Little, Theodore Papers, 1936-1984

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Theodore Little
Papers, 1936 - 1984

The papers of Theodore Little, 1936-1984 (MS85-17), were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Eve Rockwell Little of Clarkston, Washington. The papers were processed by Kathleen M. Dondanville from October to December of 1985.

Number of containers: 7
Linear feet of shelf space: 5
Approximate number of items: 1,968

BIOGRAPHY

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.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The papers of Theodore Little span the years of 1936 through 1984, and are arranged in three series. 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 folders are ordered by importance and amount of each category, with the largest starting out the series.

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 folders are ordered the same as folders in the first series.

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.

SERIES LIST

Series	Boxes
Series 1. Nez Perce Indian Matters	1-2
Series 2. Subject Files	3-4
Series 3. Publications, Microfilms, Reports	5-7

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
Series 1
1	1	Columbia River Indians - Hunting and Fishing Rights and Cases, 1947-1949	12
	2	1954-1959	41
	3	1960-1964	59
	4	1965-1966	36
	5	Jan. 1967- Jul. 1967	29
	6	Aug. 1967- Dec. 1967	38
	7	1968	32
2	8	Columbia River Fishing Council, 1965-1968	27
	9	1947-1959	34
	10	1960-1968	37
	11	Nez Perce Tribal Resolutions and Decisons, 1959-1969	6
	12	Nez Perce Tribal Meeting Notes, 1962-1968	12
	13	Nez Perce Legal Court Documents, 1953-1958	7
	14	Nez Perce Investments, Grants, 1963	3
	15	Nez Perce Indian Land Cases, 1964-1968	21
	17	Nez Perce Discrimination Case, 1965	3
	18	Nez Perce CAP Program, 1966-1967	32
	19	State of Washington Indian Affairs, 1963-1978	10
	20	Nez Perce National Historical Park, and others, 1964-1977	36
	21	Nez Perce National Historical Park Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, 1981	2
	22	Nez Perce: Chief Timothy Park, 1978-1981	22
	23	Nez Perce: Red Wolf Crossing Bridge, 1967-1981	27
	24	Nez Perce: Jackson Sundown, 1967	8
	25	Nez Perce: Anthropological Studies, 1941-1967	30
	26	Nez Perce: Marmes Rockshelter, 1967-1969	9
	27	Nez Perce: Miscellaneous, 1953-1981	46
	28	Nez Perce: Photographs, 1960-1965	11
	29	Nez Perce: Indian Newspaper Clippings, 1940-1984	55

Box	Folder	Description	No. of Items
Series 2
3	30	Port of Clarkston, 1958-1967	41
	31	1968	50
	32	1969	35
	33	Jan. 1970- Aug. 1970	48
	34	Sept. 1970- Dec. 1970	22
	35	1971	41
	36	1972	4
	37	1972-1976	34
	38	County of Asotin vs. Port of Clarkston, 1967-1971	54
	39	Port of Clarkston Condemnation Appeal to Supreme Court, 1966-1968	26
	40	Asotin County Port District: Buying and Selling Land, 1964-1973	68
	41	Asotin County Port District vs. Clarkston Community Corporation, 1967-1973	14
	42	1970	6
	43	Clarkston Chamber of Commerce, 1970-1972	6
	44	City of Clarkston, 1967-1971	15
	45	Asotin County: Airports, 1947-1969	36
	46	Camas Prarie Railroad Case, 1962-1966	25
	47	Lower Granite Dam, 1970-1972	26
	48	John Kennedy Case, 1966	50
	49	1966-1971	60
	50	1967-1968	40
	51	1971	40
	52	McCarthy and Associates (Port), 1963-1968	13
	53	E.D. McCarthy (Shopping Center, Spokane), 1966-1968	25
	54	Port of Portland, 1975	27
	55	Resolutions, 1966-1971	8
4	56	Washington Public Port Association, 1968-1970	37
	57	Jan. 1971- Apr. 1971	22
	58	May, 1971-1976	46
	59	Swallows Park Marina, 1964-1968	3
	60	Spalding Museum Foundation, 1950-1963	41
	61	1964-1982	50
	62	Asotin County Museum and Historical Society, 1973-1977	31
	63	The Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, 1975-1982	13
	64	Lewis-Clark Convention Center Project, 1970-1971	6
	65	Inland Empire Waterways Association, 1963-1970	10
	66	Department of Social and Health Sevices, 1972	4
	67	Tourism and Travel, 1966-1982	14
	68	Research Material Probably Used for Speeches, 1936-1952	15
	69	1965-1971	15
	70	1973-1976	6
	71	Maharishi International University, 1971-1973	19
	72	Ted Little: Personal, Historical Material, 1936-1982	32
	73	Ted Little: Personal Miscellaneous, 1957-1978	37
	74	Ted Little: Postcards, 1965-1981	33
	75	Mrs. Eve Little: Correspondence, 1964-196819

Box	Folder	Description
Series 3
5	76	Appraisal of Nez Perce Reservation Land ceded to U.S.A., Valuation Reports Volume I, 1957
	77	Volume II, 1957
	78	Volume III, 1957
6	79	A Survey of the Recreation and Tourist Resources in the Nez Perce Country, The Survey Report Volume I, 1963
	80	Volume II, 1963
	81	Memorandum and Accompanying Supplement for the Nez Perce Tribe, 1960
	82	Affidavit Concerning Claim of Nez Perce vs. U.S. for damages for loss of fishing due to Dalles Dam, 1956
	83	Middle Snake River Project Draft; Environmental Impact Statement, 1975
	84	Appeal: The Puyallup Indian Tribe, Inc., vs. the Department of Game and Fisheries of the State of Washington, 1965
	85	Environmental Statement: Lower Granite Dam, 1971
7	86	Federal Land Acquisition Policies and Prodecures for the Lower Granite Lock and Dam, 1971
	87	An Economic Summary and a Comprehensive Plan for Clarkston Port District, 1970
	88	Development Plan for the Port of Wilma; North Clarkston, 1969
	89	Snake River Proposed Multi-Purpose Improvement Plan Asotin Dam, 1960
	90	Asotin Lock Feasibility Study, 1968
	91	Community Economic Analysis for Lewiston-Clarkston Urban Area, 1966
	92-93	Two microfilm reels. 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.