Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0024
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondences between U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas and Choctaw Nation Principal Chief Ben Dwight on Mineral Land Sale, 1948
- Date Created:
- 1948-06-25
- EDTF:
- 1948-06-25
- Creator:
- Dwight Ben H. (1890-1953)
- 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:
- Senator Elmer Thomas received a letter from Ben Dwight, on behalf of the Choctaw Nation, expressing gratitude for his assistance in getting the Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal Sale Bill passed in Congress. Dwight acknowledges that an appropriation for the sale may not be secured until January, but is pleased that the matter is now on a definite and binding basis. Senator Thomas plans to visit Oklahoma during the fall campaign and looks forward to seeing Dwight.
- Names:
- Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0000, Box 14A, Folder 24, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
