VII. LEGAL FILES, 1964-2000
Dates
- 1964-2000
Scope and Contents
Summary: Documentation of legal cases and agreements. Includes correspondence, summons, and judgments. A bulk of this series consists of the "Beach Cases" (1961-1979), a series of indictments issued by the Mohegan Colony Association against residents who refused to pay beach maintenance fees. Among these records are correspondence between board members and legal counsel, copies of judgments, and related notes and research material.
This series also includes property records, such as land deeds, transfers, and assessment sheets. Additional records pertain to an effort by the Mohegan Colony Association to prevent the development of the Guinsberg Group Home (1979) for developmentally disabled adults.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by court case with other material arranged alphabetically and therein chronologically.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository