/CAC_CC_001_4_1_94_0000%20-%20%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Tribal%20Government,%20Choctaw/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_1_94_0002_thumbnail.jpg "Influence and Support for Choctaw Chief Selection")
Influence and Support for Choctaw Chief Selection
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_1_94_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Influence and Support for Choctaw Chief Selection
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-19
- EDTF:
- 1947-02-19
- 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 written by J.H. Belvin, the County Superintendent of Bryan County, to Congressman Carl Albert, Senator E.H. Moore, Congressman W.C. Stigler, and Senator Elmer Thomas regarding the democratic selection of the next Choctaw Chief. Belvin expresses gratitude for their support and requests their influence in obtaining a nominating convention for the Choctaw Chief, regardless of when the selection is to be made. He emphasizes the importance of the Choctaws having a voice in the selection process and seeks assurance that the government will keep its promise.
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_001_4_0000, Box 1, Folder 94, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 13 Pages
