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University of Oklahoma Libraries
Western History Collections
Melven Cornish Collection
Cornish, Melven (b. ca. 1870). Papers, 1876–1940. 20 feet. 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 University of Oklahoma Libraries website, with
the exception of the published materials.
Box 1
Folder:
1. Askew, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
2. Newt and W. Quint Askew, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1904.
3. C.M. Coppedge v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
4. J.T. Marshall v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
5. Ola May McPherren v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
6. Kate Gamel, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
7. John C. Bradshaw v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. J.B. Sparks, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
9. Glenn, Tucker, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
10. Glenn, Tucker, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
11. Glenn, Tucker, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
12. Glenn, Tucker, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
13. Glenn, Tucker, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
14. C.C. Passmore v. Chickasaw Nation, 1904.
15. Durant v. Choctaw Nation, 1904.
16. Richard C. Wiggs, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
17. Jack Ames, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
18. Edward H. Bounds v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
19. John M. Fitzhugh, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
20. Jas A. McLellan, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
21. Chas L. Jones, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
22. Ann Thompson, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
23. Wm. P. Thompson, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
24. Jas F. Biddie, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. John L. Woody, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
Box 2
Folder:
1. Harrison, S.J. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
2. Moore, Joseph, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1899.
3. Lester, P.S. v. Choctaw Nation, 1898.
4. Smith, Melissa Jane, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1898.
5. Leard, J.T. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
6. Hignight, E., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
7. Womack, J.H., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. McSwain, Ella, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
9. Leflore, Katurah v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
10. Pearcy, Triphena E, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
11. McKinnon, Lula, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
12. Phillips, Dora, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1899.
13. Spring, A.A., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1904.
14. McKinney, C.J., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1904.
15. Herndon, Quintus v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1897.
16. King, Robert (Oliver) v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903
17. Brennon, Thomas v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
18. Doak, James, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
19. Lewsaw, Alice, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
20. Burch, William H., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
21. Stinnett, Mary Elizabeth, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
22. Rocket, Louis v. Choctaw Nation, 1902.
23. Wall, Samuel C. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
24. Kelley, James R. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. Randolph, Dick, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903
26. Apple, Eliza J., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
27. Graham, Thomas M. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
Box 3 Folder:
1. McCarthy, John, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
2. McCarthy, John, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
3. Heigle, Lee, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
4. Roff, A.B., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
5. Glenn, Joseph B., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
6. Tucker, Glenn, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
7. Goins, Robert, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. Arnold, T.D., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
9. Cobb, W.F., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
10. Cobb, W.F., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
11. Cobb, W.F., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
12. Cobb, W.F., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
13. Brown, T.B., et al v. Choctaw Nations, 1903.
14. Stinnett, Lewis Clay, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
15. Sorrells, H.J. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
16. Hayes, John T. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
17. Sessums, W.R. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
18. Boyd, James T. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
19. Mickle, Joanna v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
20. Huffman, Mary v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
21. Thompson, B.F. v. Choctaw Nation, 1904.
Box 4 Folder:
1. Poe, G.M., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
2. Benight, Susan S. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
3. Palmer, Sarah, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
4. Trahern, Lula, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
5. Sparks, J.W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
6. Watkins, Nannie, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
7. Reagan, Robert L, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. Holder, John P., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
9. Paul, Annie May, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
10. Sanders, Mary A., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
11. Caldwell, Samuel C., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
12. Paul, Althea, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
13. Crudup, R.L., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
14. Trout, S.G., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1904.
15. Nail, Mary E. and Eli, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
16. Brooks, George W., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
17. Hyden, J.W., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
18. Stroud, Francis L, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
19. Phillips, Gray W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
20. Hunter, John T., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
21. Moore, W.E., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
22. Davis, David, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
23. Love, Mrs. A.J., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
24. Cross, William R., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. Blassingame, J.W., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
26. Hill, J.C., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
27. Thompson, J.W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
28. Hawkins, R.H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
Box 5 Folder:
1. London, Julia, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1904.
2. Tidwell, John A., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
3. Casey, Elisabeth, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
4. Mitchell, William C., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
5. Mitchell, William C., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
6. Ivey, James L., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
7. Lewis, Zora P., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
8. Bradley, W.P., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
9. Edwards, Ophelia S. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
10. Armstrong, Mattie Lee, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
11. Mallory, Mrs. A.O. et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
12. Garvin, Lydia, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
13. Miller, Henry E., et al, v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
14. Standifer, Frank v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
15. Halford, George M.D., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
16. Forsythe, William J., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
17. Dehart, Susan v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
18. Brasil, Jennie, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
19. Early, Preston, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
20. Jones, Martha J., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
21. Brogdon, Sarah D., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
22. Seay, O.W. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
23. Vanergiff, William , et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
24. Hill, Evans, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. Harvey, Mrs. M.M. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
26. Arnold, William W., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
27. Moore, William E., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
28. Hill, J.H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
29. Cope, A.W. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
30. Forbes, J.N., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
31. Cook, George H. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
32. Hill, A.B., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
33. Newton, Helen V., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
34. Lee, DeWitt C., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
35. Mitchell, William, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
36. James, Annie v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
37. Brown, William Heighton, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
38. Grady, John M., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
39. Nail, A.H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
40. Jones, Sarah, et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
Box 6 Folder:
1. Glenn, Joseph, B., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
2. Glenn-Tucker, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
3. Underwood, Mary v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
4. Stallings, W.H. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
5. Underwood, Essia, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
6. McDuffie, Daniel, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
7. Duncan, Sallie v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. Neeley, Francis, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
9. Pittman, W.R. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
10. Alexander, W.V. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
11. Gideon, Nellie J., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
12. Vernon, D.B., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
13. Law, A.H., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
14. Law, Margaret E., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
15. Lancaster, Hiram, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
16. Laflin, Nancy A., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
17. Horne, Joanna, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
18. Hill, Polly, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
19. Joins, U.S., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
20. Standley, Mattie E., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
21. Love, Joe N. et al Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
22. Alexander, Eliza A., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
23. Albright, J.E.C., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
24. Bunks, Burton S., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
25. Cooper, Noah W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
26. Cornish, John H. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
27. Wright-Meek, Calvin, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
28. Rhoads, L.F. et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
29. Skaggs, John v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
30. Shields, Sarah, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
31. Evans, E.A. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
32. Stewart, Bettie v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
33. Poyner, W.W., et al, v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
34. Whaley, Mary W., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
35. Scoby, A.E. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
36. Rawley, Henry B. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
37. Thomas, William L., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
38. Human, John M., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
39. Arnold, Martha, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903. (see also Box 9, Folders
9 and 10).
Box 7 Folder:
1. Petty, Edmund J., et al, v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
2. Brown, Joseph H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
3. Dutten, Henry, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
4. Carroll, S.H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
5. Blake, L.L., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
6. Potts, Verna P., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
7. Scoby, A.E. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. Davis, Viney, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
9. Parks, I.E., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
10. Mitchell, John et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
11. Mitchell, John et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
12. Mitchell, John et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
13. Cotton, E.W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
14. Johnson, Lydia M., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
15. Kelton, Sarah A., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
16. Reynelds, Sarah Jane, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
17. Zummwalt, Emily J., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
18. Gordon, Harriett, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
19. Phillips, G.P., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
20. Jones, Walter W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
21. Jones, Walter W., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
22. Riddle, S.B., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
23. Riddle, S.B., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
24. Tapp, P.L. and Rosa v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. Marrs, Jane, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
26. Marrs, Jane, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
27. Marler, Ida, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
28. Harris, Rebecca, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
29. Sartin, John, et al v. Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
30. Wooldridge, George, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
31. Howard, W.G., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
32. Henderson, Nancy, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
33. Woolsey, N.B., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
34. Howell, Nettie v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
35. Duncan, William v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
36. Carson, M.D., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
37. Pate, J.L.C., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
38. Beaver, Walter L., et al v. Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, 1903.
39. Bennett, Ella, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
40. Morgan, Frank P. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
Box 8 Folder:
1. Parks, I.E., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
2. Cotton, Bertie, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
3. Sullinger, Chas, D., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
4. Godard, Mary et al, v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
5. Miner, T.J., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
6. Crabtree, J.M., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
7. Smith, Anna (nee Agee), et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
8. Tucker, Glenn, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
9. Stephens, W.T., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
10. White, George L., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
11. Butler, Molsie Foster v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
12. Howell, Nettie v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
13. Norman, Nelson H. v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
14. Botteroff, Emma, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
15. Paul, George W., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
16. Story, W.R., et al v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
17. Kizer, Sarah E., v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
18. Crowson, A.J., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
19. Layman, John S., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
20. White, George Lee, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
21. Hamilton, Annie J., v. Chickasaw Nation, 1903.
22. Jennings, Mary L., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
23. Sledge, William, et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
24. Garvin, S.J. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
25. James, Wilson H., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
26. Tucker, James H., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
27. Smith, Anna (nee Agee), et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
28. Johnson, George W. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
29. Husbands, Francis E. v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
30. Thompson, Mary Ann, et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1903.
31. Perry, William F., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
32. Perry, Augustus K., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
33. Hill, Louis; Goodall, Chas; Lancaster, Hiram; et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations,
1903.
34. U.S. Dept. of Interior. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1900-1903. (Re: Wiley
Adams, Matt Davis, et al and Charley C. Yeiser).
35. Notes made on miscellaneous cases. 1899.
36. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations v. U.S. Cong. no. 17,641. Court of claims, 1937-1939.
(K-260 and K-376).
37. U.S. Supreme Court, October term 1942. #80. Choctaw Nation v. the U.S. and the
Chickasaw Nation.
Box 9
Folder:
1. Riddle, J.T., et al v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1903.
2. Poem by J.H. Needham, "In Honor of Company 'C' and all who wore the khaki" from
Pittsburg County. Also, Daisy Buffington, Homestead deed #34889, Cherokee Freedmen,
Roll no. 9, 5/31/09. Page 25 of document by M. Cornish, copyright 1941.
3. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Attorneyship, 1916.
4. Miscellaneous. "The Baby Act". Dec. 1904 Expense account. Richard McLish v. Leslie
M. Shaw, Sec. of Treasury, et al, 1905.
5. Opinions delivered by Choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship Court. 1903.
6. U.S. Court of Claims. Depositions for Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations v. United States.
1930.
7. U.S. Court of Claims. Depositions for Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. 1929.
8. Constitution of the Choctaw Nation.
9. Arnold, Martha, et al. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, (see also Box 6, Folder 39 and
Box 9 Folder 10).
10. Arnold, Martha, et al. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
Box 10 Folder:
1. Tishomingo Docket, 1903-1904.
2. South McAlester Docket, 1902-1904.
3. Ledger. Law firm Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish.
4. Congressional Record, February 28, 1928.
5. Martin, Mary Elizabeth- Citizenship case.
6. Ligon, Bettie, et al v. D.H. Johnson et al, Green McCurtain et al, James R. Garfield,
Secretary of Interior.
7. Hill, Polly v. Choctaw Nation, 1897. (see also Box 6, Folder 18.)
8. Barefoot, G.W., citizenship correspondence.
9. Coleman, Richard B., et al v. Choctaw Nation, 1901.
10. West Lula, et al and John Shockley v. Choctaw Nation, 1889.
11. Husbands, Frances E. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
12. Thompson, William C., v. Choctaw Nation, 1905.
13. Vaughan, Benjamin C. and Benjamin J., 1905.
14. Perry, Joe and Dillard, citizenship cases.
15. Chickasaw Nation v. the U.S. no.880, no. k-376. 1938-1939.
16. G.W. Dukes et al v. Wm. Goodall, et al. No.4396.
17. Identification of Mississippi Choctaws.
18. Lists of citizenship cases before Choctaw and Chickasaw Court.
19. Official list of voters of the Chickasaw Nation, 1904.
Box 11
Folder:
1. Roll sheet of dismissed cases, 1904-1905.
2. Speeches given at Chickasaw and Choctaw conventions.
3. Speeches given to Congress by chief of Choctaw Nation, 1901.
4. Testimony and correspondence concerning Choctaw Nation governorship, G.W. Dukes,
G. McCurtain, T. Hunter.
5. Correspondence with U.S. government on citizenship cases, voting and land allotments.
1899-1904.
6. Cornish and Mansfield; arguments before Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes on
behalf of Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
7. Questioning the laws relating to Chickasaw and Choctaw citizenship. Issue of closing the
rolls.
8. Poll books, Pickens and Pontotoc counties, general election, Aug. 13, 1902.
9. Concerning "Incompetent" fund and per capita payments to Chickasaw Nation.
10. Papers concerning education in Indian Territory. Government report on Indian schools,
1904.
11. Taxation: Chickasaw and Muskogee Nations.
12. Papers on the Atoka Agreement.
13. Land allotments. regulations concerning coal and asphalt lands in Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations.
14. T.A. Bounds case. Concerning fencing of public domain, Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations.
15. Emigration claim of Ish-ko-tubbe (or Washington), 1875-6. Biddie case.
16. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations v. Tams Bixby, et al.
17. Re-appointment of Judge Hosea Townsend to the Southern District of the Indian
Territory. 1901.
18. Statements relative to Election and Inauguration of Green McCurtain, Principal Chief of
the Choctaw Nation. 1902.
19. William H. Murray "Alfalfa Bill". Campaign for governor. 1918.
20. Planning of supplement to the Atoka Agreement. 1901-1904.
Box 12
Folder:
1. "An Act to ratify and confirm agreement with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes…"
2. The Dawes Commission and the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory. A report by
Charles F. Meserve, Pres. of Shaw Univ., Raleigh, N.C. 1896.
3. The Silver Question. 1893 and 1898.
4. Statement and treaty in Chickasaw language. 1902.
5. Request for payment of legal services. Question of identity of J.T. and S.B. Riddle.
6. Document summarizing several citizenship cases. Justice Dept., February 19, 1907.
7. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. Official announcement-Oklahoma Anti-Saloon
League. July 18, 1910.
8. Envelopes to Mrs. C.L. McClure, McAlester, Ok. Photos of a house and cattle.
9. Seventh Annual Report. Dec. 31, 1926. Independent Oil and Gas Co., Tulsa, Ok.
10. Correspondence, 1926-1927. E.E. McInnis, George E. Hamilton, John F. McCarron, and
Cecil H. Smith.
11. Notes for oral argument on decision of Dec. 1, 1941.
12. Miscellaneous statements concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, 1889-1892. Lucy
E. Dowdy v. U.S., no.833 and Calvin Chairs v. U.S., no. 306. March 16, 1891.
13. Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #1. 1899-1900.
14. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #2. 1900.
15. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #3.
16. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #4.
17. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #5. 1901.
18. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #6. 1901-1902.
19. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #7. 1902.
20. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #8. 1902-1903.
21. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation Letterbook #9. 1903.
Box 13
Folder:
1. Letterbook #10. 1903.
2. Letterbook #11. 1903.
3. Letterbook #12. 1903-1904.
4. Letterbook #13. 1904.
5. Letterbook #14. 1904.
6. Letterbook #15. 1904.
7. Letterbook #16. 1904-1905.
8. Letterbook #17. 1905.
9. Letterbook #18. 1905.
Box 14
Choctaw Nation v. the U.S. Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4. 1881-1883. Brief on behalf of claimant.
December, 1883.
Oral arguments of Samuel Shellabarger and F.P. Cuppy. Feb. 12, 1884. Petition as amended.
February 26, 1884.
Box 15 Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
1859
1861- 1866
Box 16 Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
1867
1871
1872
1873
1874 (two copies)
1875
Box 17 Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
1875
1877
1878
1884
1885
Box 18 Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
1886
1887 (two copies)
Sixth Annual Report of the Commission 1899
Ninth Annual Report of the Commission 1902
Eleventh Annual Report of the Commission 1904
Box 19 Hearings before the Committee of Indian Affairs. Sixty-Sixth Congress.
First Session. Vol. 1. June 30, 1919.
Investigation of Indian Contracts. Vol. 1. February 28, 1911.
Hearings before the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H.R. 9017. May 27-28, 1924.
H.R. 15649 February 25, 1908.
H.R. 10741 December 12-21, 1928.
Several letters from the Secretary of the Interior.
Box 20 Report of The Select Senate Indian Committee on Affairs in Indian Territory. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.
Indian Appropriation Bill, 63rd Congress, Third Session, H.R. 20150. June 30, 1916.
Message from the President on 'Coal Lands in Oklahoma'. February 28, 1910.
Several documents from Congress about Indian Affairs.
Box 21 Final Roll of Choctaws by Blood
Correspondence with the Five Civilized Tribes from March 3, 1893 to January 1, 1897.
Eleventh Annual Report of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Fiscal year ending June
30, 1904.
Rules of practice in allotment contest cases.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior. June 30, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1906.
Box 22 Court of Claims of the U.S. The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations v. the U.S. No. 17641. (several
copies)
Box 23 Court documents of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Oct. 1938. No. 880. The Chickasaw Nation v.
the U.S. (several copies)
Box 24 Court of Claims. The Chickasaw Nation v. the U.S. No. K-334. January 8, 1945. (several court
documents)
Box 25 Investigation of Indian Contracts. Report No. 2273. June 25, 1910. Vol. 1, Vol. 2. (3 sets)
Box 26
Court of Claims. Choctaw Nation v. the U.S. Several documents. No. J-231, No. F-168, No. H-
510, No. J-31.
Supreme Court. Choctaw Nation v. the U.S. No. 615, Oct. 1936.
Box 27
Annual Report of the U.S. Indian Inspector for the Indian Territory. June 30, 1900- June 30, 1904
Maps of segregated coal lands in the Indian Territory. 1904 (several copies).
Report of the Governor of Oklahoma to the Secretary of the Interior. June 24, 1904.
Box 28 Complete Roll of the Choctaw Claimants and their Heirs. 1889. Court of Appeals. (several court
documents)
Box 29 Court documents on Indian Affairs in the Indian Territory. 1944 (several court documents)
Box 30 Supreme Court of the U.S. Appeals from the Court of Claims. Reply Brief for the U.S. March 9,
1900.
Citizenship Court Cases (several).
Box 31 Court of Claims. The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation v. the U.S. Several court cases from 1901-
1905.
Box 32 Court of Claims Record Book. Record of the proceedings of Chief Commissioner at Atoka,
Oklahoma. September 1876.
Box 33
American State Papers. Class II. Vol. II. Indian Affairs. 1815
American State Papers. Vol. VII. Public Lands. 1860. (two copies)
American State Papers. Vol. VIII. Public Lands. 1861.
Box 34 Folder:
1. Index of letters, correspondence and papers regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw
citizenship cases).
2. Index to the U.S. House and Senate regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, public
notices.
3. Index to claims cases in the U.S. Court of Claims.
4. Index of transcripts and briefs of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
5. Index of cases and transcripts in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
6. Index of pamphlets and single documents and books - later additions to the Index.
7. Record of Proceedings in Criminal Cases, McAlester, 1933 and 1935. (Bound)
University of Oklahoma Libraries
Western History Collections
Melven Cornish Collection
Name Index
Adams, Wiley: Box 8 Folder 34
Albright, J.E.C.: Box 6 Folder 23
Alexander, Eliza A.: Box 6 Folder 22
Alexander, W.V.: Box 6 Folder 10
Alfalfa Bill: Box 11 Folder 19
Ames, Jack: Box 1 Folder 17
Apple, Eliza: Box 2 Folder 26
Armstrong, Mattie Lee: Box 5 Folder 10
Arnold, Martha: Box 6 Folder 39 and Box 9 Folder 9
Arnold, T.D.: Box 3 Folder 8
Arnold, William W.: Box 5 Folder 26
Askew, Newt: Box 1 Folders 1-2
Askew, W. Quint: Box 1 Folders 1-2
Barefoot, G.W.: Box 10 Folder 8
Beaver, Walter L.: Box 7 Folder 38
Benight, Susan S.: Box 4 Folder 2
Bennett, Ella: Box 7 Folder 39
Biddie, Jas F.: Box 1 Folder 24
Bixby, Tams: Box 11 Folder 16
Blake, L.L.: Box 7 Folder 5
Blassingame, J.W.: Box 4 Folder 25
Botteroff, Emma: Box 8 Folder 14
Bounds, Edward H.: Box 1 Folder 18
Bounds, T.A.: Box 11 Folder 14
Boyd, James T.: Box 3 Folder 18
Bradley, W.P.: Box 5 Folder 8
Bradshaw, John C.: Box 1 Folder 7
Brasil, Jennie: Box 5 Folder 18
Brennon, Thomas: Box 2 Folder 17
Brogdon, Sarah D.: Box 5 Folder 21
Brooks, George W.: Box 4 Folder 16
Brown, Joseph H.: Box 7 Folder 2
Brown, T.B.: Box 3 Folder 13
Brown, William Heighton: Box 5 Folder 37
Buffington, Daisy: Box 9 Folder 2
Bulter, Molsie Foster: Box 8 Folder 11
Bunks, Burton S.: Box 6 Folder 24
Burch, William H.: Box 2 Folder 20
Caldwell, Samuel C.: Box 4 Folder 11
Carroll, S.H.: Box 7 Folder 4
Carson, M.D.: Box 7 Folder 36
Casey, Elisabeth: Box 5 Folder 3
Chairs, Calvin: Box 12 Folder 12
Cobb, W.F.: Box 3 Folders 9-12
Coleman, Richard B.: Box 10 Folder 9
Cook, George H.: Box 5 Folder 31
Cooper, Noah W.: Box 6 Folder 25
Cope, A.W.: Box 5 Folder 29
Coppedge, C.M.: Box 1 Folder 3
Cornish, John H.: Box 6 Folder 26
Cornish, Melven: Box 9 Folder 2
Cotton, Bertie: Box 8 Folder 2
Cotton, E.W.: Box 7 Folder 13
Crabtree, J.M.: Box 8 Folder 6
Cross, William R.: Box 4 Folder 24
Crowson, A.J.: Box 8 Folder 18
Crudup, R.L.: Box 4 Folder 13
Cuppy, F.P.: Box 14
Davis, David: Box 4 Folder 22
Davis, Matt: Box 8 Folder 34
Davis, Viney: Box 7 Folder 8
Dehart, Susan: Box 5 Folder 17
Doak, James: Box 2 Folder 18
Dowdy, Lucy E.: Box 12 Folder 12
Dukes, G.W.: Box 10 Folder 16
Duncan, Sallie: Box 6 Folder 7
Duncan, William: Box 7 Folder 35
Durant: Box 1 Folder 15
Dutten, Henry: Box 7 Folder 3
Early, Preston: Box 5 Folder 19
Edwards, Ophelia S.: Box 5 Folder 9
Evans, E.A.: Box 6 Folder 31
Fitzhugh, John M.: Box 1 Folder 19
Forbes, J.N.: Box 5 Folder 30
Forsythe, William J.: Box 5 Folder 16
Gamel, Kate: Box 1 Folder 6
Garvin, Lydia: Box 5 Folder 12
Garvin, S.J.: Box 8 Folder 24
Gideon, Nellie J.: Box 6 Folder 11
Glenn, Joseph B.: Box 3 Folder 5 and Box 6 Folder 1
Glenn, Tucker: Box 1 Folders 9-13, Box 6 Folder 2 and Box 8 Folder 8
Godard, Mary: Box 8 Folder 4
Goins, Robert: Box 3 Folder 7
Goodall, Chas: Box 8 Folder 33
Goodall, William: Box 10 Folder 16
Gordon, Harriet: Box 7 Folder 18
Grady, John M.: Box 5 Folder 38
Graham, Thomas M.: Box 2 Folder 27
Halford, George M.D.: Box 5 Folder 15
Hamilton, Annie J.: Box 8 Folder 21
Hamilton, George E.: Box 12 Folder 10
Harris, Rebecca: Box 7 Folder 28
Harrison, S.J.: Box 2 Folder 1
Harvey, Mrs. M.M.: Box 5 Folder 25
Hawkins, R.H.: Box 4 Folder 28
Hayes, John T.: Box 3 Folder 16
Heigle, Lee: Box 3 Folder 3
Henderson, Nancy: Box 7 Folder 32
Herndon, Quintus: Box 2 Folder 15
Hignight, E.: Box 2 Folder 6
Hill, A.B.: Box 5 Folder 32
Hill, Evans: Box 5 Folder 24
Hill, J.C.: Box 4 Folder 26
Hill, J.H.: Box 5 Folder 28
Hill, Louis: Box 8 Folder 33
Hill, Polly: Box 6 Folder 18 and Box 10 Folder 7
Holder, John P.: Box 4 Folder 8
Horne, Joanna: Box 6 Folder 17
Howard, W.G.: Box 7 Folder 31
Howell, Nettie: Box 7 Folder 34 and Box 8 Folder 12
Huffman, Mary: Box 3 Folder 20
Human, John M.: Box 6 Folder 38
Hunter, John T.: Box 4 Folder 20
Husbands, Francis E.: Box 8 Folder 29 and Box 10 Folder 11
Hyden, J.W.: Box 4 Folder 17
Ish-ko-tubbe: Box 11 Folder 15
Ivey, James L.: Box 5 Folder 6
James, Annie: Box 5 Folder 36
James, Wilson H.: Box 8 Folder 25
Jennings, Mary L.: Box 8 Folder 22
Johnson, D.H.: Box 10 Folder 6
Johnson, George W.: Box 8 Folder 28
Johnson, Lydia M.: Box 7 Folder 14
Joins, U.S.: Box 6 Folder 19
Jones, Chas L.: Box 1 Folder 21
Jones, Martha J.: Box 5 Folder 20
Jones, Sarah: Box 5 Folder 40
Jones, Walter W.: Box 7 Folders 20-21
Kelley, James R.: Box 2 Folder 24
Kelton, Sarah A.: Box 7 Folder 15
King, Robert (Oliver): Box 2 Folder 16
Kizer, Sarah E.: Box 8 Folder 17
Laflin, Nancy A.: Box 6 Folder 16
Lancaster, Hiram: Box 6 Folder 15 and Box 8 Folder 33
Law, A.H.: Box 6 Folder 13
Law, Margaret E.: Box 6 Folder 14
Layman, John S.: Box 8 Folder 19
Leard, J.T.: Box 2 Folder 5
Lee, Dewitt C.: Box 5 Folder 34
Leflore, Katurah: Box 2 Folder 9
Lester, P.S.: Box 2 Folder3
Lewis, Zora P.: Box 5 Folder 7
Lewsaw, Alice: Box 2 Folder 19
Ligon, Bettie: Box 10 Folder 6
London, Julia: Box 5 Folder 1
Love, Joe N.: Box 6 Folder 21
Love, Mrs. A.J.: Box 4 Folder 23
Mallory, Mrs. A.O.: Box 5 Folder 11
Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish Law Firm: Box 10 Folder 3
Marler, Ida: Box 7 Folder 27
Marrs, Jane: Box 7 Folders 25-26
Marshall, J.T.: Box 1 Folder 4
Martin, Mary Elisabeth: Box 10 Folder 5
McCarron, John F.: Box 12 Folder 10
McCarthy, John: Box 3 Folders 1-2
McClure, C.L. (Mrs.): Box 12 Folder 8
McCurtain, Green: Box 11 Folder 18
McDuffie, Daniel: Box 6 Folder 6
McInnis, E.E.: Box 12 Folder 10
McKinney, C.J.: Box 2 Folder 14
McKinnon, Lula: Box 2 Folder 11
McLellan, Jas A.: Box 1 Folder 20
McLish, Richard: Box 9 Folder 4
McPherren, Ola May: Box 1 Folder 5
McSwain, Ella: Box 2 Folder 8
Meserve, Charles F.: Box 12 Folder 2
Mickle, Joanna: Box 3 Folder 19
Miller, Henry E.: Box 5 Folder 13
Miner, T.J.: Box 8 Folder 5
Mitchell, John: Box 7 Folder 10-12
Mitchell, William C.: Box 5 Folders 4-5
Mitchell, William: Box 5 Folder 35
Moore, Joseph: Box 2 Folder 2
Moore, William E.: Box 4 Folder 21 and Box 5 Folder 27
Morgan, Frank P.: Box 7 Folder 40
Murray, William H.: Box 11 Folder 19
Nail, A.H.: Box 5 Folder 39
Nail, Eli: Box 4 Folder 15
Nail, Mary E.: Box 4 Folder 15
Needham, J.H.: Box 9 Folder 2
Neeley, Francis: Box 6 Folder 8
Newton, Helen V.: Box 5 Folder 33
Norman, Nelson H.: Box 8 Folder 13
Palmer, Sarah: Box 4 Folder 3
Parks, I.E.: Box 7 Folder 9 and Box 8 Folder 1
Passmore, C.C.: Box 1 Folder 14
Pate, J.L.C.: Box 7 Folder 37
Paul, Althea: Box 4 Folder 12
Paul, Annie May: Box 4 Folder 9
Paul, George W.: Box 8 Folder 15
Pearcy, Triphena E.: Box 2 Folder 10
Perry, Augustus K.: Box 8 Folder 32
Perry, Dillard: Box 10 Folder 14
Perry, Joe: Box 10 Folder 14
Perry, William F.: Box 8 Folder 31
Petty, Edmund J.: Box 7 Folder 1
Phillips, Dora: Box 2 Folder 12
Phillips, G.P.: Box 7 Folder 19
Phillips, Gray W.: Box 4 Folder 19
Pittman, W.R.: Box 6 Folder 9
Poe, G.M.: Box 4 Folder 1
Potts, Verna P.: Box 7 Folder 6
Poyner, W.W.: Box 6 Folder 33
Randolph, Dick: Box 2 Folder 25
Rawley, Henry B.: Box 6 Folder 36
Reagan, Robert L.: Box 4 Folder 7
Reynelds, Sarah Jane: Box 7 Folder 16
Rhoads, L.F.: Box 6 Folder 28
Riddle, J.T.: Box 9 Folder 1 and Box 12 Folder 5
Riddle, S.B.: Box 7 Folders 22-23 and Box 12 Folder 5
Rocket, Louis: Box 2 Folder 22
Roff, A.B.: Box 3 Folder 4
Sanders, Mary A.: Box 4 Folder 10
Sartin, John: Box 7 Folder 29
Scoby, A.E.: Box 6 Folder 35 and Box 7 Folder 7
Seay, O.W.: Box 5 Folder 22
Sessums, W.R.: Box 3 Folder 17
Shellabarger, Samuel: Box 14
Shields, Sarah: Box 6 Folder 30
Shockley, John: Box 10 Folder 10
Skaggs, John: Box 6 Folder 29
Sledge, William: Box 8 Folder 23
Smith, Anna (nee Agee): Box 8 Folder 7 and 27
Smith, Cecil H.: Box 12 Folder 10
Smith, Melissa Jane: Box 2 Folder 4
Sorrells, H.J.: Box 3 Folder 15
Sparks, J.B.: Box 1 Folder 8
Sparks, J.W.: Box 4 Folder 5
Spring, A.A.: Box 2 Folder 13
Stallings, W.H.: Box 6 Folder 4
Standifer, Frank: Box 5 Folder 14
Standley, Mattie E.: Box 6 Folder 20
Stephens, W.T.: Box 8 Folder 9
Stewart, Bettie: Box 6 Folder 32
Stinnett, Lewis Clay: Box 3 Folder 14
Stinnett, Mary Elizabeth: Box 2 Folder 21
Story, W.R.: Box 8 Folder 16
Stroud, Francis L.: Box 4 Folder 18
Sullinger, Chas D.: Box 8 Folder 3
Tapp, P.L.: Box 7 Folder 24
Tapp, Rosa: Box 7 Folder 24
Thomas, William L.: Box 6 Folder 37
Thompson, Ann: Box 1 Folder 22
Thompson, B.F.: Box 3 Folder 21
Thompson, J.W.: Box 4 Folder 27
Thompson, Mary Ann: Box 8 Folder 30
Thompson, William C.: Box 10 Folder 12
Thompson, Wm. P.: Box 1 Folder 23
Tidwell, John A.: Box 5 Folder 2
Townsend, Hosea: Box 11 Folder 17
Trahern, Lula: Box 4 Folder 4
Trout, S.G.: Box 4 Folder 14
Tucker, Glenn: Box 3 Folder 6
Tucker, James H.: Box 8 Folder 26
Underwood, Essia: Box 6 Folder 5
Underwood, Mary: Box 6 Folder 3
Vanergiff, William: Box 5 Folder 23
Vaughan, Benjamin C.: Box 10 Folder 13
Vaughan, Benjamin J.: Box 10 Folder 13
Vernon, D.B.: Box 6 Folder 12
Wall, Samuel: Box 2 Folder 23
Watkins, Nannie: Box 4 Folder 6
West, Lula: Box 10 Folder 10
Whaley, Mary W.: Box 6 Folder 34
White, George L.: Box 8 Folder 10 and 20
Wiggs, Richard C.: Box 1 Folder 16
Womack, J.H.: Box 2 Folder 7
Woody, John L.: Box 1 Folder 25
Woolridge, George: Box 7 Folder 30
Woolsey, N.B.: Box 7 Folder 33
Wright, Meek, Calvin: Box 6 Folder 27
Yeiser, Charley C.: Box 8 Folder 34
Zummwalt, Emily J.: Box 7 Folder 17