1. 1963 Chickasaw Indian Nation Governor Appointments Announced by Department of the Interior Identifier: CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0021 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: A. S. "Mike" Monroney Collection Title: 1963 Chickasaw Indian Nation Governor Appointments Announced by Department of the Interior Date: 1963-05-31 Creator: Maytubby, Floyd, 1893-1963 Policy Area: Native Americans Names: Creek Nation, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 88th (1963-1965)
![["The Department of the Interior announced the appointment of E. B. Maytubby to fill the unexpired term of his late nephew as Governor of the Chickasaw Indian Nation, and the designation of Overton James to serve a two-year term as Governor starting in October 1963. The President was empowered to appoint governors for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, but this authority was delegated to the Secretary of the Interior in 1951. Governor Maytubby had served in the office since 1939 before passing away in February."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/A.%20S.%20Mike%20Monroney%20Collection,%201938-1968/CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0000-Interior,%20Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Indians,%20Chickasaw,%201963/CAC_CC_038_8_32_18_0021.pdf "1963 Chickasaw Indian Nation Governor Appointments Announced by Department of the Interior")