Jerry C. Straus papers, 1934-1982.

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Jerry C. Straus papers, 1934-1982.

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Contains a collection of transcripts from the Indian Claims Commission from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning mainly the Shoshone Indians; appraisals of land and mineral resources; exhibit material; selection of books and maps; case petitions and pleadings and legislative history.

25 cartons (37.5 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Straus, Jerry C., 1936-

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Jerry C. Straus (1936- ) earned his LL. B. from Columbia University Law School in 1961. After graduating from law school, he was selected for the Attorney General's Honors Program at the Department of Justice, and served two years in the Appellate Section of the Department's Civil Division before joining the firm of Wilkinson, Cragun and Barker in 1963. He acted as an attorney for the Shoshone Indians. He co-founded the firm Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker in 1982. From the descriptio...

Wilkinson, Cragun, and Barker.

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United States. Indian Claims Commission

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Zitkala is the Indian name for Gertrude Bonnin, 1876-1938. From the guide to the National Council of American Indians records, 1926-1938, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Historical note: The Indian Claims Commission rendered a settlement between the United States Government and the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and the Yavapai-Apache Indian Community of Fort McDowell. The settlement involved the title transfer of two tracts of land outside the ...