Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Theodore Little Papers
1936-1984
Cage 515
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Little, Theodore
- Title
- Theodore Little Papers
- ID
- Cage 515
- Date [inclusive]
- 1936-1984
- Extent
- 5 Linear feet of shelf space, 7 Boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Papers of Theodore Little, attorney of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, including tribal court cases, tribal constitutions, and Indian matters. Also court case materials from his work as Asotin Port district attorney, research papers, correspondence, and proposals concerning the Clarkston, Washington area and the Lower Granite Dam.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Theodore Little Papers, 1936-1984 (Cage 515)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Theodore Little was born in Kettle Falls, Washington. He attended George Washington University in Washington D.C., and while there, worked in the U.S. Department of Commerce. He earned a master of patent law there, but municipal law became his specialty. He moved back to Washington, and worked in Olympia in the attorney general's office from 1938 to 1942 as an assistant. He was chief assistant from 1950 to 1953. He then moved to Clarkston, Washington, and began his career as a Clarkston attorney. Little had been counsel for the Asotin County Port District since 1958 when it was formed. He also was the tribal attorney for the Nez Perce Indian Nation. He also has been the past state commander of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, and their national judge advocate from 1966 to 1967. He served in combat in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans as a commissioned naval officer in World War II.
Little also belonged to many other associations. He was the director of the Nez Perce National Historical Park Association, and he was a past president of the Spalding Museum Foundation. He was the past president of the Lewiston-Clarkston Kiwans Club, the Asotin County Tuberculosis Association, chairman of the Asotin County Heart Fund, and director of Tri-State Memorial Hospital, the Clarkston Chamber of Commerce, and the Luna House Historical Society. He served two terms as the Washington state chairman of the Young Men's Christian Association youth and government legislative sessions.
Scope and Content
The papers of attorney Theodore Little concern his work for the Nez Perce Tribe; and his work for the Asotin County, Washington, Port District, and other commissions and foundations he worked with in Clarkston, Washington.
The first series consists of his work when he was the Nez Perce Tribal attorney. There is material covering Indian court cases, tribal constitutions, Indian matters, and also papers concerning Little's work at the Nez Perce National Historical Park, and other interests mainly concerning Indians.
The second series deals with Little's life as a Clarkston attorney. This material consists of his work as the Asotin Port District attorney, court cases, such as the case on John Kennedy, and the case called The County of Asotin vs. the Port of Clarkston. Also in this series is material concerning Little's other interests outside of work, such as papers about the Spalding Museum Foundation, The Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, and even some research material used for speeches. There is also a folder containing correspondence to Mrs. Eve Little.
The third series contains published work, mostly about Nez Perce reservation valuation reports, supplementals and affidavits concerning the tribe, and also economic and developmental summaries and proposals concerning the Clarkston area and the Lower Granite Dam. The folders start with material about the Nez Perce, and following that is material about the Clarkston area. The last items in this series are two reels of microfilm concerning the Nez Perce.
Arrangement
The papers arranged in three series. For series one and two, the folders are ordered by importance and amount of each category, with the largest starting out the series.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Eve Rockwell Little of Clarkston, Washington (MS85-17).
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Lower Granite Lake Dam (Wash.)
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Little, Theodore -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Lawyers -- Washington (State) -- Clarkston -- Records and correspondence
- Nez Perce Indians -- Government relations
- Indians of North America -- Idaho -- Government relations
- Native Americans
- Civil Procesdure and Courts
- Politics and Politicians
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Nez Perce Indian Matters |
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Columbia River Indians - Hunting and Fishing Rights and Cases |
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box | folder | |||
1947-1949 12 items. |
1 | 1 | ||
1954-1959 41 items. |
1 | 2 | ||
1960-1964 59 items. |
1 | 3 | ||
1965-1966 36 items. |
1 | 4 | ||
Jan, 1967- Jul, 1967 29 items. |
1 | 5 | ||
Aug, 1967- Dec, 1967 38 items. |
1 | 6 | ||
1968 32 items. |
1 | 7 | ||
Columbia River Indian Fishing Council 1965-1968 27 items |
2 | 8 | ||
Nez Perce |
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box | folder | |||
Nez Perce Constitution and By-law Changes 1947-1959 34 items |
2 | 9 | ||
Nez Perce Constitution and By-law Changes 1960-1968 37 items |
2 | 10 | ||
Nez Perce Tribal Resolutions and Decisions 1959-1969 62 items |
2 | 11 | ||
Nez Perce Tribal Meeting Notes 1962-1968 12 items |
2 | 12 | ||
Nez Perce Legal Court Documents 1953-1958 5 items |
2 | 13 | ||
Nez Perce Investments, Grants 1963 3 items |
2 | 14 | ||
Nez Perce Land Cases 1964-1968 21 items |
2 | 15 | ||
Nez Perce Land Selling 1967 5 items |
2 | 16 | ||
Nez Perce Discrimination Case 1965 3 items |
2 | 17 | ||
Nez Perce Community Action Program (CAP) 1966-1967 32 items |
2 | 18 | ||
State of Washington Indian Affairs 1963-1978 10 items |
2 | 19 | ||
Nez Perce National Historical Park, and others 1964-1977 36 items |
2 | 20 | ||
Nez Perce National Historical Park Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment 1981 2 items |
2 | 21 | ||
Nez Perce: Chief Timothy Park 1978-1981 22 items |
2 | 22 | ||
Nez Perce: Red Wolf Crossing Bridge 1967-1981 27 items |
2 | 23 | ||
Nez Perce: Jackson Sundown 1967 8 items |
2 | 24 | ||
Nez Perce: Anthropological Studies 1941-1967 30 items |
2 | 25 | ||
Nez Perce: Marmes Rockshelter 1967-1969 9 items |
2 | 26 | ||
Nez Perce: Miscellaneous 1953-1981 46 items |
2 | 27 | ||
Nez Perce: Photographs 1960-1965 11 items |
2 | 28 | ||
Nez Perce: Newspaper Clippings 1940-1984 55 items |
2 | 29 | ||
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Series 2: Subject Files |
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Port of Clarkston |
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box | folder | |||
1958-1967 41 items. |
3 | 30 | ||
1968 50 items. |
3 | 31 | ||
1969 35 items. |
3 | 32 | ||
Jan, 1970- Aug, 1970 48 items. |
3 | 33 | ||
Sept, 1970- Dec, 1970 22 items. |
3 | 34 | ||
1971 41 items. |
3 | 35 | ||
1972 4 items. |
3 | 36 | ||
1972-1976 34 items. |
3 | 37 | ||
box | folder | |||
County of Asotin vs. Port of Clarkston 1967-1971 54 items. |
3 | 38 | ||
Port of Clarkston Condemnation Appeal to Supreme Court 1966-1968 26 items. |
3 | 39 | ||
Asotin County Port District: Buying and Selling Land 1964-1973 68 items. |
3 | 40 | ||
Asotin County Port District vs. Clarkston Community Corporation |
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box | folder | |||
1967-1973 14 items. |
3 | 41 | ||
1970 6 items. |
3 | 42 | ||
box | folder | |||
Clarkston Chamber of Commerce 1970-1972 6 items. |
3 | 43 | ||
City of Clarkston 1967-1971 15 items. |
3 | 44 | ||
Asotin County: Airports 1947-1969 36 items. |
3 | 45 | ||
Camas Prarie Railroad Case 1962-1966 25 items. |
3 | 46 | ||
Lower Granite Dam 1970-1972 26 items. |
3 | 47 | ||
John Kennedy Case |
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box | folder | |||
1966 50 items. |
3 | 48 | ||
1966-1971 60 items. |
3 | 49 | ||
1967-1968 40 items. |
3 | 50 | ||
1971 40 items. |
3 | 51 | ||
box | folder | |||
McCarthy and Associates (Port) 1963-1968 13 items. |
3 | 52 | ||
E.D. McCarthy (Shopping Center, Spokane) 1966-1968 25 items. |
3 | 53 | ||
Port of Portland 1975 27 items. |
3 | 54 | ||
Resolutions 1966-1971 8 items. |
3 | 55 | ||
Washington Public Port Association |
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box | folder | |||
1968-1970 37 items. |
4 | 56 | ||
Jan 1971- Apr 1971 22 items. |
4 | 57 | ||
May 1971-1976 46 items. |
4 | 58 | ||
box | folder | |||
Swallows Park Marina 1964-1968 3 items. |
4 | 59 | ||
Spalding Museum Foundation |
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box | folder | |||
1950-1963 41 items. |
4 | 60 | ||
1964-1982 50 items. |
4 | 61 | ||
box | folder | |||
Asotin County Museum and Historical Society 1973-1977 31 items. |
4 | 62 | ||
The Lewis and Clark Trail Commission 1975-1982 13 items. |
4 | 63 | ||
Lewis-Clark Convention Center Project 1970-1971 6 items. |
4 | 64 | ||
Inland Empire Waterways Association 1963-1970 10 items. |
4 | 65 | ||
Department of Social and Health Sevices 1972 4 items. |
4 | 66 | ||
Tourism and Travel 1966-1982 14 items. |
4 | 67 | ||
Research Material Probably Used for Speeches |
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box | folder | |||
1936-1952 15 items. |
4 | 68 | ||
1965-1971 15 items. |
4 | 69 | ||
1973-1976 6 items. |
4 | 70 | ||
box | folder | |||
Maharishi International University 1971-1973 19 items. |
4 | 71 | ||
Ted Little: Pesonal, Historical Material 1936-1982 32 items. |
4 | 72 | ||
Ted Little: Personal Micellaneous 1957-1978 37 items. |
4 | 73 | ||
Ted Little: Postcards 1965-1981 33 items. |
4 | 74 | ||
Mrs. Eve Little: Correspondence 1964-1968 19 items. |
4 | 75 | ||
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Series 3: Publications, Microfilms, Reports |
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Appraisal of Nez Perce Reservation Land ceded to U.S.A., Valuation Reports |
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box | folder | |||
Volume I 1957 |
5 | 76 | ||
Volume II 1957 |
5 | 77 | ||
Volume III 1957 |
5 | 78 | ||
A Survey of the Recreation and Tourist Resources in the Nez Perce Country, The Survey Report |
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box | folder | |||
Volume I 1963 |
6 | 79 | ||
Volume II 1963 |
6 | 80 | ||
box | folder | |||
Memorandum and Accompanying Supplement for the Nez Perce Tribe 1960 |
6 | 81 | ||
Affidavit Concerning Claim of Nez Perce vs. U.S. for damages for loss of fishing due to Dalles Dam 1956 |
6 | 82 | ||
Middle Snake River Project Draft; Environmental Impact Statement 1975 |
6 | 83 | ||
Appeal: The Puyallup Indian Tribe, Inc., vs. the Department of Game and Fisheries of the State of Washington 1965 |
6 | 84 | ||
Environmental Statement: Lower Granite Dam 1971 |
6 | 85 | ||
Federal Land Acquisition Policies and Prodecures for the Lower Granite Lock and Dam 1971 |
7 | 86 | ||
An Economic Summary and a Comprehensive Plan for Clarkston Port District 1970 |
7 | 87 | ||
Development Plan for the Port of Wilma; North Clarkston 1969 |
7 | 88 | ||
Snake River Proposed Multi-Purpose Improvement Plan Asotin Dam 1960 |
7 | 89 | ||
Asotin Lock Feasibility Study 1968 |
7 | 90 | ||
Community Economic Analysis for Lewiston-Clarkston Urban Area 1966 |
7 | 91 | ||
Nez Perce Tribe of Indians Litigation Documents |
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box | folder | |||
Selected documents from the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75 (Bureau of Indian Affairs), collected for Washington, D.C. law firm Wilkinson, Boyden, Cragun & Barker in 1952 as supporting documentation for Nez Perce litigation. Dates are primarily 1855-1863. Includes documents related to the 1855 U.S. treaty with the Yakima and Confederated Tribes and the 1863 Nez Perce treaty, as well as selected correspondence. 1968 Two microfilm reels. |
7 | 92-93 | ||
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