Henry S. Manley papers,
- Author:
- Manley, Henry S. (Henry Sackett), 1892-1967.
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-178 local
- Abstract:
- This collection contains materials related to Manley's legal career, including transcripts, briefs, testimony, and evidence from legal cases. It also includes photocopies of manuscripts, reports, publications, notes, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, blueprints, and maps. One of the strengths of this collection is the amount of material pertaining to Native Americans. Another strength is a fair amount of research material that relates to Manley's book, The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1784. The Legal Papers Series is not close to comprehensive concerning Manley's legal career. The volume of material from approximately 1930 to1950, in particular, is rather small. Nevertheless, the collection does include a good sampling of the cases with which he was involved. The Personal Papers Series is quite small, as this is not the focus of the collection.
- Historical Note:
- Henry Sackett Manley was born in Smith Mills in western New York on January 29, 1892. He died September 14, 1967, in Lakeland, Florida. Manley graduated from Northwestern University College of Law in 1916. In 1917-1918, he was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, becoming an instructor for pilots going into bomber assignments. From 1920 to 1924, Manley practiced law in Jamestown, NY. From 1931 to 1936, Manley was Counsel to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. He was a key figure in developing the New York State Milk Control Board. Manley defeated the former milk control system in the U.S. Supreme Court in Nebbia v. New York, decided in 1934 (reported in 291 U.S. 502). Manley's book, The Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 1784 was published in 1932. As an Assistant Attorney General in the New York State Department of Law, Manley represented the Shinnecock Indians (Suffolk County, Long Island) in successfully fighting off developers who coveted land the tribe claimed. In 1939, he represented Hattie Charles, who asserted she was an Indian, in a legal matter (U.S. v. Hattie Charles).
- Physical Description:
- 2.26 cu. ft
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy. local
- Subjects:
- Indians of North America New York (State), Shinnecock Indians, Indians of North America, and Shinnecock Indians
- Genres/Forms:
- Clippings. aat, Court decisions. aat, Manuscripts. aat, Maps. aat, Photographs. aat, and History
- Names:
- Manley, Henry S. (Henry Sackett), 1892-1967
- Chronological Terms:
- 1775-1783 fast
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) History Revolution, 1775-1783, New York (State), and United States
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