Cornish, Melven Manuscript Collection
Coverage:
1876–1940
Source:
Papers, 20 feet
Description
Attorney. Case files (1903–1904) and letterbooks (1900–1905) relating to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians’ citizenship claims; dockets (1903–1904) for the central and southern divisions of the U.S. District Court; an account book (1899); and a record book (1876) entitled Proceedings of the Court of Claims, Choctaw Nation, along with clippings (1896–1907) and published court documents (1900–1940) relating to Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian cases represented by the law firm of Mansfield, McMurray, and Cornish in U.S. courts. [This collection is available online at the OU Libraries website.]