This collection consists of a variety of materials collected by Emma Echols during her decades of work with the Catawba Nation, including newspaper clippings, photographs, oral history notes and transcripts, magazines, programs, and other materials related to the Catawba Nation.
Emma EcholsThis collection contains materials related to the Catawba Indian Nation’s legal struggle to settle land claims with the State of South Carolina and to reclaim federal recognition. The collection includes research notes and articles, newspaper articles, copies of legal filings and rulings from state and federal courts, internal and external communications, contracts and invoices from the Native American Rights Fund, and attorneys representing the Catawba Indian Nation.
Jay Bender14 field notebooks
Records kept by Dr. Wenonah G. Haire during her tenure as director of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project (CCPP).
Dr. Wenonah G. HaireThis collection contains meeting agendas, minutes, reports, memoranda, and correspondence from Evans "Buck" George's tenure on various boards and committees, including the Executive Committee of the Catawba Indian Nation, USET, IHS Nashville Region, and the Rock Hill Department of Parks and Recreation, among others. Also included are materials from a variety of professional conferences and annual meetings Chief George attended throughout the years.
Evans McClure George Jr.This record group collects manuscripts and materials held by the Catawba Nation Archives that fall outside the scope of other record groups.
Catawba Nation ArchivesRecordings of the Smoke SIgnals radio program produced by Catawba citizens and aired on WRHI AM 1340 in Rock Hill, SC from 1994 - 1997. Digital files were produced from a combination of reel-to-reel tape masters and cassette tape copies. The collection is missing some episodes, both in part and in their entirety.
Catawba Indian Nation Cultural Services DivisionThis collection a series of interviews conducted by staff of WFVT WB 55 with members of the Catawba Nation and non-tribal scholars.
WFVT WB55This collection contains materials related to the revitalization of the Catawba language, and instructional materials deemed to be of historical interest.
This collection contains four short documentary films comprised of interviews with various Catawba citizens on four major themes: Women, Traditional Arts, Education, and Policies and Treaties. Interviews were completed between September 2020 and February 2021, editing of all films completed in September 2021, as well as the original raw interview footage of the participants.
Catawba Indian Nation Cultural Services Division