A student named Brenda Shoss from St. Louis, Missouri, wrote to Senator Dewey F. Bartlett requesting information on the American Indian for her Bicentennial essay. The document was referred to the Office of Indian Education, who responded that they were unable to provide the information but referred her to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Smithsonian Institute, and National Indian Education Association for further information. The response was signed by S. Gabe Paxton, Jr., Division Director of the Office of Indian Education.

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Request for Information on American Indian for Bicentennial Essay

Identifier:
CAC_CC_003_2_31_7_0009
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Request for Information on American Indian for Bicentennial Essay
Date Created:
1977-07-29
EDTF:
1977-07-29
Creator:
Swimmer, Ross O., 1943-
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:
A student named Brenda Shoss from St. Louis, Missouri, wrote to Senator Dewey F. Bartlett requesting information on the American Indian for her Bicentennial essay. The document was referred to the Office of Indian Education, who responded that they were unable to provide the information but referred her to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Smithsonian Institute, and National Indian Education Association for further information. The response was signed by S. Gabe Paxton, Jr., Division Director of the Office of Indian Education.
Topic:
Indians of North America--United States
Congress:
94th (1975-1977)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_3_2_31_7_0000, Box, 31, 7, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages