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Politics, Government, and Law

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:

Newel Kimball Whitney legal documents

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339985]
Identifier: MSS 75
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legal documents relating to a suit in which Betsey Chase attempted to recover $1,000 on an unfulfilled promisory note between her deceased husband and Whitney.

Dates: 1842-1843
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Elisha Whitteny letter and enclosure

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319938]
Identifier: MSS SC 2114
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copybook of a letter and an enclosure apparently signed by Elisha Whitteny and addressed to Governor Brigham Young. Both the letter and the enclosure deal with a money discrepancy which the U.S. Treasury awarded to Utah.

Dates: 1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Elisha Whittlesey letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324243]
Identifier: MSS SC 2505
Scope and Contents

Letter-press copy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated 21 March 1857 and addressed to Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Secretary of State for the United States in the Buchanan administration. Whittelsey's letter relates to a request of William H. Hooper, Secretary of the Utah Territory, regarding requisitions for 1857.

Dates: 1857 March 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Why ERA won't die

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313642]
Identifier: MSS SC 1632
Scope and Contents

Typewritten essay. This item looks at the Equal Rights Amendment from a constitutional perspective.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Charles H. Wilcken papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309202]
Identifier: MSS SC 1125
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents relating to the lives of Charles W. Wilcken and his son David. The clippings largely tell of the life of Charles while many of the miscellaneous items relate to the marriage, Church activities, and employment of David.

Dates: 1864-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

F. Wayne and Rhea Lou Wilcox letters and journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7552
Abstract

The F. Wayne and Rhea Lou Wilcox letters include correspondence between Wayne and Rhea, and other various friends and family members, primarily between 1940 and 1945.

Dates: 1940-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker microfilm, approximately 1848-1970

 Series — Carton 251: Series 35 [Barcode: 31197232519857]
Identifier: MSS 2291 Series 35
Scope and Contents

Contains microfilm copies of histories, correspondence, and other records on Native American tribes compiled by Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker. Dated approximately 1848 to 1970.

Dates: approximately 1848-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker records on Indian Claims Commission

Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker oversize material, approximately 1891-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2291 Series 36
Scope and Contents

Contains oversize indexes and other material compiled by Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker. Dated approximately 1891 to 1970.

Dates: approximately 1891-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker records on Indian Claims Commission

Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2382
Scope and Contents Additions to the Indian Litigation Files of the Wilkinson Law Firm, ca. 1949-1960. They are mostly files of the Ute Tribe and Menominee Tribe, plus some law office correspondence files.The seventeen bound volumes contain legal documents of Indian Litigation Cases heard by the Indian Claims Commission, 1949-1970. Litigants include the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Indians, the Uinta Utes, the Spokane Tribe, the Coeur D'Alene Tribe, and the Southern Utes.This...
Dates: 1949-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker records on California Indians, approximately 1948-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2291 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Conaints records on California Indians compiled by Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker. Dated approximately 1948 to 1966.

Dates: approximately 1948-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker records on Indian Claims Commission

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