Collection: Henry A. Walter Papers

Scope and Content

Papers concerning attempts to have the United States government ratify a leasing agreement for oil concessions near Brant, New York, made between Seneca Nation of Indians on Allegany and Oil Spring Reservations in the State of New York and Henry A. Walter as the representative of the Alden Aurora Gas Company and later the Shore Gas Company, both of Buffalo (the lease was ratified by the House of Representatives but never by the Senate); with copies of the lease, bills proposed, and correspondence with Indian officials and members of congress such as Senators Robert Wagner of New York, Lynn Frazier of North Dakota, and George Norris of Nebraska.

Dates

1928-1972.

Creator

Walter, Henry A. (Person)

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

Contractual restrictions may apply.

Extent

1 reel of microfilm.

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source: Henry A. Walter.

Henry A. Walter, Snyder, New York.

Related Material

Subjects

Alden Aurora Gas Company.
Bills. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
Letters. Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
Seneca Indians -- New York (State). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Seneca Nation.
Shore Gas Company.
Walter, Henry A.