Melven Cornish Collection
Scope and Contents
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Attorney. Case files (1903-1904) and letter books (1900-1905) from cases involving Choctaw and Chickasaw tribal citizenship claims; dockets (1903-1904) for the Southern and Central Divisions of the U.S. District Court for Indian Territory; an account book (1899) and a record book (1876) entitled "Proceedings of the Board of Chief Commissioners of the Court of Claims, Choctaw Nation"; along with clippings (1896-1907) and published court documents (1900-1940) relating to Choctaw and Chickasaw cases in U.S. courts. Cornish's law firm, Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish, represented the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations in cases involving tribal citizenship claims.
Dates
- 1815-1943
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
20 ft. (20 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Helen C. Hutchinson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Hutchinson, Helen C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1975.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cornish)
- Case files Subject Source: Ftamc
- Chickasaw Indians -- Claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickasaw Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickasaw Indians -- Tribal citizenship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickasaw Indians -- Tribal government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Tribal citizenship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Tribal government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cornish, Melven, 1873-1944
- Courts -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian Territory Subject Source: Naf
- Indians of North America -- Claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Tribal citizenship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Law firms -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawyers -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letterpress copybooks Subject Source: Ftamc
- Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish
- United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
- United States. District Court (Indian Territory : Central District)
- United States. District Court (Indian Territory : Southern District)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
