Choctaw Tribe's Petition for Delegate Convention and Leadership Change in 1944
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Choctaw Tribe's Petition for Delegate Convention and Leadership Change in 1944
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-24
- EDTF:
- 1944-06-24
- 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 text is a petition from members of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma requesting authority to hold a Choctaw delegate convention to select a new Chief, as they are opposed to the re-appointment of the current Chief W. A. Durant. They request that any application for re-appointment be put on hold until their petition is considered. The petition is addressed to the President of the United States and includes signatures from various members of the tribe and committee members.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 78th (1943-1945)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0000, Box 13, Folder 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
