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Contains correspondence, articles, news clippings, and hearings concerning the work Watkins performed in regards to the Indian Claims Commission from 1948 to 1970. Some issues include self-government, health, and education.

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Contains correspondence, newspaper articles, and manuscripts regarding Indian Affairs in the United States between 1946 and 1970. It also includes material on education, self-government, religion, health care, and other related materials.

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Contains information regarding particular tribes that Watkins worked with in the United States during his time with the Indian Claims Commission from 1946 to 1970.

Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, personal history, and business papers of both Zitkala-S̈a and her husband, Raymond Bonnin, with the bulk focusing on Gertrude's activities. Zitkala-S̈a was a central figure in early twentieth century Indian reform, and this collection reflects her intensive involvement. She was instrumental in legislation favorable to Indians and spent a great deal of her time among the Native Americans in an attempt to educate and organize them for greater strength through unity....

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Contains a collection of transcripts from the Indian Claims Commission from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning mainly the Shosone Indians; appraisals of land and mineral resources; exhibit material; selection of books and maps; reel-to-reel tapes; case petitions and pleadings and legislative history.

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Collection contains blueprints, correspondence, and other business papers related to Boyden's work with the Ute Indian Tribe, 1952-1980.

Scope and Contents Contains biographies, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, speeches, phonograph records, and various other materials. Much of the correspondence deals with Watkins's work in the Senate, especially his work with the McCarthy censure hearings. Some of the material covers Watkins's pre-senatorial years. There is also information on Watkins's book, Enough Rope, his work on reclamation and water conservation, his time on the Indian Claims Commission, and his...

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

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...