1. 1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0026 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: 1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation Date: 1948-01-01 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Names: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is responding to a letter from Senator Elmer Thomas regarding the need for a budget estimate for an appropriation to pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for segregated coal and asphalt lands. The Commissioner assures the Senator that they are working on the request and will have it prepared promptly."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Choctaw-Chickasaw%20Coal%20Lands,%20Jan.-Nov.,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0026_thumbnail.jpg "1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation")