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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0022
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Letter to Representative George B. Schwab Urging Funding for Neurological Disease and Blindness Research
- Date:
- 1952-01-14
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Families
- Congress:
- 82nd (1951-1953)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0009
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- AIO Folder - June 25
- Date:
- 1966-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Families, Education, Native Americans
- Names:
- Comanche Indian Tribe
- Congress:
- 91st (1969-1971), 90th (1967-1969), 89th (1965-1967)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0019
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- Mrs. Dwight Vandenbark's Request for Information
- Date:
- 1967-10-03
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Health, Families, Education
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 90th (1967-1969)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_3_282_5_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Fred R. Harris Collection
- Title:
- AIO Annual Report 1971
- Date:
- 1971-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Education, Native Americans, Families
- Congress:
- 92nd (1971-1973)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_33_1_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Expansion of Washita Basin Water Project to Include Kiowa Families
- Date:
- 1975-08-05
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Dewey F.
- Policy Area:
- Families, Health, Education
- Names:
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_109_7_25_23_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- James R. Jones Collection
- Title:
- Letter requests support for funding Native American health care needs.
- Date:
- 1977-03-19
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans, Families, Health
- Names:
- Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 95th (1977-1979)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0029
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
- Title:
- Petition for Transfer and Reassignment at Seneca Indian School
- Date:
- 1977-05-03
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Dewey F.
- Policy Area:
- Agriculture and Food, Education, Families, Health
- Names:
- Shawnee Nation, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Hopi Tribe of Arizona
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_017_3_170_19_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Glenn Lee English, Jr. Collection
- Title:
- Opposition to Proposed Rules on Employee's Fringe Benefits
- Date:
- 1981-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Families
- Congress:
- 97th (1981-1983)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_017_3_170_31_0006
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Glenn Lee English, Jr. Collection
- Title:
- National Urban League Opposes OMB Rule Amendment
- Date:
- 1983-01-24
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Families
- Congress:
- 98th (1983-1985)
![["The document is a plea from Mrs. Payal Shiffman to Representative George B. Schwab to appropriate eight million dollars to support the Institute for Neurological Diseases and Blindness. Mrs. Shiffman, who is personally affected by Multiple Sclerosis, urges support for research grants and other vital purposes related to studying neurological diseases. She emphasizes the importance of this funding for herself and the thousands of others suffering from these diseases in the United States."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/82nd%20Congress,%201951-1953-CAC_CC_047_3_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0000-Institute%20for%20Research%20on%20Neurological%20Diseases%20and%20Blindness,%201952/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0022_thumbnail.jpg "Letter to Representative George B. Schwab Urging Funding for Neurological Disease and Blindness Research")
![["In the letter, LaDonna Harris expresses her concern that Indian students in Lawton, Oklahoma are being denied schooling because of their long hair. She argues that this is an outdated way of thinking, and that Indian students should be encouraged to wear their hair in a way that is meaningful to them. Harris also suggests that the school system should do more to promote an understanding and pride in the contribution that American Indians have made to the community."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Americans%20for%20Indian%20Opportunity%20(AIO),%201966-1976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_3_0009_thumbnail.jpg "AIO Folder - June 25")
![["The Harrises visited an experimental school in Washington, D.C. that is using a new teaching system. The system groups children in classrooms set up in clusters of four, and each group is taught by a team of teachers and interns. The school's new principal, Kenneth Haskins, told the Harrises that the school's goal is to give their children a good education."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Clippings,%20July,%201967-1973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_19_0019_thumbnail.jpg "Mrs. Dwight Vandenbark's Request for Information")
![["The American Indian Organization (AIO) is a youth program designed to help Indian young people cope with their problems and to foster a sense of pride in being Indian. The program includes tutoring, summer school programs, individual counseling, referral to social services, and conferences on educational and other topics of interest."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Fred%20R.%20Harris%20Collection/CAC_CC_026_3_282_5_0000-LaDonna%20Harris,%20Americans%20for%20Indian%20Opportunity%20(AIO),%20Annual%20Report,%201971/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_026_3_282_5_0002_thumbnail.jpg "AIO Annual Report 1971")
![["The document from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in response to a request from the Kiowa Business Committee regarding the addition of participants to Phase I of the Washita Basin Water Project. The document outlines the proposed waterlines to serve the homes listed and suggests that financial participation from non-Indian homes may be necessary. It also mentions plans for Phase II of the project to serve more homes in the area. The Kiowa Tribe had submitted a list of families for consideration to be added to the project."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_33_1_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Housing,%201973/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_33_1_0007_thumbnail.jpg "Expansion of Washita Basin Water Project to Include Kiowa Families")
![["The document is addressed to Honorable James R. Jones and is requesting support for funding for health care needs of Native American citizens in Tulsa, particularly prenatal and postnatal care, eye glasses, dental care, and general health care. The writer emphasizes the importance of full funding for V 94-437, the Indian Health legislation, for the benefit of Urban Indians nationally."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/James%20R.%20Jones%20Collection/James%20R.%20Jones%20Legislative%20Series,%201968-1986/CAC_CC_109_7_25_23_0000-Appropriations%20-%20Interior%20-%20Indian%20Health%20Care,%201977/thumbnails/Thumbnails/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_109_7_25_23_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Letter requests support for funding Native American health care needs.")
![["The document consists of a series of letters and a petition regarding the transfer and reassignment of Mr. Joe C. Christie from the Seneca Indian School in Oklahoma. The documents discuss Mr. Christie's acceptance of a permanent position elsewhere, as well as concerns about his behavior and actions at the school, including unfair labor tactics and causing disruptions. The petition, signed by members of the Indian Advisory School Board, requests the transfer and reassignment of Mr. Christie due to his actions and behavior."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Dewey%20F.%20Bartlett%20Collection/Subject,%201946-1978-CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Education,%201977/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_003_2_31_6_0029_thumbnail.jpg "Petition for Transfer and Reassignment at Seneca Indian School")
![["Henry Churchwell, who has been employed with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission for 13 years, is strongly opposed to the proposed rules outlined under Part 29-15, 711C-13, regarding Employee's Fringe Benefits. He believes that the proposed rule would negatively impact employees and retirees who have contributed to paying for their fringe benefits and life insurance. Churchwell expresses concern that the proposed rule would make it hard for employees and retirees to afford group life insurance and hospital benefits, and that it would put a burden on families in case of death or extended illness. He requests that the Department of Labor withdraw the proposed regulation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Glenn%20Lee%20English,%20Jr.%20Collection/CAC_CC_017_3_170_19_0000-Labor,%20Oklahoma%20Employment%20Security%20Commission%20Fringe%20Benefits,%201981/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_017_3_170_19_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Opposition to Proposed Rules on Employee's Fringe Benefits")
![["The National PTA held its 1983 Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. and expressed concern about Circular A-122 from the Office of Management and Budget, which could affect their ability to communicate with Congress. They urge Representative English to investigate and withdraw the proposal, as it could restrict their ability to inform members about legislation affecting children and families. They emphasize the importance of citizen participation in government affairs and thank Representative English for his service."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Glenn%20Lee%20English,%20Jr.%20Collection/CAC_CC_017_3_170_31_0000-Management%20and%20Budget,%20Office%20of,%20Non-profit%20Organizations%20(circular%20A-122),%201983/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_017_3_170_31_0006_thumbnail.jpg "National Urban League Opposes OMB Rule Amendment")
