga, 1877-1878 |
| 1-1 | 9 | 14 |
General Correspondence, 1875-1876, 1881-1882 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Minnesota |
| 1-1 | 10 | 1 |
Avoca, St. Francis Xavier鈥檚 Industrial School, 1884 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 2 |
Clontarf, St. Paul鈥檚 Industrial School, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 3 |
Collegeville, St. John鈥檚 Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict鈥檚 Academy, 1882, 1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Minnesota, continued |
| 1-1 | - | - |
White Earth Agency |
| 1-1 | 10 | 4 |
1875-May, 1877 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 5 |
June, 1877-1879 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 6 |
1880-1884 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 7 |
Undated, ca. 1873-1883 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 8 |
General Correspondence, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Montana Territory |
| 1-1 | 10 | 9 |
Crow Agency, 1880-1883 |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation |
| 1-1 | - | - |
St. Ignatius Mission |
| 1-1 | 10 | 10 |
1875-1876 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 11 |
1877-1881 |
| 1-1 | 10 | 12 |
1882-1884 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 1 |
St. Mary鈥檚 Mission, 1875-1876, 1878, 1882 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 2 |
Fort Peck Agency, Blackfeet Reservation, 1877-1880 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 3 |
St. Labre鈥檚 Mission, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 4 |
St. Peter鈥檚 Mission, 1875, 1878-1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Montana Territory, continued |
| 1-1 | - | - |
General Correspondence |
| 1-1 | 11 | 5 |
1884 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 6 |
Undated, ca. 1873-1875 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 7 | Nevada, Western Shoshone Agency, Duck Valley Reservation, 1882-1883 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 8 | New Mexico Territory, Pueblo Agency, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Oregon |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Grand Ronde Agency |
| 1-1 | 11 | 9 |
1875-1879 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 10 |
1880-1884 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 11 |
Malheur Agency, 1875 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 12 |
Umatilla Agency, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | 11 | 13 |
General Correspondence, 1875-1884 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Rocky Mountain Missions |
| 1-1 | 12 | 1 |
1876-1884 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 2 |
Undated, ca. 1872-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - | Washington Territory |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Colville Agency |
| 1-1 | 12 | 3 |
1875-1877 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 4 |
1878-1880 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 5 |
1881-1882 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 6 |
1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 7 |
Puyallup Agency, 1875 |
BCIM
Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Washington Territory, continued |
| 1-1 | - | - |
Tulalip Agency |
| 1-1 | 12 | 8 |
1875-1877 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 9 |
1878 |
| 1-1 | 12 | 10 |
1879-1880 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 1 |
1881-1882 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 2 |
1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 3 |
Undated, ca. 1871-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 4 |
Yakima Agency, St. Joseph鈥檚 Mission, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | - | - |
General Correspondence |
| 1-1 | 13 | 5 |
1875-1881 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 6 |
1882-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 7 |
Undated, ca. 1872-1884 |
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Series 1-1
| Series | Box | Folder | Folder Title |
| 1-1 | - | - | Wisconsin |
| 1-1 | 13 | 8 |
Green Bay Agency, Menominee Reservation, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 9 |
La Pointe Agency, 1875-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 10 |
Milwaukee, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1883-1884 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 11 |
General Correspondence, 1876-1877, 1883 |
| 1-1 | 13 | 12 | Wyoming Territory, Shoshone Agency, Wind River Reservation, 1882, 1884 |
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