This collection includes the legal
papers assembled by the plaintiff for the U.S. Supreme Court Case, Helen
Mitchell v. U.S., in which members of the Quinault Indian tribe sued the
federal government for mismanagement of reservation timberlands.
Repository:
Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives Aubrey R. Watzek Library 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, OR 97219 archives@lclark.edu 503-768-7254
Languages:
English
Historical Note
In 1971 individuals owning interests in allotted lands on the Quinault
Indian Reservation, an unincorporated association of such allottees, and the
Quinault Tribe -- filed actions in the Court of Claims seeking to recover
damages from the United States for alleged mismanagement of timberlands in the
reservation, asserting that such mismanagement constituted a breach of the
fiduciary duty owed respondents by the United States as trustee under various
federal statutes and regulations. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately held the
United States subject to suit for money damages on most of respondents' claims,
ruling that the federal timber management statutes, various other federal
statutes governing roadbuilding, rights-of-way, Indian funds, and Government
fees, and the regulations promulgated under these statutes imposed fiduciary
duties upon the United States in its management of forested allotted lands.
This collections is composed of the plaintiff legal records assembled for the
case.
Content Description
This collection is composed of plaintiff court records including court
exhibits, depositions, audio recordings, maps, and photographs.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Restrictions on Use :
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in
the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written
permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation :
The Mitchell v. U.S. court records (OLPb024MIT), Lewis & Clark
College, Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland,
Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Arranged in a single series by material type. The bulk of the
collection is composed of numbered court exhibits, which are arranged
chronologically.
Acquisition Information :
Given to Lewis & Clark College by plaintiff, Helen Mitchell
Sanders in 1991.
Processing Note :
Processed in 1991.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Go to the following webpage to see a key to the abbreviations used in
this finding aid:
http://library.lclark.edu/specialcollections/pdfs/abbreviations.pdf.
40.1: Defendant’s exhibit MBG - VRO – 1
Analysis of Plan tiffs claimed damages in light of market transaction data Nos.
772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.2: Appendix 1 to defendant’s exhibit
MBG- Alex – 1. Inventory of the 12 allotments upon which Plaintiffs
regeneration claim is based Exhibits DX - MBG - Alex through DX - MBG - Alex -
3 Mitchell vs. United States, Docket Nos. 772-71 through 775-71 (vs. claims
court)
40
40.3: Appendix to defendant’s exhibit
MBG - VRO – 1. Analysis of plaintiffs claimed damages in light market
transactions data Mitchell vs. United States NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S.
Claims Court)
40
40.4: Defendants Exhibit MBG - Alex –
1. Inventory of the 12 allotments upon which plaintiff’s regeneration claim is
based. Mitchell vs. United States NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims
Court)
40
40.5: Appendix 2 to Defendants Exhibit
MBG- PUS – 1. Evaluation of management of pick-up scaling on the Quinault
Reservation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1965-1975 Exhibit NOS. DX -
MBG, PUS - 30 through DX - MBG, Pus – 40. Mitchell vs. United States Docket
NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.6: Appendix 1 to Defendants Exhibit
MBG - PUS – 1 Evaluation of Management of pick up scaling on the Quinault
Reservations by the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1965 – 1975. Exhibit NOS. DX
- MBG, PUS - 2 through DX - MEG, PUS – 29. Mitchell vs. United States Docket
NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.7: Appendix to Defendants Exhibit
MBG - GES – 1 Regeneration and Growth of forest trees in relationship to soils
on 12 allotments on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Mitchell vs. United States
Docket NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.8: Defendants Exhibit MBG - PUS – 1
Evaluation of Management of pick-up scaling on the Quinault Reservation by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1965-1975. Mitchell vs. United States NOS. 772-71
through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.9: Appendix to defendants exhibit BR
– 1. Response report to plaintiffs exhibit AM - 1 parts I, II, and III about
tribes regeneration management on the Quinault Indian Reservation Defendant’s
exhibits BR - 1 - 1 through BR - 1 - 17 Mitchell, et. at. V. U.S. Dockett NOS.
772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.10: Appendix 3 to defendants exhibit
MBG - B-1. Evaluation of regeneration practices by the bureau of Indian affairs
on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Exhibits MBG - B – 30 through MBG - B – 47.
Helen Mitchell, et. al. v. U.S. of America Docket NOS. 772-71 through 775-71
U.S. Claims Court June 1988
40
40.11: Appendix 2 to defendants exhibit
MBG - B-1 Evaluations of regeneration practices by the bureau of Indian affairs
on the Quinault Indian Reservation. Exhibits MBG - B - 8 through MBGB - 29
Helen Mitchell, et. al. v. V.s. of America Docket NOS. 772-71 through 775-71
(U.S. Claims Court)
40
40.12: Appendix 1 to defendants exhibit
MBG - B-1 Evaluation of regeneration practices by the bureau of Indian affairs
on the Quinault Indian reservation Exhibits MBG - B-1 through MBG - B - 7 Helen
Mitchell, et. al. v. U.S.A. Docket NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S. Claims
Court)
40
40.13: Appendix 2 to Defendants Exhibit
MBG - ALEX – 1. Inventory of the 12 allotments upon which Plaintiffs
regeneration claim is based Exhibits DX - MBG - ALEX - 4 through DX - MBG -
ALEX - 11 Mitchell v. United States Docket NOS. 772-71 through 775-71 (U.S.
Claims Court)
41.1: DX GSA-l- supporting
documentation administrating fees collected and funds available and used in the
Forestry program for the Quinaults Fiscal Years 1965-1987. Doc. # 772-71to
775-71
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
