The letter is from Mrs. All Stand to Senator Elmer Thomas expressing concern about the sale of valuable timbered Indian lands without proper consideration of their actual cash value and mineral rights. Mrs. Stand requests that the sale be postponed indefinitely until an investigation and adjustment of the timber that has been removed from the land can be made.

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Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Indian Lands in 1937

Identifier:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_64_0025
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding the Sale of Indian Lands in 1937
Date Created:
1937-07-17
EDTF:
1937-07-17
Creator:
unknown
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 Mrs. All Stand to Senator Elmer Thomas expressing concern about the sale of valuable timbered Indian lands without proper consideration of their actual cash value and mineral rights. Mrs. Stand requests that the sale be postponed indefinitely until an investigation and adjustment of the timber that has been removed from the land can be made.
Names:
Hopi Tribe of Arizona
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
75th (1937-1939)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_053_12_10_64_0000, Box 64, Folder 25, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages