Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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Cage
515
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Creator:
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Little, Theodore
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Title:
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Theodore Little
Papers
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Dates:
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1936-1984 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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7 containers.
5 linear feet of shelf space.
1968 items.
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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Material on the Nez Percé Indian Tribe
of Idaho concerning court cases, tribal constitutions, Indian matters, some
microfilm included. Also court case materials from his work as Asotin Port
district attorney, research papers, correspondence, and proposals concerning
the Clarkston area and the Lower Granite Dam.
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Biographical Note
Theodore Little was born in Kettle Falls, Washington. He attended
George Washington University in Washington D.C., and while there, worked in the
U.S. Department of Commerce. He earned a master of patent law there, but
municipal law became his specialty. He moved back to Washington, and worked in
Olympia in the attorney general's office from 1938 to 1942 as an assistant. He
was chief assistant from 1950 to 1953. He then moved to Clarkston, Washington,
and began his career as a Clarkston attorney. Little had been counsel for the
Asotin County Port District since 1958 when it was formed. He also was the
tribal attorney for the Nez Perce Indian Nation. He also has been the past
state commander of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, and their national judge
advocate from 1966 to 1967. He served in combat in the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans as a commissioned naval officer in World War II.
Little also belonged to many other associations. He was the director
of the Nez Perce National Historical Park Association, and he was a past
president of the Spalding Museum Foundation. He was the past president of the
Lewiston-Clarkston Kiwans Club, the Asotin County Tuberculosis Association,
chairman of the Asotin County Heart Fund, and director of Tri-State Memorial
Hospital, the Clarkston Chamber of Commerce, and the Luna House Historical
Society. He served two terms as the Washington state chairman of the Young
Men's Christian Association youth and government legislative sessions.
Content Description
The papers of Theodore Little span the years of 1936 through 1984.
Arrangement
The papers of Theodore Little are arranged in three series. The first
series consists of his work when he was the Nez Perce Tribal attorney. There is
material covering Indian court cases, tribal constitutions, Indian matters, and
also papers concerning Little's work at the Nez Perce National Historical Park,
and other interests mainly concerning Indians. The folders are ordered by
importance and amount of each category, with the largest starting out the
series.
The second series deals with Little's life as a Clarkston attorney.
This material consists of his work as the Asotin Port District attorney, court
cases, such as the case on John Kennedy, and the case called The County of
Asotin vs. the Port of Clarkston. Also in this series is material concerning
Little's other interests outside of work, such as papers about the Spalding
Museum Foundation, The Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, and even some research
material used for speeches. There is also a folder containing correspondence to
Mrs. Eve Little. The folders are ordered the same as folders in the first
series.
The third series contains published work, mostly about Nez Perce
reservation valuation reports, supplementals and affidavits concerning the
tribe, and also economic and developmental summaries and proposals concerning
the Clarkston area and the Lower Granite Dam. The folders start with material
about the Nez Perce, and following that is material about the Clarkston area.
The last items in this series are two reels of microfilm concerning the Nez
Perce.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information The papers of Theodore Little, 1936-1984 (MS85-17), were donated to
the Washington State University Libraries by Eve Rockwell Little of Clarkston,
Washington.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access This collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation [Item Description]. Cage
515, Theodore Little
Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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.
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| Little, Eve Rockwell. waps (donor) |
| Little, Theodore --Archives (creator) |
| Nez Percé Indians--Government relations |
| Lower Granite Dam (Wash.) |
| Indians of
North America--Idaho--Government relations |
| Lawyers--Washington
(State)--Clarkston--Records and correspondence |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series 1: Nez Perce Indian
Matters
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Container(s)
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Description
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Columbia River Indians - Hunting
and Fishing Rights and Cases
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1947-1949
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12
items.
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1954-1959
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41
items.
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1960-1964
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59
items.
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1965-1966
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36
items.
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Jan, 1967- Jul,
1967
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29
items.
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Aug, 1967- Dec,
1967
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38
items.
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1968
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32
items.
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Columbia River Fishing
Council
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1965-1968
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27
items.
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1947-1959
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34
items.
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1960-1968
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37
items.
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Nez Perce Tribal Resolutions and
Decisons, 1959-1969
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6
items.
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Nez Perce Tribal Meeting
Notes, 1962-1968
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12
items.
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Nez Perce Legal Court
Documents, 1953-1958
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7
items.
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Nez Perce Investments,
Grants, 1963
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3
items.
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Nez Perce Indian Land
Cases, 1964-1968
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21
items.
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Nez Perce Discrimination
Case, 1965
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3
items.
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Nez Perce CAP Program, 1966-1967
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32
items.
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State of Washington Indian
Affairs, 1963-1978
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10
items.
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Nez Perce National Historical
Park, and others, 1964-1977
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36
items.
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Nez Perce National Historical
Park Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, 1981
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2
items.
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Nez Perce: Chief Timothy
Park, 1978-1981
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22
items.
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Nez Perce: Red Wolf Crossing
Bridge, 1967-1981
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27
items.
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Nez Perce: Jackson
Sundown, 1967
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8
items.
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Nez Perce: Anthropological
Studies, 1941-1967
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30
items.
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Nez Perce: Marmes
Rockshelter, 1967-1969
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9
items.
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Nez Perce:
Miscellaneous, 1953-1981
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46
items.
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Nez Perce:
Photographs, 1960-1965
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11
items.
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Nez Perce: Indian Newspaper
Clippings, 1940-1984
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55
items.
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Series 2: Subject Files
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Container(s)
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Description
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Port of Clarkston
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1958-1967
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41
items.
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1968
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50
items.
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1969
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35
items.
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Jan, 1970- Aug,
1970
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48
items.
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Sept, 1970-
Dec, 1970
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22
items.
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1971
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41
items.
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1972
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4
items.
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1972-1976
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34
items.
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County of Asotin vs. Port of
Clarkston, 1967-1971
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54
items.
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Port of Clarkston Condemnation
Appeal to Supreme Court, 1966-1968
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26
items.
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Asotin County Port District:
Buying and Selling Land, 1964-1973
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68
items.
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Asotin County Port District vs.
Clarkston Community Corporation
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1967-1973
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14
items.
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1970
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6
items.
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Clarkston Chamber of
Commerce, 1970-1972
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6
items.
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City of Clarkston, 1967-1971
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15
items.
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Asotin County:
Airports, 1947-1969
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36
items.
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Camas Prarie Railroad
Case, 1962-1966
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25
items.
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Lower Granite Dam, 1970-1972
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26
items.
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John Kennedy Case
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1966
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50
items.
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1966-1971
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60
items.
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1967-1968
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40
items.
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1971
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40
items.
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McCarthy and Associates
(Port), 1963-1968
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13
items.
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E.D. McCarthy (Shopping Center,
Spokane), 1966-1968
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25
items.
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Port of Portland, 1975
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27
items.
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Resolutions, 1966-1971
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8
items.
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Washington Public Port
Association
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1968-1970
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37
items.
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Jan 1971- Apr
1971
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22
items.
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May
1971-1976
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46
items.
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Swallows Park Marina, 1964-1968
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3
items.
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Spalding Museum
Foundation
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1950-1963
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41
items.
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1964-1982
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50
items.
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Asotin County Museum and
Historical Society, 1973-1977
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31
items.
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The Lewis and Clark Trail
Commission, 1975-1982
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13
items.
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Lewis-Clark Convention Center
Project, 1970-1971
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6
items.
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Inland Empire Waterways
Association, 1963-1970
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10
items.
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Department of Social and Health
Sevices, 1972
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4
items.
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Tourism and Travel, 1966-1982
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14
items.
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Research Material Probably Used
for Speeches
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1936-1952
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15
items.
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1965-1971
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15
items.
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1973-1976
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6
items.
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Maharishi International
University, 1971-1973
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19
items.
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Ted Little: Pesonal, Historical
Material, 1936-1982
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32
items.
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Ted Little: Personal
Micellaneous, 1957-1978
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37
items.
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Ted Little:
Postcards, 1965-1981
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33
items.
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Mrs. Eve Little:
Correspondence, 1964-1968
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19
items.
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Series 3: Publications, Microfilms,
Reports
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Container(s)
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Description
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Appraisal of Nez Perce
Reservation Land ceded to U.S.A., Valuation Reports
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Volume I, 1957
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Volume II, 1957
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Volume III, 1957
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A Survey of the Recreation and
Tourist Resources in the Nez Perce Country, The Survey Report
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Volume I, 1963
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Volume II, 1963
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Memorandum and Accompanying
Supplement for the Nez Perce Tribe, 1960
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Affidavit Concerning Claim of Nez
Perce vs. U.S. for damages for loss of fishing due to Dalles Dam, 1956
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Middle Snake River Project Draft;
Environmental Impact Statement, 1975
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Appeal: The Puyallup Indian
Tribe, Inc., vs. the Department of Game and Fisheries of the State of
Washington, 1965
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Environmental Statement: Lower
Granite Dam, 1971
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Federal Land Acquisition Policies
and Prodecures for the Lower Granite Lock and Dam, 1971
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An Economic Summary and a
Comprehensive Plan for Clarkston Port District, 1970
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Development Plan for the Port of
Wilma; North Clarkston, 1969
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Snake River Proposed
Multi-Purpose Improvement Plan Asotin Dam, 1960
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Asotin Lock Feasibility
Study, 1968
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Community Economic Analysis for
Lewiston-Clarkston Urban Area, 1966
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Nez Perce Tribe of Indians
Litigation Documents
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Selected documents from the
National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75 (Bureau of Indian
Affairs), collected for Washington, D.C. law firm Wilkinson, Boyden, Cragun
& Barker in 1952 as supporting documentation for Nez Perce litigation.
Dates are primarily 1855-1863. Includes documents related to the 1855 U.S.
treaty with the Yakima and Confederated Tribes and the 1863 Nez Perce treaty,
as well as selected correspondence. , 1968
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Two microfilm
reels.
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