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Series 3: Blair Report Controversy Subject Files, 1975-1976

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

Primarily newspaper clippings regarding an investigation commissioned by then State Republican Party Chairman Richard Rosenbaum. The legitimacy of the payment of newspaper editor Michael Blair for his research regarding the Mohawk Indian's land claims was questioned. Blair was commissioned by St. Lawrence County Democratic Assemblyman K. Daniel Haley, and was paid with campaign funds. In the report, Blair concluded that Mohawk Indians occupying Moss Lake territory at the time had no legal claims to the land. A copy of the confidential report is filed in the Arthur Einhorn subject files.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Arthur Einhorn Mohawk research collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been digitized and are available online. Access to the original audiovisual items is restricted.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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