Paul Wilson research materials 1962-1995

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Paul Wilson research materials 1962-1995

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Paul Wilson was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Kansas, who, prior to his University service, participated in the Brown vs. Board of Education case on behalf of the State of Kansas. This collection contains research and notes for a journal article on John A. Halderman, court cases involving the Cherokee Nation, and research and notes on Wilson's book, . A time to lose

3 linear ft (3 boxes), 1 oversize box (16 x 20 cm)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Wilson, Paul E.

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Paul E. Wilson (1913-2001) graduated from the University of Kansas and Washburn University Law School. Having been admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1940, he served as Osage County attorney and assistant Attorney General of Kansas. It was in this latter capacity that he represented the state during the Brown v. Board of Education landmark case. In 1957 he was appointed as a faculty member in the University of Kansas School of Law. From the guide to the Paul Wilson research materials, 196...

Topeka (Kan.)

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Halderman, John Adams, 1833-1908,

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Cherokee nation

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Although the Treaty of Hopewell (1785) defined the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S., Congress during the Confederation period was unable to keep white squatters off Cherokee lands. With violence escalating between Cherokees and settlers, particularly those of the "State of Franklin" (now Tennessee), Congress in Sept. of 1788 issued a proclamation forbidding white intrustion on Cherokee land. From the description of A talk from the head men warriers of the Cherokey Natio...