Box 1 (Evans "Buck" George Collection)

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Reference code

CNAM-003.1

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Series

Title

Box 1 (Evans "Buck" George Collection)

Date(s)

  • 1991-1994 (Record-keeping activity)

Extent

1 box, 1 cu. ft.

Name of creator

(1932 January 26 - 2013 December 22)

Biographical history

Born in Rock Hill, S.C., Buck was one of five children born to the late Evans McClure George Sr. and Phoebe Messer George. He graduated from Rock Hill High School and attended Clemson University, where he was a football star and still holds some records as a running back. Buck also was drafted by the Washington Redskins. He was retired from Celanese. Buck was an Assistant Chief of the Catawba Indian Nation for 33 years and also served as the Chief. He played a significant part in the restoration of federal status for the Catawba Indian Nation. Buck was installed in the York County Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and recently received the Key to the City of Rock Hill for his work in Parks and Recreation.

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Scope and content

Unarranged items including:
Correspondence
USET resolutions, memos,1994
Cultural programming materials
National Congress of American Indians notes on meeting with OMB Director, 1994 February 22.
Project Proposals, committee reports,1994
EC agendas, memos, minutes, resolutions, 1994
Rock Hill Public Parks & Rec Commission agendas, memos, & correspondence, 1994
CIN Transition reports, 1994
National Indian Gaming Association fact sheets
Newsletters
Catawba Nation press releases
Copy of Congressional record no. 135, 1991 September 26
SCOTUS briefing books
Copies of newspaper articles on Indian Country news

System of arrangement

Unarranged.

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Conditions governing access

This collection is restricted. Please contact the Catawba Nation Archives for more information.

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Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Materials were collected by Evans "Buck" George in the period 1991-1994. The materials were then gathered and donated to the Catawba Nation Archives by his daughter, Dr. Wenonah G. Haire.

Immediate source of acquisition

Received from Dr. Wenonah G. Haire.

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Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

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Location

CNA 7B

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Archivist's note

Record created by Ensley F. Guffey, 2022 March 30.

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