Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 841
Inclusive Dates
1978-1993
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
28,000 pieces 14.0 linear feet
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of the records used by the defense attorney in the Catawba Indian land claim trial. Included in the collection are correspondence, memoranda, appendices, reports, financial references, legal brief, newspaper clippings, and other records concerning the land dispute. South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 1986 was an important case regarding aboriginal title in the United States. A settlement was eventually reached where the Catawba Indian Nation’s aboriginal title was revoked in exchange for $50,000,000 in 1993. This collection would prove invaluable to anyone researching the Catawba Indian Nation, its history, and relation to local history.
Provenance
The records and papers of the defense’s case were donated to the Archives on February 1, 1994 by Daniel Byrd.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Catawba Indian Land Claim Dispute Records - Accession 841". Finding Aid 1242.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1242
LC Subject Headings
Catawba Indians--South Carolina--Claims; Catawba Indians--Land tenure--South Carolina; Catawba Indian Nation--Trials, litigation, etc.; South Carolina--Trials, litigation, etc.
