Advocacy for Improved Education for Navajo Indian Children: Letters between Rev. Anselm Sippel and Senator Elmer Thomas, 1946
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_17_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Advocacy for Improved Education for Navajo Indian Children: Letters between Rev. Anselm Sippel and Senator Elmer Thomas, 1946
- Date Created:
- 1946-03-13
- EDTF:
- 1946-03-13
- 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 letter from Rev. Anselm Sippel to Senator Elmer Thomas, urging him to consider proposed remedies for the inadequate education facilities for Navajo Indian children. The Catholic missionaries working with the Navajo community have witnessed the critical need for improved education and are requesting immediate action from Congress to address the issue. Senator Thomas responds acknowledging the suggestions and assures that they will be kept in mind, expressing his interest in legislation for the benefit of American Indians.
- Names:
- Navajo Tribe of Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
- Topic:
- Education--United States
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_053_12_11_17_0000, Box 17, Folder 4, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
