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River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 11: The Spain Site (39lm301), A Winter Village In Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota, Carlyle S. Smith, Roger T. Granger Jr., Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

Honor Code, Indiana University Maurer School Of Law

Historic Documents

A student code of honor, created by the student body of the Indiana University School of Law, circa 1957.

Also attached are two copies of Dean Leon H. Wallace's memo titled, "Notice of Faculty Consideration of the Proposed Honor Code," dated December 16, 1957. One is a carbon copy of the memo, the other a mimeograph copy, but not a copy of the first.

Anthropological Papers, No. 51: Observations On Some Nineteenth-Century Pottery Vessels From The Upper Missouri, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Waldo R. Wedel

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a bundle of anthropological works sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, paper number 51 is an analysis of 25 pottery specimens from the Upper-Missouri area. These specimens are attributed to the Lewis and Clark expedition, to army personnel, and to other travelers. The origin of the pottery is uncertain, though there are indications that some pieces may have originated from Fort Berthold, Fort Buford, and Fort Stevenson. The paper offers background on pottery making in the Upper-Missouri, noting that the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa tribes made paddle-and-anvil pottery rather than coil pottery. Further background observations …

Letter From Cgm, University Of Alabama School Of Law

Alta Lamar King Letters Collection

No abstract provided.

1957 Juris Doctorate Candidates Of The School Of Law, University Of Alabama School Of Law

Juris Doctorate Candidates of the School of Law

No abstract provided.

Letter From Barton Greenwood To U.S. Representative Burdick Regarding Per Capita Payments As Inquired By Mrs. E. V. Schanandore, October 29, 1956, Barton Greenwood

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter from Acting Commissioner of the United States (US) Bureau of Indian Affairs Barton Greenwood to US Representative Usher Burdick provides information addressing an inquiry from Mrs. E. V. Schanandore regarding the delay of per capita payments authorized by US Public Law 533. Greenwood informs Burdick that the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council has reconsidered the enrollment of several applicants and that has delayed approval of the final tribal roll. Greenwood notes that since this distribution of funds will effectively comprise the last of the funds held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes, it's imperative that the rolls …

Letter From U.S. Representative Usher L. Burdick To Mrs. E.V. Schanandore Regarding Her October 15 Letter About Her Per Capita Payment, October 22, 1956, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated October 22, 1956, from U.S. Representative Usher L. Burdick to Mrs. E.V. Schanandore regarding her previous October 15 letter addressed to both U.S. Representative Otto Krueger and Usher L. Burdick about her per capita payment acknowledges that he has taken up the matter with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and will update her as soon as he is able.

Volume 31, Issue 1 (1956)

Obiter Dicta

No abstract provided.

An Act Relative To Employment For Certain Adult Indians On Or Near Indian Reservations, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Relocation Act or Adult Vocational Training Program passed on August 3, 1956, allowed for the Secretary of the Interior to establish vocational training programs for Indigenous people aged 18-35 with the expressed goal of increasing employment opportunities. The law additionally aimed to encourage Indigenous people to leave reservations and “assimilate” into more urban populations. The program resulted in many Indigenous people being moved off their land and into cities where they did not have the resources or support to establish themselves.

An Act To Provide For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) public law, also known as US Public Law 84-553, passed on June 4, 1956 allowed for the allocation of funds to enrolled members of the Three Affiliated Tribes from the settlement with the United States Government for the taking of their land for construction of the Garrison Dam.

Providing For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians Of The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated May 10, 1956, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 2151 which made specifications for the allocation of funds to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes, provided as compensation for the taking of their land for the Garrison Dam project. The bill proposes that enrolled tribal members receive a per capita payment of $500 with an additional 3.9 million dollars distributed pro rata. The bill also specifies that $218,354.52 be allocated to the tribal administration and government. The specifications for the allotment of funds were …

Legal Center First In U.S., Nanette Geeo

Publications Describing the Law School's History

No abstract provided.

Presidential Inability: Hearings Before Special Subcommittee To Study Presidential Inability Of The Committee On The Judiciary, House Of Representatives, 84th Congress, Special Subcommittee To Study Presidential Inability; Committee On The Judiciary. House Of Representatives. United States.

Congressional Materials

Explores solutions to the problem of "presidential inability".

Volume 30, Issue 3 (1956)

Obiter Dicta

No abstract provided.

A Bill To Provide For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives, Otto G. Krueger

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This bill, dated March 27, 1956, proposes to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior "to segregate the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States titled 'The Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota' on the basis of a membership roll prepared for that purpose and approved by the Secretary.

"The segregated shares. of adults, including interest accruals thereon, shall be subject to expenditure in accordance with plans prepared and submitted by such adult and approved by the Secretary. The segregated shares, including interest accruals thereon, of persons who are minors or non compos …

Providing For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated March 9, 1956, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 2151 which made specifications for the allocation of funds to members of the Three Affiliated Tribes, provided as compensation for the taking of their land for the Garrison Dam project. The bill proposes that enrolled tribal members receive a per capita payment of $500 with an additional 3.9 million dollars distributed pro rata. The bill also specifies that $218,354.52 be allocated to the tribal administration and government. The specifications for the allotment of funds were …

Authorizing Enrolled Members Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak To Acquire Trust Interests In Tribal Lands Of The Reservation, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated March 9, 1956, was written to accompany Senate Bill 1528 which primarily proposed to authorize enrolled members of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation to acquire trust interests in the tribal land of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Many who were relocated due to the construction of the Garrison Dam did not have adequate funds to reestablish themselves in their new location. Since it is prohibited to sell the tribal lands of an organized tribe, US Senate Bill 1528 would allow for individual tribal …

Providing For The Segregation Of Certain Funds Of The Fort Berthold Indians On The Basis Of A Membership Roll Prepared For Such Purpose, United States Congress, Us Senate, Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs, Joseph C. O'Mahoney

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report, dated March 6, 1956, submitted by Joseph C. O'Mahoney on behalf of the United States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to accompany US Senate Bill 1251 ("A Bill to Provide for the Segregation of Certain Funds of the Fort Berthold Indians on the Basis of a Membership Roll Prepared for Such Purpose").

This report begins with an explanation of the previous distributions of principal and interest from the $12,608,625 received by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Forth Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in compensation for lands taken for the construction of the Garrison Dam and corresponding …

University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 1956-1957, University Of Richmond

Law School Catalogues

General Statement:

The Law School was established as a part of Richmond College in 1870. In 1890 the family of the late Mr. T. C. Williams, who had been a devoted and useful trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the Law School. In recognition of this gift, the name of the School was changed to The T. C. Williams School of Law. At various times the School has received further generous gifts from members of the family of Mr. Williams. A substantial gift came through a bequest from Mr. T. C. Williams, Jr. who, like his …

A Bill To Provide For The Acquisition Of A Site And The Erection Thereon Of A Permanent Museum Building To House The Relics And Other Items Of Historical Value Of The Fort Berthold Indians, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This bill, dated February 29, 1956, proposes the acquisition of a site for, and construction of, a museum in which to house "the relics, records, and other items of historical value of the Fort Berthold Indians," to be administered by the United States National Park Service, further proposes "the appropriation of such sum, not in excess of $100,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act."

Juvenile Delinquency Among The Indians. Report Of The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, Made By Its Subcommittee To Investigate Juvenile Delinquency Pursuant To S. Res. 62 As Extended (84th Congress, 1st Session), United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report, dated February 16, 1956, from the United States (US) Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a detailed report on what the committee identifies as the “special problem” of juvenile delinquency among Indigenous children. The report aims to identify what contributes to delinquency, what can be done to correct it, what legislative or administrative changes could improve it, and how can the public be better informed about it. The report summarizes several hearings that were held with different tribes, including tribes inhabiting North Dakota and Minnesota; the report also includes comparative studies, statements, speeches, statistics, and reports on different …

Volume 30, Issue 2 (1956)

Obiter Dicta

No abstract provided.

Staff Of House Committee On The Judiciary, 84th Congress, Report On Presidential Inability, Staff Of The House Committee On The Judiciary

Congressional Materials

Considers various problems connected with presidential inability.

Telegram From U.S. Representative Usher L. Burdick To Chairman Martin Cross Regarding The Vote To Amend Public Law 280, January 13, 1956, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

In this telegram, United States Representative Usher Burdick replies a telegram dated January 12, 1956 from Martin Cross, Tribal Chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold, Representative Burdick states that he will vote to amend Public Law 280 as the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council has requested.

Report On Suitability For Federal Employment, Bern Porter

Security Files

No abstract provided.

Record Search Information, Bern Porter

Security Files

Committee on Un-American Activities report on links between the Russian Communist Party and various American technical associations.

Workshops On Legal Problems Of Atomic Energy, University Of Michigan Law School

Summer Institute on International and Comparative Law

In 1952 the University of Michigan Law School, as a part of its summer session program, offered an Institute entitled "Industrial and Legal Problems of Atomic Energy. " The 1946 Atomic Energy Act, creating a virtually complete government monopoly, was then in effect, and private development of peaceful uses of atomic energy was for the most part merely a gleam in the eyes of a few forward-looking individuals. The 1952 Institute was devoted to the task of obtaining a preview of atomic affairs to come. The speakers on the program could do no more than look forward and speculate on …

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1955, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1956

Published by authority

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1956, Jamaica

Jamaica

The Laws of Jamaica passed in the year 1956

Published by authority

55/12/13 Highest Ohio Court Gets Sheppard Plea, Cleveland News

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Reports that Columbus Attorney Paul M. Herbert was employed as special counsel to handle Sam's appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. Herbert pointed to blood evidence that ruled out Sam as the murderer. Saul S. Danaceau, Thomas J. Parrino and Gertrude B. Mahon argued for the prosecution.