Assistance Request for Loan Cancellation through Indian Affairs Bureau

Identifier:

CAC_CC_026_1_235_15_069

Contributing Institution:

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

Title:

Assistance Request for Loan Cancellation through Indian Affairs Bureau

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 seeking assistance for Quincy Dean Sittingdown in getting his educational loan cancelled due to new legislation regarding individuals with Native American heritage. Sittingdown is a 32-year-old Cherokee man serving in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. His grandfather and father owned tax-exempt lands in Oklahoma. Sittingdown is a distinguished military graduate from Hardin Simmons University and is married with two children. Mrs. Sherman provides detailed information about Sittingdown's family background and education, and requests assistance from Senator Fred Harris in helping Sittingdown with his loan cancellation.

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:

Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)

Type:

Text

Extent:

7 Pages