The document is a letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C. to George R. Coney, President of the Pryor Chamber of Commerce, discussing the possibility of organizing a college in the former prisoners of war camp near Pryor, Oklahoma. Schwabe explains the process of surplus property disposal by the Army and suggests that Coney should keep in touch with the Federal Land Bank of Wichita to pursue the acquisition of the camp for the college project. The document also mentions the interest of the Church of Christ in organizing a college at the site.

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Potential College Opportunity at Prisoners of War Camp in Pryor, Oklahoma

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_3_9_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Potential College Opportunity at Prisoners of War Camp in Pryor, Oklahoma
Date Created:
1946-05-24
EDTF:
1946-05-24
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is a letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C. to George R. Coney, President of the Pryor Chamber of Commerce, discussing the possibility of organizing a college in the former prisoners of war camp near Pryor, Oklahoma. Schwabe explains the process of surplus property disposal by the Army and suggests that Coney should keep in touch with the Federal Land Bank of Wichita to pursue the acquisition of the camp for the college project. The document also mentions the interest of the Church of Christ in organizing a college at the site.
Topic:
Education--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_3_9_0000, Box, 3, 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
5 Pages