From 1925 to 1928 he was State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in South Dakota. From 1928 to 1930 he was Director of Agriculture for Oklahoma and Kansas with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. From 1930 to 1933, he was Superintendent of the Apache Mescalero Indian Agency in New Mexico, where he directed activities for the Indians on the reservation. It was comprised of 474,240 acres of land, with 135,000 acres of timber and 40,000 head of sheep, goats and cattle. Chief Geronimo's wife and son lived there.
In 1933 he served as Superintendent of the Pawnee Agency in Oklahoma, which included the Pawnee, Otoe, Tonkawa, Ponca and Kaw tribes. During this time he was guardian of all the Indian lands for these tribes and was responsible for leasing the restricted lands owned by Vice President Charles Curtis who a member of the Kaw tribe. (Curtis served as V.P. to President Herbert Hoover in the early 1930's.) In 1936 he became the Director of Education for the Five Civilized Tribes in eastern Oklahoma and was responsible for the education of 22 thousand Indian children in 40 counties in Oklahoma.
In 1944 he was promoted to Associate Director of Education in Washington, DC until March 1955. Because of health issues, he requested a transfer to Utah, where he served as educational specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
He and his wife Mavis had one child, Patricia Ann b. 20 Jun 1922.
From 1925 to 1928 he was State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in South Dakota. From 1928 to 1930 he was Director of Agriculture for Oklahoma and Kansas with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. From 1930 to 1933, he was Superintendent of the Apache Mescalero Indian Agency in New Mexico, where he directed activities for the Indians on the reservation. It was comprised of 474,240 acres of land, with 135,000 acres of timber and 40,000 head of sheep, goats and cattle. Chief Geronimo's wife and son lived there.
In 1933 he served as Superintendent of the Pawnee Agency in Oklahoma, which included the Pawnee, Otoe, Tonkawa, Ponca and Kaw tribes. During this time he was guardian of all the Indian lands for these tribes and was responsible for leasing the restricted lands owned by Vice President Charles Curtis who a member of the Kaw tribe. (Curtis served as V.P. to President Herbert Hoover in the early 1930's.) In 1936 he became the Director of Education for the Five Civilized Tribes in eastern Oklahoma and was responsible for the education of 22 thousand Indian children in 40 counties in Oklahoma.
In 1944 he was promoted to Associate Director of Education in Washington, DC until March 1955. Because of health issues, he requested a transfer to Utah, where he served as educational specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
He and his wife Mavis had one child, Patricia Ann b. 20 Jun 1922.
Family Members
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Grant Wesley Danielson
1892–1964
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Cole Raymond Danielson
1893–1977
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Floyd Ambrose Danielson
1894–1978
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Sidney Earl Danielson
1897–1961
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Lyla Lucille Danielson Heinzen
1900–1983
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Jay F Danielson
1903–1986
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Ward A Danielson
1905–1963
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Elizabeth Marion "Liz" Danielson Jensen
1911–2011
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Della L Danielson
1913–2003
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