1. An Open Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas: Seeking Support for Choctaw Chief Appointment Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_13_74_0023 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Carl Albert Collection Title: An Open Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas: Seeking Support for Choctaw Chief Appointment Date: 1951-01-01 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Names: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims Congress: 82nd (1951-1953)
![["The letter is written to Senator Elmer Thomas, requesting his support for the appointment of James H. Belvin as Principal Chief of the Choctaws. The writer expresses dissatisfaction with the current Chief Durant and questions why they do not have the right to choose their own leader. The writer believes Senator Thomas has enough influence to help in the appointment process and urges him to consider the majority of Choctaws who are calling for a change."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Carl%20Albert%20Collection,%201947-1977/Departmental,%201945-1976%20(CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000)/CAC_CC_001_4_13_74_0000-Interior%20Choctaw%20Chief%20Election%20Constituent%20Concern%20with%20Method%20of%20Selection%201952/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_13_74_0023_thumbnail.jpg "An Open Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas: Seeking Support for Choctaw Chief Appointment")