Guide to the Garry W. Jewett Papers
1938-1942

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Jewett, Garry W.
Title: Garry W. Jewett Papers
Dates: 1938-1942 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet (3 containers)
Collection Number: Ax 147
Summary: Garry W. Jewett lived in Pomeroy, Washington and was an attorney for the Nez Percé tribe. The collection contains papers related to Jewett's service as attorney to the Nez Percé Indians.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials written in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Garry W. Jewett was an attorney and hotel owner in Pomeroy, Washington. He was an attorney for the Nez Percé tribe.

Content Description

The collection contains papers related to Jewett's service as attorney to the Nez Percé Indians in the Court of Claims, case no. L-194, Joseph's Band of Nez Percé Tribe of Indians vs. The United States, 1938-1942. The files include correspondence with Clarence C. Dill. There are also two boxes of material from Jeanne Jewett, including family photographs, correspondence and scrapbooks.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Garry W. Jewett Papers, Ax 147, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into the following series: Nez Perce correspondence; and Unprocessed papers.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Nez Percé correspondence
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 1 Nez Percé Indians and Wilkinson, Amos 1935-1936
1 2 Nez Percé Indians 1938-1942
1 3 Nez Percé Indians and Dill, Clarence 1937-1941
1 4 Nez Percé Indians 1940-1942
1 5 Jewett, Garry W. personal correspondence 1940-1955

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Unprocessed Papers
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
1 Autograph albums 1889-1892
1 Photograph albums
1 Photographs
1 Scrapbooks (2)
1 Letters (Correspondence) Jewett, Jeanne
Folder
2 2 Photographs; Miscellaneous
2 3 Jewett Family of America yearbooks
2 4 Jewett, Jeanne
2 5 Miscellaneous Records
2 6 Yearbooks of the Idaho Children's Commission
2 7 Letters (Correspondence)
2 8 Jewett, Jeanne personal Papers 1961
2 9 Photographs of family

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Subjects

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.

  • Personal Names :
  • Dill, Clarence C. (Clarence Cleveland), b. 1884--Correspondence
  • Jewett, Garry W.--Archives
  • Jewett, Jeanne
  • Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904
  • Wilkinson, Amos--Correspondence
  • Family Names :
  • Jewett family
  • Corporate Names :
  • Idaho Children's Commission
  • Nez Percé Tribe--Claims vs. United States
  • Subject Terms :
  • Lawyers-Washington (State)--Pomeroy
  • Legal assistance to Indians--United States
  • Nez Percé Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Autograph albums
  • Letters (Correspondence)
  • Photograph albums
  • Photographs
  • Yearbooks
  • Occupations :
  • Lawyers

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