The letter is from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas, providing information about a recent study on the education of Indian children. The study found that Indian students in Federal, public, and mission schools are achieving relatively high levels of success, but also identified areas where improvement is needed. The Commissioner emphasizes the effectiveness of Federal schools in educating Indian children and offers to provide the full monograph for further information.

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1947 Letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Indian Children's Education

Identifier:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_36_0008
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1947 Letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs on Indian Children's Education
Date Created:
1947-09-22
EDTF:
1947-09-22
Creator:
Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/47
Description:
The letter is from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas, providing information about a recent study on the education of Indian children. The study found that Indian students in Federal, public, and mission schools are achieving relatively high levels of success, but also identified areas where improvement is needed. The Commissioner emphasizes the effectiveness of Federal schools in educating Indian children and offers to provide the full monograph for further information.
Topic:
Education--United States
Congress:
80th (1947-1949)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_36_0000, Box 36, Folder 8, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page