Joseph Wicks Papers 1930-1974

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Joseph Wicks Papers 1930-1974

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Correspondence, case files, and legal documents pertaining to Wicks's service as Washington State Superior Court Judge of Okanogan and Ferry Counties from 1947 through 1960, and to his private practice, 1930-1947 and 1961-1972. Of special interest are the materials relating to Goldmark vs. Canwell libel case of 1963-1964, and his duties as attorney for the Colville Confederated Tribes, 1965-1970.

59 containers.; 29.5 linear feet of shelf space.; 21000 items.

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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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Wicks, Joseph, b. 1896-

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Joseph Wicks was born in 1896 in Braggs, Oklahoma. Because he was one-quarter Cherokee he was an enrollee in the Cherokee Nation. This lineage has had much to do with Wicks' private and professional life over the course of his career, including a proposed appointment as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Wicks graduated from high school at Bacone College, a Baptist Mission school in 1917. He then went into the army, serving overseas from 1917 to 1919. Upon his return to the...

Canwell, Albert

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Goldmark, John

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Washington (State). Superior Court (Okanogan and Ferry Counties)

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Colville Indians

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Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

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