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Niebell, Paul M. Manuscript Collection

Coverage: 
1815–1989
Source: 
Papers, 23 feet

Description
Attorney. Case files (1815–1989) of attorney Paul M. Niebell. Files are arranged by type and docket number. Cases involve lawsuits filed by Indian tribes and were tried before the Indian Claims Commission, the U.S. Court of Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Niebell represented the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Osage, Seminole, Wichita, Caddo, Cheyenne-Arapaho, and other Indian tribes. The case files include briefs, petitions, exhibits, motions, opinions, and proceedings, as well as minutes (1952–1971) of the Creek Tribal Council.