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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0026
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- 1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation
- Date:
- 1948-01-01
- Creator:
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- Letter from Elmer Thomas regarding Indian affairs
- Date:
- 1948-01-01
- Creator:
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951), 80th (1947-1949)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
- Title:
- Correspondences Regarding Conditions at the Washi Valo Indian Reservation in 1948
- Date:
- 1948-06-15
- Creator:
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
- Names:
- Navajo Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
![["The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is responding to a letter from Senator Elmer Thomas regarding the need for a budget estimate for an appropriation to pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for segregated coal and asphalt lands. The Commissioner assures the Senator that they are working on the request and will have it prepared promptly."]](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_0026_thumbnail.jpg "1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation")
![["The document is a response from Elmer Thomas, a member of the United States Senate, to a man named Henry Elk River regarding the status of Indians and the recommendations of the Hoover Commission. Thomas acknowledges Elk River's concerns and assures him that the Indian Office will remain open to take care of the Indians with regards to hospitals, health, and education. Thomas also mentions that the recommendations of the Hoover Commission may not have much influence. Elk River expresses his concerns about the treatment of Indians, particularly in hospitals, and requests for action to be taken against the Commission."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0000-Interior%20and%20Insular%20Affairs,%20Committee%20on,%20Indian%20Affairs,%20Alaskan%20Settlement%20Claims,%201948-1949,%201950/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Letter from Elmer Thomas regarding Indian affairs")
![["The Tuesday Morning Forum, a study club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received a letter containing serious allegations about communist activities on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. The club sent a copy of the letter to Senator Elmer Thomas for investigation. Senator Thomas acknowledged receipt of the letter and assured that it will be addressed promptly."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Navajo,%201946-1948/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondences Regarding Conditions at the Washi Valo Indian Reservation in 1948")