/CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0000%20-%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20Choctaw%20Nation,%201948/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Appointment of Harry J. W. Belvin as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation")
Appointment of Harry J. W. Belvin as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Appointment of Harry J. W. Belvin as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation
- Date Created:
- 1948-08-12
- EDTF:
- 1948-08-12
- 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 informs Mr. D. J. Wesley that Harry J. W. Belvin has been appointed as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, after receiving the highest number of votes in an election held on June 21. President Truman signed a commission appointing Mr. Belvin for a term of four years starting on August 18, 1948. The document is signed by William Zimmerman, Jr., Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_4_19_0000, Box, 4, 19, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
