In chapter 26 of David Grann’s book, Killers of the Flower Moon the chapter begins:
I returned to the archives in Fort Worth and resumed searching through the endless musty boxes and files. The archivist wheeled the newest batch of boxes on a cart into the small reading room, before rolling out the previous load. I had lost the illusion that I would find some Rosetta stone that would unlock the secrets of the past. Most of the records were dry and clinical—expenses, census reports, oil leases.
In one of the boxes was a tattered, fabric-covered logbook from the Office of Indian Affairs cataloging the names of guardians during the Reign of Terror. Written out by hand, the logbook included the name of each guardian and, underneath, a list of his Osage wards. If a ward passed away while under guardianship, a single word was usually scrawled by his or her name: “Dead.”
The tattered, fabric-covered logbook referred to is the Register of Guardians which was created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Osage Agency.
To view the entire Register of Guardians visit:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/311844611
How to get a macro shot back in the late 70s using a Sinar View Camera.
