Ed Edmondson's Letter to Winfield K. Denton on Budget Reductions for Oklahoma's Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_15_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Ed Edmondson's Letter to Winfield K. Denton on Budget Reductions for Oklahoma's Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Date Created:
- 1966-02-17
- EDTF:
- 1966-02-17
- Creator:
- Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
- 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:
- The text is a letter written by Ed Edmondson, a member of the Committee on Public Works, to Winfield K. Denton, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior Department Appropriations, expressing concern about reductions in appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma. Edmondson requests to testify before the subcommittee to advocate for funding for extension services for Indians in Oklahoma and the adult education program. He emphasizes the importance of these programs in the War on Poverty in the state.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cherokee Nation, Osage Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 89th (1965-1967)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_026_1_41_15_0000, Box 15, Folder 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
