The Superintendent of Newkirk Public Schools is writing to Dewey Bartlett to express concern about the proposed closing of the Chilocco Indian School. They emphasize the importance of the school to the Indian children and the community, as well as the financial impact on their school and local businesses. They also highlight the school's location and facilities as reasons to keep it open. They request that Bartlett reconsider the decision to close the school.

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Urgent Plea to Save Chilocco Indian School

Identifier:
CAC_CC_003_2_31_5_0030
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Plea to Save Chilocco Indian School
Date Created:
1974-01-25
EDTF:
1974-01-25
Creator:
Tillman, Charles, Jr., 1937-2022
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Dewey F. Bartlett Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/2
Description:
The Superintendent of Newkirk Public Schools is writing to Dewey Bartlett to express concern about the proposed closing of the Chilocco Indian School. They emphasize the importance of the school to the Indian children and the community, as well as the financial impact on their school and local businesses. They also highlight the school's location and facilities as reasons to keep it open. They request that Bartlett reconsider the decision to close the school.
Policy Area:
Native Americans
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
93rd (1973-1975)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_3_2_31_5_0000, Box, 31, 5, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages