1. 1947 Letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Indian Children's Education Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_36_0008 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: 1947 Letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Indian Children's Education Date: 1947-09-22 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Topic: Education--United States Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["The letter is from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas, providing information about a recent study on the education of Indian children. The study found that Indian students in Federal, public, and mission schools are achieving relatively high levels of success, but also identified areas where improvement is needed. The Commissioner emphasizes the effectiveness of Federal schools in educating Indian children and offers to provide the full monograph for further information."]](/thumb/CAC_CC_053_12_10_36_0008.jpg "1947 Letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Indian Children's Education")