Petition for Indian Health Clinic in Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_123_1_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Petition for Indian Health Clinic in Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Date Created:
- 1974-09-30
- EDTF:
- 1974-09-30
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- The document is a petition addressed to U.S. Senator Bartlett requesting the establishment of a United States Public Health Clinic for Indians in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The petition emphasizes the need for a clinic due to the distance to the nearest Indian Hospital and the large Indian population in the area. It also mentions the desire to retain the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office in Ardmore and requests consideration for locating the Chickasaw Housing Authority and any future Indian hospital in the area. The petition is signed by numerous individuals from the Ardmore area.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4, Box 123_Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages