Effie Knowles Case Records

Case records related to The Seminole Indians of Florida v. The United States before the Indian Claims Commission. Specifically, these records pertain to a 1976 petition for attorney fees to be awarded to Effie Knowles. The majority of the files contain exhibits submitted by Knowles supporting her petition for fees to be awarded for legal services rendered from 1955 until 1976. Much of the services rendered, as is represented by the exhibit documents, involved research of the Seminole Indians of Florida, in particular Florida land and land use. In addition to the petition exhibit files, the collection also includes material related to a motion to dismiss appeal before the U.S. Court of Claims, correspondence with other attorneys, and statements before the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. The majority of the records in this collection are photocopies of originals.