Biographical Note
William James Crawford lived from 1907 to 1970 and worked as an attorney in Oregon. Crawford was born
in The Dalles, Oregon and educated at the University of Oregon. He was an attorney in Burns and Portland,
Oregon.
Content Description
The collection contains selected case files from 1949 to 1961. The case files in this collection were removed from a
miscellaneous file that was later destroyed. The cases are: 1) First Baptist Church of La Grande, Oregon vs. Oregon State
Baptist Convention, 1941-1953, a civil suit over money loaned for the construction of a church. 2) Indian
Claims Commission, number 17, Snake or Paiute Indians vs. United States, 1941-1961, a suit to recover value
of reservation land. The case files includes photocopies of U. S. Army and Bureau of Indian Affairs documents, 1864-1881,
depositions by Indians, and correspondence. Among the documents is "1879 Appraisal of the Former Malheur
Reservation, Eastern Oregon, Volume 1," Henry T. Murray, 1958. 3) National Labor Relations Board vs. Pacific
American Shipowners Association, et al. This is a series of labor arbitration cases, 1951-1955, in which
Crawford was referee. The collection also contains documents on several malpractice investigations by the
Oregon Bar Association, 1950-1956.
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], William James Crawford Papers, Ax 636, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon
Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.