Telegram from Franklin K. Lane to Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, August 28, 1913 Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- 2013 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Reproduction from NARA files (photocopy) held in McCracken Research Library. Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Telegram from Franklin K. Lane to Frederick Gilmer Bonfils August 28, 1913 1 page National Archives and Records Administration: Record Group 48, Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Central Classified File 1907-1936, 5-2 Indians, Moving Pictures

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill on Film Lakota Performers Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Brennan, John R., 1847-1919 Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933 Tammen, Harry Heye, 1856-1924 Denver (Colo.) Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Weakly, Laura K. Added keywords Dwiggins, ErinProofreading Dwiggins, Erin Initial Encoding Clark, Linda Proofreading Adams, Deb Proofreading Clark, LindaTranscription TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. August 28, 1913. File 5-180
To Bonfils1, Denver Post, Denver, Colorado.

Instructions have been sent Major Brennan2 to permit arrangements you desire. Your efforts must be carried on so as not to interfere with industries and education at the reservation and strict regulations as to the mode of life of the Indians. Trust you will bring out strongly as possible Colonel Cody's suggestion for program showing the advance of the Indians xcxng under modern conditions. Please advise Colonel Cody that I received his note and found that he had gone.

Lane3, Secretary. Note 1: Frederick Gilmer Bonfils (1860-1933) was co-owner, along with Harry Heye Tammen, of the Denver Post and the Kansas City Post. Bonfils and Tammen also co-owned the Sells-Floto Circus. Note 2: Major John Richard Brennan (1848-1919) was superintendent at Pine Ridge Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, from 1900 to 1917. Note 3: Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920.