The letter acknowledges the destruction of nine tons of old records of the Five Civilized Tribes in Muskogee and requests that no other records be destroyed, as they are valuable for historical and reference purposes. The sender, Elmer Thomas, thanks Chief Milam for bringing the matter to his attention and hopes for a positive resolution.

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Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam

Identifier:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0012
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam
Date Created:
1947-07-25
EDTF:
1947-07-25
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 acknowledges the destruction of nine tons of old records of the Five Civilized Tribes in Muskogee and requests that no other records be destroyed, as they are valuable for historical and reference purposes. The sender, Elmer Thomas, thanks Chief Milam for bringing the matter to his attention and hopes for a positive resolution.
Names:
Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Cherokee Nation
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
80th (1947-1949)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0000, Box 43, Folder 12, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page