Guide to the Theodore Little Papers 1936-1984
Cage 515

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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)

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Detailed Description of Collection

Series 1: Nez Perce Indian Matters 

Columbia River Indians - Hunting and Fishing Rights and Cases 

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 

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 

Port of Clarkston 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Appraisal of Nez Perce Reservation Land ceded to U.S.A., Valuation Reports  

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  

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  

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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