1. Choctaw Tribe's Petition for Delegate Convention and Leadership Change in 1944 Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Choctaw Tribe's Petition for Delegate Convention and Leadership Change in 1944 Date: 1944-06-24 Creator: unknown Names: Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 78th (1943-1945)
![["The text is a petition from members of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma requesting authority to hold a Choctaw delegate convention to select a new Chief, as they are opposed to the re-appointment of the current Chief W. A. Durant. They request that any application for re-appointment be put on hold until their petition is considered. The petition is addressed to the President of the United States and includes signatures from various members of the tribe and committee members."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw%20Principal%20Chief,%201944-1946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Choctaw Tribe's Petition for Delegate Convention and Leadership Change in 1944")