Indian Claims Commission Records, circa 1948-1965

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Summary

Title:
Indian Claims Commission records
Dates:
circa 1948-1965
Creators:
United States. Indian Claims Commission and O'Marr, Louis J.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Indian Claims Commission Record, circa 1948-1965, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.247; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Background

Scope and content:

A majority of the collection consists of copies of legal documents brought before the Indian Claims Commission. Commission documents include petitions, reports, findings of facts, amendments, opinions, orders, and appeals. Also included are policies, draft reports, O'Marr correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and copies of historic acts and treaties.

Series 2 predominately pertains to California Indian groups, however, there is a small portion that also pertains to groups in Nevada.

Biographical / historical:

Louis J. O'Marr was a judge appointed to the Indian Claims Commission. A former grocer and a small-town Wyoming lawyer, he was elected state attorney general in 1943. Although not possessing any special expertise in Indian affairs, he was appointed as an assistant Commissioner to the Indian Claims Commission, created on 1946 August 13, and sworn in on 1946 April 10 by President Harry S. Truman.

Custodial history:

The collection consists of Louis J. O'Marr's original work files. The collection was then inherited by his granddaughter Valerie Lloyd upon his death. Lloyd gave the collection to Joy Strayer in 2003. Joy Strayer donated the collection to the Braun Research Library in 2007.

Processing information:

Processed by Anna Liza Posas, 2007. Additional processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Arrangement:

  • Series 1: General policy documents and correspondence, 1952-1963
  • Series 2: Indians of California records and documents, 1948-1962
  • Series 3: Non-California Indian claims, 1955-1965

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Anna Liza Posas
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-02-16 20:28:14 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

Indian Claims Commission Record, circa 1948-1965, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.247; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Location of this collection:
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027, US
Contact:
(747) 201-8448
rroom@theautry.org
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