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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Indian Claims Commission records
Creator:
United States. Indian Claims Commission
Creator:
O'Marr, Louis J.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.247
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date: circa 1948-1965
Language of Material:
English
.
Indian Claims Commission Decisions in cooperation with the University of Tulsa Law Library and the National Indian Law Library,
the Electronic Publishing Center digitized all 43 volumes of this collection, http://digital.library.okstate.edu/icc/index.html.
Tribal names used were taken from the formal Indian Claims Commission Index or the documents themselves.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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).
- 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
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.
Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit
https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Legal documents
Crow Indians -- Claims
Northern Paiute Indians -- Claims
Court dockets
Nez Percé Indians -- Claims
Omaha Indians -- Claims
Delaware Indians -- Claims
Miami Indians -- Claims
Shoshoni Indians -- Claims
Seminole Indians -- Claims
Dakota Indians -- Claims
Southern Paiute Indians -- Claims
Cherokee Indians -- Claims
Creek Indians -- Claims
Mohave Indians -- Claims