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=== Church Records  ===

Two churches were particularly active among the Nez Perce. The earliest missionary effort among the tribe was established in 1836 by the Presbyterian Church by Henry Harmon Spalding and his wife, Eliza. Records of this effort are included in the holdings of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. A later effort was made by the Catholic Church by Father Joseph Cataldo and was known at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0847.pdf St. Joseph's] or Slickpoo Mission. The St. Joseph's Mission records are a part of the holdings of [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv10958 Washington State University] in Pullman and of the Pacific Northwest Tribes Mission Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of The Society of Jesus, 1853-1960, housed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Some of the {{FHL|759736|title-id|disp=registers}} are also on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the converts to Catholicism are buried in the [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2334795/slickpoo-cemetery Slickpoo Cemetery] near St. Joseph's. 

==== Correspondence Records  ====

There are several sets of correspondence between the supervising offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the local offices -- agencies, subagencies, etc. The correspondence is often historical in nature, including reports of the conditions among local groups of Native Americans, hostilities, plans for building facilities, activities of traders or missionaries, etc. Occasionally, there will be names of individuals but little detail about them. For more information about American Indian correspondence, [[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|click here]]. 

The following table lists some correspondence relating to the Nez Perce: <br> 

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! scope="col" | Agency 
! scope="col" | Location of Original Records 
! scope="col" | 
Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 -- 962 Rolls 

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FHL Film Number 

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| Ponca Agency, Oklahoma, 1878-79 
| Washington, DC 
| 675-77 
| FHL films: 1661405-1661407
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| Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma 1878-79 
| Washington, DC 
| 707-713 
| FHL Films: 1661436-1661443
|}