Support for Legislation on Arkansas River Bed Rights
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Support for Legislation on Arkansas River Bed Rights
- Date Created:
- 1975-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1975-01-01
- 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 series of letters between Governor Overton James of the Chickasaw Nation and Senator Dewey Bartlett regarding the appropriation of funds for the purchase, lease, and use of rights in the bed of the Arkansas River by the United States. Governor James expresses support for the proposal and thanks Senator Bartlett for his consideration. They are also discussing draft legislation received from the Department of the Interior and plan to introduce it shortly.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_140_29_0000, Box, 140, 29, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages