1. 1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Choctaw Timber Lands Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0004 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: 1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Choctaw Timber Lands Date: 1937-07-19 Creator: unknown Names: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 75th (1937-1939)
![["The letter is from Elmer Thoms to Coleman J. Ward regarding protests against the sale of timber lands of the Choctaw Tribe. Thoms mentions Chief Durant being involved and expresses uncertainty about the outcome. The letter also includes a plea from various individuals to Senator Hou Eleven Thousand to postpone the sale of timber lands due to unfair appraisals and stolen timber."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw%20and%20Chickasaw,%20Sale%20of%20Timberlands,%201936-1937/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0004_thumbnail.jpg "1937 Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Choctaw Timber Lands")