Correspondence Between Mrs. L.D. Sherman and Senator Fred Harris regarding Quincy Dean Sittingdown's Educational Loan

Identifier:

CAC_CC_026_1_235_15_067

Contributing Institution:

Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Title:

Correspondence Between Mrs. L.D. Sherman and Senator Fred Harris regarding Quincy Dean Sittingdown's Educational Loan

Date Created:

1971-11-01

EDTF:

1971-11-01

Creator:

unknown

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Language:

eng

Record Type:

correspondence

Collection:

Fred R. Harris Collection

Collection Finding Aid:

https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/57

Description:

Mrs. L.D. Sherman is writing to Senator Fred Harris about Quincy Dean Sittingdown, a 32-year-old man with Cherokee Indian heritage, who is serving in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. She is requesting assistance in canceling his educational loan due to new legislation regarding individuals with Native American ancestry. She provides details about Quincy's family history and academic and military achievements, emphasizing his hard work and deserving nature. Mrs. Sherman includes information about Quincy's grandfather and father, who owned tax-exempt lands in Oklahoma. She also mentions contacting individuals at Hardin Simmons University and the First Christian Church in Abilene for further information on Quincy's character.

Names:

Cherokee Nation

Topic:

Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma

Congress:

92nd (1971-1973)

Physical Location:

CAC_CC_26_1_235_15_0000, Box, 235, 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving

Location Represented:

United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)

Type:

Text

Extent:

7 Pages