Letter to Senator Harris Regarding School Incident and Administration Concerns at Fort Sill Indian School, 1965
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_14_0046
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letter to Senator Harris Regarding School Incident and Administration Concerns at Fort Sill Indian School, 1965
- Date Created:
- 1965-05-03
- EDTF:
- 1965-05-03
- 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:
- Rose Plumlee, an instructor at Fort Sill Indian School in Lawton, Oklahoma, wrote a letter to Senator Fred R. Harris expressing concerns about the school administration's treatment of Indian students. She described a disciplinary incident involving a student and criticized the administration for not prioritizing the well-being and opportunities of the students. Plumlee also mentioned an article in the local newspaper that supported her views and expressed dismay at the lack of action being taken to address the issues at the school. She emphasized the importance of having an administration that is genuinely concerned about the welfare of the students.
- Names:
- Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Education--United States, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_14_0000, Box 14, Folder 46, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
