1. Letter from Senator Elmer Thomas to Chief Ben Dwight Regarding Choctaw Tribe Resolutions, 1935 Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_2_0006 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Letter from Senator Elmer Thomas to Chief Ben Dwight Regarding Choctaw Tribe Resolutions, 1935 Date: 1935-01-01 Creator: Dwight Ben H. (1890-1953) Names: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 74th (1935-1937)
2. Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948 Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0024 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948 Date: 1948-06-25 Creator: Dwight Ben H. (1890-1953) Names: Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["Elmer Thomas received a letter from Ben Dwight, Chief of the Choctaw Tribe, with resolutions attached. Thomas assures Dwight that he will give the resolutions his attention and offers to help in any way he can. Thomas acknowledges Dwight's close relationship with the Indian Office and expresses his willingness to assist."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_2_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw%20Indians,%20Jan.-Dec.,%201935/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_2_0006_thumbnail.jpg "Letter from Senator Elmer Thomas to Chief Ben Dwight Regarding Choctaw Tribe Resolutions, 1935")
![["Senator Elmer Thomas received a letter from Ben Dwight, on behalf of the Choctaw Nation, expressing gratitude for his assistance in getting the Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal Sale Bill passed in Congress. Dwight acknowledges that an appropriation for the sale may not be secured until January, but is pleased that the matter is now on a definite and binding basis. Senator Thomas plans to visit Oklahoma during the fall campaign and looks forward to seeing Dwight."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw-Chickasaw%20Coal%20Lands,%20Jan.-Nov.,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0024_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948")