United States. Department of the Interior
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Felix S. Cohen papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1325
Abstract:
The papers document Felix S. Cohen's professional career as a civil servant, private attorney, law professor, and author. From 1933-1957, Cohen drafted legislation for the Department of Interior, most notably the Wheeler-Howard Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. In 1939 he headed the Indian Law Survey, which compiled all federal laws regarding Native Americans. He edited the summary of that survey, known as The Handbook of Federal Indian Law, which remains a...
Dates:
1904-1992, bulk 1925-1953
Lucy Kramer Cohen papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2635
Abstract:
The collection documents the life and career of Lucy Kramer Cohen, particularly her work for several federal agencies, contributions to The Handbook of Federal Indian Law, and her political and advocacy work. Professional papers document Kramer Cohen’s work for the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, National War Labor Board, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Department of Labor, National Science Foundation, Public Health...
Dates:
circa 1900-2006
George Bird Grinnell papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1388
Abstract:
The papers, which consist of letterbooks, correspondence, and subject files, including photographs and writings, document George Bird Grinnell's leading role in the American conservation movement. The material focuses on Grinnell's adult life (1886-1938) and details his work as editor of Forest and Stream magazine, authority on American Indians of the West, and active participant in the National Audubon Society, the Boone and Crockett Club, the American Game Protective and Propagation...
Dates:
1859-1939
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Manuscripts and Archives
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George Bird Grinnell papers