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Curry-Weissbrodt Collection

James E. Curry and I.S. Weissbrodt acted as the attorneys on behalf of the Tlingit and Haida to resolve aboriginal land claims. Curry and Weissbrodt drafted many of the documents and collected other relevant material that now constitute the Curry-Weissbrodt archival collection.

The Curry papers were created or generated by James E. Curry and associates from the 1930s to the 1950s and include materials relating to the Alaska Native Brotherhood, and issues of concern to the Tlingit and Haida, such as fishing rights and regulations, timber development, and possessory rights of Alaska Natives.

The Weissbrodt papers were created and gathered by I.S. Weissbrodt and associates from 1957 to the 1970s and document the administration and activities of the early Tlingit and Haida Central Council, general land-claims of the period, and the more specific documents relating to the enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA).

In 1981, the entire collection was gifted to the Sealaska Heritage Institute from Tlingit and Haida Central Council. In 1999, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a grant to SHI to digitize and make the collection available on the Internet. SHI has posted the following documents to give a preview of the recently digitized collection before it is launched on the World Wide Web with full search-and-index capabilities. SHI believes this collection will further its mission and show ways Alaska Natives can preserve and document their histories through digital library development and conservation. You must use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view documents. Click here for a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Box 12/Folder 8.1:

Letter from William Paul to Ray Paddock concerning the U.S. Department of the Interior's definition of "tribe," on ANB letterhead. 2/21/77.
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Box 14a/Folder 12.1:

Letter to Chairman of the Subcommittee of Indian Affairs (James A. Haley) from John Borbridge in reference to his concerns about the drafting of ANCSA. 5/10/71.
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Article by John Borbridge in Commonwealth magazine about ANCSA: "Americanization does not demand that we must all be alike" n.d.
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Article by John Borbridge concerning Aboriginal Title, ANCSA, and precedent setting cases in the 9^th Circuit Court. 1/23/70.
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Copy of an address given to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce by John Borbridge concerning ANCSA and Alaska Native Land Rights. 10/3/69.
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Box 17/ Folder 8.2:

AFN Memo: AFN position paper with respect to the Natives land claims issue. 6/20/69.
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AFN Memo: AFN (ANCSA) policy concerning attorney relationships in advancing claims.
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Box 17a/ Folder 23.1:

U.S. Department of the Interior letter to AFN regarding their concerns over pipeline's impact on Alaska Native Peoples. 3/10/72.
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Sierra Club Magazine article about ANCSA. 1/72.
AFN Memo: To Boyd L. Rasmussen, Bureau of Land Management concerning pipeline's impact on Alaska Native Peoples. 3/8/71.
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Box 18/ Folder 01:

Letter from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives concerning ANCSA and aboriginal title. 6/15/67.
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Box 18/ Folder 5.1:

91^st Congress/ 1^st Session. October 16, 1969. S.3041: A Bill to Provide for the Settlement of Certain Land Claims of Alaska Natives. An early version of what was called "Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1969" at this time.

Box 18/ Folder 7.3:

AFN letter/ position paper "Concerning the Settlement of the Alaska Native Lands Issue." 8/4/69.

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