Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 705
Inclusive Dates
1977-1983, nd
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
3,000 pieces, 1.50 linear feet
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
The South Carolina General Assembly Catawba Indian Study Commission Records contain various papers dealing with the Catawba Indian Land Claim issue as well as papers dealing with the commission itself. The collection consists of Correspondence, minutes, memos, notes, expense records, press releases, newspaper articles, hearing records, litigation requests, census report (1900), statements, testimonies, resumés, proposed settlements, records of legislation and legal actions, and maps, relating to the Catawba Indian problem in South Carolina; together with hearing record (1 v., 1979). Persons represented include state legislators Robert L. McFadden and Coleman G. Poag. The commission was created by the South Carolina General Assembly to study the case to the Catawba Indian Nation’s Land Claim that eventually went to the Supreme Court in 1986. South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 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 A settlement was eventually reached where the Catawba Indian Nation’s aboriginal title was revoked in exchange for $50,000,000 in 1993.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 Papers of the Catawba Indian Study Commission were donated by former SC State Senator Coleman Poag on September 1, 1987.
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 Study Commission Papers - Accession 705". Finding Aid 1423.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1423
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina. General Assemby. Catawba Indian Study Commission--Archives; South Carolina. General Assemby--Committees; Catawba Indians--Claims; Catawba Indians--Land tenure; Indians of North America--South Carolina--Claims; Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.; Indians of North America; Government relations; Legislative hearings--South Carolina; Actions and defenses--South Carolina; Legislation--South Carolina; South Carolina--Maps; Poag, Coleman G. (Coleman Groves), 1930-2004; McFadden, Robert L. (Robert Lawrence), 1929-2010
