1. Correspondence Regarding the Shawnee Project: Securing Funding for the Indian Sanitorium in 1935 Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_11_0003 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Correspondence Regarding the Shawnee Project: Securing Funding for the Indian Sanitorium in 1935 Date: 1935-12-11 Creator: unknown Names: Shawnee Tribe Topic: Business--United States Congress: 74th (1935-1937)
![["The text includes two letters, one from Elmer Thomas to Don Foster and one from Don Foster to Senator Elmer Thomas. In the first letter, Elmer Thomas informs Don Foster that they are urging the Indian Office to make a commitment to the Shawnee project and will update him once they have more information. In the second letter, Don Foster thanks Senator Elmer Thomas for his assistance in securing an appropriation for a new hospital unit at the Indian Sanitorium in Shawnee, Oklahoma and requests an official letter confirming the promise of funding. Both letters express gratitude and offer further assistance if needed."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_11_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Hospitals,%201935-1947/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_11_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding the Shawnee Project: Securing Funding for the Indian Sanitorium in 1935")