1. Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0001 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas Date: 1935-01-01 Creator: unknown Names: Cherokee Nation Topic: Education--United States Congress: 74th (1935-1937)
2. 1937 Correspondence on Increased School Enrollment in Eastern Cherokee Reservation Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_59_0004 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: 1937 Correspondence on Increased School Enrollment in Eastern Cherokee Reservation Date: 1937-01-01 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Names: Cherokee Nation Topic: Education--United States Congress: 75th (1937-1939)
![["The text is a series of correspondences regarding an application made by C. A. Vammen, Superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Mission in Oakes, Oklahoma, for barracks buildings located on the Pryor Prisoner of War Camp to be used for educational purposes. The application is being reviewed by the War Assets Administration and the Office of Real Property Disposal, with an advisory report from the U.S. Office of Education awaited. The eligibility and discount amount cannot be determined until the recommendations are received. The letters assure that the application will receive full consideration and hope for a favorable decision to assign the property to the Cherokee Indian Mission. Senator Elmer Thomas is requested to influence the War Assets Administration in favor of the application."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Cherokee%20Indian%20Mission,%20Dec.,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_11_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Cherokee Indian Mission's Application for Barracks Buildings: Letters Between C.A. Vammen and Senator Elmer Thomas")
![["The Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs informs Senator Thomas that the total enrollment at the Eastern Cherokee Reservation school has increased by 129 children since 1934, with no truant officer employed for the first time. The Cherokee children are eager to receive the education offered at the school."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_59_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Cherokee,%20Feb.-Nov.,%201937/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_59_0004_thumbnail.jpg "1937 Correspondence on Increased School Enrollment in Eastern Cherokee Reservation")