Correspondence Regarding the Request for a Chapel at Chilocco School in 1960
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_5_45_8A_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Regarding the Request for a Chapel at Chilocco School in 1960
- Date Created:
- 1959-04-14
- EDTF:
- 1959-04-14
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/3
- Description:
- The document from Reverend Bruce Conrad to Congressman Page Belcher discusses the need for a chapel on the Chilocco Indian School campus in Oklahoma. The Bureau of Indian Affairs responds, stating that they do not have funds to provide a separate building for religious worship and suggest using existing church facilities. The Bureau also mentions the costs involved in obtaining a separate building and emphasizes the priority of meeting educational needs over religious ones. Congressman Belcher forwards the response to Rev. Conrad.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Chilocco Nation, Hopi Tribe of Arizona
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 86th (1959-1961)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_5_0000, Box 45, Folder 8A, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 8 Pages
