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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_52_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Land Affairs of the Otoe and Missouria Tribes, 1894-1938
- Date:
- 1894-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 54th (1895-1897), 57th (1901-1903), 70th (1927-1929), 61st (1909-1911), 53rd (1893-1895), 73rd (1933-1935), 72nd (1931-1933), 65th (1917-1919), 66th (1919-1921), 64th (1915-1917), 71st (1929-1931), 56th (1899-1901), 67th (1921-1923), 69th (1925-1927), 59th (1905-1907), 55th (1897-1899), 63rd (1913-1915), 68th (1923-1925), 74th (1935-1937), 75th (1937-1939), 58th (1903-1905), 60th (1907-1909), 62nd (1911-1913)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_50_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Certificate of Land Patent Granted to Town of Pawnee, Oklahoma
- Date:
- 1930-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Land use--Planning
- Congress:
- 71st (1929-1931)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s
- Date:
- 1930-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 71st (1929-1931)
![["The letter is from William B. Burgess to Senator Thomas regarding a land sale issue involving the Otoe and Missouria tribes of Indians. The letter mentions that the tribes were misled by the U.S. Government in a land sale, and asks for assistance in resolving the issue. The letter references specific acts of Congress related to the sale of the tribes' lands, and requests that the Senator take action on behalf of the Tribes. The response from the Department of the Interior provides information on the Act of Congress approved in 1893 regarding the revision and adjustment of the land sales."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_52_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Otoe-Missouria,%20May-Nov.,%201936/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_52_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Land Affairs of the Otoe and Missouria Tribes, 1894-1938")
![["This text is a record of a patent granted to the Town of Pawnee, Oklahoma for a tract of land. The patent was issued by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, in accordance with an Act of Congress. The patent grants the land to the town for their use, subject to certain conditions and limitations."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_50_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201921-1938/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_50_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Certificate of Land Patent Granted to Town of Pawnee, Oklahoma")
![["The text is a series of letters and a statement from John Moses, a Pawnee Indian, discussing various issues related to employment, land ownership, and relief work at the Pawnee Indian Agency in Oklahoma. Moses requests assistance from Senator Elmer Thomas in ensuring that veterans and Indian individuals are given preference for jobs and raises concerns about the quality of relief cattle and the handling of annuity money. He also describes how the Fair Ground land was leased without full tribal consent."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Pawnee,%20Feb.,%201935/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_21_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Employment Opportunities and Land Rights for Pawnee Indians in the 1930s")