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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0006
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Conditions at the Chilocco Indian School in 1961
- Date:
- 1959-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 87th (1961-1963), 86th (1959-1961)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding Conditions at Chilocco Indian School in 1961
- Date:
- 1961-09-22
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 86th (1959-1961), 87th (1961-1963)
![["State Representative John Howe wrote to Congressman Page Belcher about the substandard and overcrowded conditions at the Chilocco Indian School. The school is in need of a new dormitory to house the increasing number of students. Congressman Belcher assured Howe that he would take up the matter with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and do what he could to improve the conditions at the school."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/87th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_6_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Yuchi,%20Kaw,%20Pawnee,%20St.%20Labre%20Indian%20School,%20and%20Chilocco%20Indian%20School,%201961-1962/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0006_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Conditions at the Chilocco Indian School in 1961")
![["The document includes correspondence between State Senator Roy E. Grantham and Congressman Page Belcher regarding the inadequate living conditions at the Chilocco Indian School. Senator Grantham expresses concern about the living conditions in the boys' dormitory and requests additional improvements, such as the construction of a new dormitory. Congressman Belcher assures Senator Grantham that he will address the issue with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and provide updates on any progress."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/87th%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_6_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0000-Interior%20-%20Departmental%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Yuchi,%20Kaw,%20Pawnee,%20St.%20Labre%20Indian%20School,%20and%20Chilocco%20Indian%20School,%201961-1962/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_6_60_21C_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence Regarding Conditions at Chilocco Indian School in 1961")