1. Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas Date: 1935-01-01 Creator: unknown Names: Cherokee Nation Topic: Education--United States Congress: 74th (1935-1937)
![["The text is a series of correspondences regarding an application made by C. A. Vammen, Superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Mission in Oakes, Oklahoma, for barracks buildings located on the Pryor Prisoner of War Camp to be used for educational purposes. The application is being reviewed by the War Assets Administration and the Office of Real Property Disposal, with an advisory report from the U.S. Office of Education awaited. The eligibility and discount amount cannot be determined until the recommendations are received. The letters assure that the application will receive full consideration and hope for a favorable decision to assign the property to the Cherokee Indian Mission. Senator Elmer Thomas is requested to influence the War Assets Administration in favor of the application."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Cherokee%20Indian%20Mission,%20Dec.,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas")