1. Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0012 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection Title: Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam Date: 1947-07-25 Creator: Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965 Names: Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Cherokee Nation Topic: Indians of North America--Oklahoma Congress: 80th (1947-1949)
![["The letter acknowledges the destruction of nine tons of old records of the Five Civilized Tribes in Muskogee and requests that no other records be destroyed, as they are valuable for historical and reference purposes. The sender, Elmer Thomas, thanks Chief Milam for bringing the matter to his attention and hopes for a positive resolution."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/John%20William%20Elmer%20Thomas%20Collection/CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%20Five%20Civilized%20Tribes,%201936-1947/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0012_thumbnail.jpg "Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam")