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Reimbursement Of The Fort Berthold Indians Of North Dakota, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

In this report, dated June 4, 1940, also known as United States (US) House Report 2374, submitted by US Congressman Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota, the Committee on Indian Affairs recommends passage of US Senate Bill 414 "for the relief of the Indians of the Forth Berthold Reservation in North Dakota," with one amendment, that, on page 2, line 4, "10" should be struck and replaced with "5".

The Negroes Of Nebraska, Writers' Program, Work Projects Administration In The State Of Nebraska

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The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1940

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as the class president's philosophy, class poem, class will, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Sylvia Voux Daily".

Culture Club 1940-1941, Culture Club

Yearbooks

Club Year Book

Repeal Of The So-Called Wheeler-Howard Act, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, dated August 2, 1939, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 2103 which proposed a repeal of the Wheeler-Howard Act, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act (US Public Law 383). The report includes a summary of reasons why the act should be repealed as well as correspondences from the US Department of the Interior and the US Committee on Indian Affairs discussing the Indian Reorganization Act and the proposed repeal. US Senate Bill 2103 did not become public law.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 023 And 024, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 025 And 026, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Reimbursement Of The Fort Berthold Indians Of North Dakota, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report, dated February 21, 1939, also known as United States (US) Senate Report 78, was issued by the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to accompany US Senate Bill 414. In this report, the committee recommends passage of the bill, and provides background on the origins of the bill and it's decision to recommend passage.

See also:

An Act for the Relief of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota [internal note: ms. 1115]

Reimbursement of the Fort Berthold Indians of North Dakota [internal note: ms. 1021]

United State Senate Bill 414

A Bill To Amend Public Law Numbered 383, Seventy-Third Congress (48 Stat. L. 984), Relating To Indians, By Exempting From The Provisions Of Such Act Any Indian Tribe Or Reservation In The State Of North Dakota., United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) House of Representatives resolution (HR), dated January 25, 1939, proposes to exempt all Indian tribes of North Dakota from the provisions of US Public Law 73-383, also known as the Indian Reorganization Act or the Wheeler-Howard Act. It was introduced by US Representative Usher L. Burdick from North Dakota, and was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

The Light, Saint Philip Hospital School Of Nursing, 1939

St. Philip School of Nursing (1920-1962)

Yearbooks from the Saint Philip School of Nursing include black and white photographs of faculty, clinic instructors, and students. Also included are informational sections such as a class history, the class prophecy, the class president's philosophy, a class will, photographs of student activities, jokes, and advertisements. In this copy, a handwritten inscription on the front endsheet reads: "Sylvia Voux Daily".

Rosie Holmes Walker-Mrs. Mary E. Shaffer; Margaret Ellen Koontz, November 11, 1937, Rosa G. Holmes Walker

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Correspondence: Letter from Rosa G. Holmes Walker to Mary E. Shaffer and Margaret Ellen Koontz regarding loan application to acquire mortgage for property in Jacksonville, Florida.

Corporate Charter Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Ratified April 24, 1937., Harold Ickes

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Corporate Charter, submitted April 1, 1937 by United States (US) Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation for ratification, lays out the corporate and economic rights of the Tribes as an autonomous group.

The charter was ratification by the Tribes on August 7, 1937 and certified by tribal chairman Arthur Mandan and superintendent in charge of the reservation W. R. Beyer.

Tenant And Rent List, Burbridge And Higbee, Inc., June 30, 1937, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Accounting of payments from Burbridge and Higbee, Inc. - Real Estate, Rents, and Fire Insurance. Tenant list includes residences, rents due month, due dates, amounts paid, and outstanding balances.

Burbridge & Higbee- Mr. L.A. Truett, May 6, 1937, Clinton Burbridge

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Correspondence: Copy of letter, from Clinton Burbridge, Burbridge & Higbee, Jacksonville, Florida to L.A. Truett, Greenleaf Building, City (Jacksonville, Florida), regarding settlement of claim against Rosa H. Walker. Envelope addressed to Mrs. R.H. Walker enclosed.

Burbridge & Higbee- Mrs. R. H. Walker, April 18, 1937, Clinton Burbridge

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Correspondence: Letter from Clinton Burbridge, Burbridge and Higbee, Jacksonville, Florida, to Rosa G. Holmes Walker, Jacksonville, Florida, regarding obtaining a mortgage loan.

Culture Club, 1937-1938, Culture Club

Yearbooks

Club Year Book

Constitution And Bylaws Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, George W. Grinnell, Arthur Mandan, Peter H. Beauchamp

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This document, published October 12 1936, is the Constitution and Bylaws of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. This constitution was drafted in response to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (also known as the Wheeler-Howard Act) which purported to give Indigenous tribes in the United States more freedom to self-govern. This document outlines tribal sovereignty and governing issues including territory, membership, governing body, nominations and elections, vacancies and removal from office, powers, referendum, land, amendments, officer duties, salaries, meetings of council, and adoption of constitution and bylaws. The constitution is signed by George W. Grinnell …

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 24, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Administration Documents

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This particular show is a play written using letters owned by Lenora Lindley of Livermore, Kentucky written by a freed slave in Liberia to her former owner in Ohio County, Kentucky.

Rent Receipt, March 1936, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Receipt on Burbridge & Higbee paper showing amount tenant paid for rent at listed address.

Envelope With Notations, Burbridge & Higbee-Mrs. R.H. Walker, February 2, 1936, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Correspondence: Envelope addressed to Mrs. R.H. Walker from Burbridge & Higbee, handwritten notes on the front and back.

Certified Check, R.H. Walker-Tax Collector, February 2, 1936, R. H. Walker

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Check: Duplicate of certified check from R.H. Walker to Clyde H. Simpson, Tax Collector, The Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida.

Handwritten Receipts For Cash, January 1936, V. L. Stallworth

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Documents: Three handwritten receipts for cash to Mrs. R.H. Walker, signed by VL Stallworth.

Tenants And Rent List, Burbridge And Higbee- Mrs. R.H. Walker, December 31, 1935, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Accounting of payments sent to Mrs. R.H. Walker from Burbridge and Higbee - Real Estate, Rents and Fire Insurance. Tenant list includes residences, rents due month, due dates, amounts paid, and outstanding balances.

Handwritten Receipt For Cash, 10-28-35, V. L. Stallworth

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Handwritten receipt for cash: Mrs. R.H Walker Cash 100.00 VL Stallworth

Handwritten Receipt For Cash,10/14/35, V. L. Stallworth

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Handwritten receipt for cash: Cash received [o/c] rents $100.00 VL Stallworth.

Tenants And Rent List, Burbridge And Higbee- Mrs. R.H. Walker, Sep 30, 1935, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Accounting of payments sent to Mrs. R.H. Walker from Burbridge and Higbee - Real Estate, Rents and Fire Insurance. Tenant list includes residences, rents due month, due dates, amounts paid, and outstanding balances.

Writ, Clinton Burbridge Vs. W. Williams, September 18, 1935, J. Ollie Edmunds

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Writ issued by J.Ollie Edmunds, County Judge, shows receipt of payment. Plaintiff Clinton Burbridge vs, Defendant W. Williams. Deposit $2.00. Handwritten on top: Clinton Burbridge RH Walker Handwritten on back: Paid 9-24-35.

Handwritten Receipt For Cash, September 10, 1935, V. L. Stallworth

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Handwritten receipt for cash: Mrs. RH Walker Cash $100.00 VL Stallworth.

Handwritten Receipt For Cash, 9-6-35, V. L. Stallworth

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Handwritten receipt for cash: RH Walker Cash $50.00 VL Stallworth.

Plumbing Invoice, September 1935, Burbridge & Higbee

Real Estate Correspondence 1925-1937

Document: Bill and payment documentation for cutting off water line and labor, sent to Burbridge & Higbee, Jacksonville, Florida, from Samuel Galinsky, Licensed Plumber, Jacksonville, Florida. Initials on front: RHW. Stamped paid.