The text is a communication from Joseph L. Egan, President of Five Timber, regarding a request for a 1950 appropriation for the Eufaula Indian School. The Eufaula community is urged to exert pressure to keep the school open until a proposed new school is built. Congressman Carl Albert assures Reverend A.W. Hancock that he will do his best to restore appropriations for Indian schools, with support from Congressman Stigler who is also committed to helping educate Indian orphans.

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Telegram Urging Support for Indian School Funding in 1950

Identifier:
CAC_CC_001_4_6_93_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Telegram Urging Support for Indian School Funding in 1950
Date Created:
1949-01-08
EDTF:
1949-01-08
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 text is a communication from Joseph L. Egan, President of Five Timber, regarding a request for a 1950 appropriation for the Eufaula Indian School. The Eufaula community is urged to exert pressure to keep the school open until a proposed new school is built. Congressman Carl Albert assures Reverend A.W. Hancock that he will do his best to restore appropriations for Indian schools, with support from Congressman Stigler who is also committed to helping educate Indian orphans.
Topic:
Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_001_4_6_93_0000, Box 93, Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages