Iowa Superintendency of Indian Affairs

History
The Iowa Superintendency of Indian Affairs was established in 1838. After the Superintendency was abolished in 1846 and responsibility for most of the agencies was transferred to the St. Louis Superintendency.

Records for Superintendencies exist in the National Archives and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.

Tribes
Sioux, Sac and Fox, Ottawa, Chippewa, Winnebago, Priarie du Chein, and Potawatomi

Govenors and Ex officio Superintendents
Robert Lucas July 7, 1838, John Chambers March 25, 1841,and James Clarke (papers of )  November 8, 1845

Agencies
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.


 * Sac and Fox Agency
 * St. Peters Agency
 * Turkey River Agency

Subagency

 * Ioway Subagency 1825-1837 Records FS Library film 1661092

Records
Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from the Iowa Superintendency, 1838-1849, have been microfilmed by the National Archives as part of their Microcopy Number M234. Copies are available at the National Archives and at the and its FamilySearch centers on their microfilm roll number 1661093.