Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas Requesting Investigation into Historical Injustices against the Chickasaw Tribe
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_61_0006
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas Requesting Investigation into Historical Injustices against the Chickasaw Tribe
- Date Created:
- 1937-07-01
- EDTF:
- 1937-07-01
- 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 author is urging Senator Elmer Thomas to investigate the injustices suffered by the Chickasaw Indians in the elections of 1902 and 1904. He details instances of corruption and fraud during these elections, and mentions a previous investigation that was squashed. He suggests that information about these events can be found in the files of the Interior Department, and offers the services of a secret investigator who has worked with the Indian Bureau for fifty years.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 75th (1937-1939)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_10_61_0000, Box 61, Folder 6, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 Page
