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Full-Text Articles in Law
Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White
Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White
Mayor Moscone
Letter claiming that he, Dan White, did not really resign
An Act To Establish For The Placement Of Indian Children In Foster Or Adoptive Homes To Prevent The Breakup Of Indian Families, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress
An Act To Establish For The Placement Of Indian Children In Foster Or Adoptive Homes To Prevent The Breakup Of Indian Families, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Child Welfare Act (IWCA) passed on November 8, 1978, addressed the high rate of removal of Indigenous children from their homes. The law established federal standards for removal and placement of children, imposing guidelines that aim to keep Indigenous children connected to their tribe and to their culture.
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission
United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission
US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations
This document, dated September 30, 1978, is the final report of the United States (US) Indian Claims Commission which operated from 1946 to 1978. The Claims Commission served as an intermediary between Indigenous people in the United States and the US Court of Claims to help process the volume of claims filed against the United States. Following the “Indian Citizenship Act” (An Act to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Issue Certificates of Citizenship to Indians) in 1924, an increasing number of Indigenous people were filing suit with the Court of Claims over treaty violations and other grievances about …
Ada Lois: The Sipuel Story, Ruth E. Swain
Ada Lois: The Sipuel Story, Ruth E. Swain
Women in History & the Law
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924-1995) applied to the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1946. Her application was denied, and in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma had to provide her with the same opportunities for a legal education as it provided other citizens. Rather than admit her to OU, the state established a law school specifically for her. She refused to attend, and her attorneys argued that the school did not afford the same educational opportunities as OU. The Oklahoma Attorney General conceded, and Fisher was …
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 183, Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition, Coleman Groves Poag
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 183, Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition, Coleman Groves Poag
Manuscript Collection
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) South Carolina Coalition Records consists of correspondence, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, and telegrams, extending from 1972-1978, sent by both supporters and non-supporters of ERA to Coleman Poag, South Carolina state senator for district 6, in an effort to influence Poag’s vote. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
William Gist Finley Papers - Accession 167, William Gist Finley
William Gist Finley Papers - Accession 167, William Gist Finley
Manuscript Collection
William Gist Finley (1895-1969) was a lawyer and solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (1930-1950) from York, SC. The William Gist Finley Papers consist of biographical data, correspondence, photographs, speeches, newspaper clippings, and other papers relating to Finley’s career and death, and to York County’s history. Includes biographical sketch of David Edward Finley, a history of York, South Carolina, York Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) Church history, Bethel Presbyterian Church history, York County Bible Society records, Kings Mountain National Park, Rose Hill State Park near Union, South Carolina, and the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad.
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 168, Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 168, Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Manuscript Collection
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) records, dating from 1970 to 1978, include correspondence, legislative journals, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, and other records relating to the work of the South Carolina Coalition in trying to get the ERA ratified by the South Carolina state legislature. There is relevant material concerning the ERA issue in other states. The Coalition was organized in 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.