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Belvin, B. Frank (Benjamin Franklin), Choctaw Missionary and Activist, 1914-1999

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Frank Belvin was born in 1914. He was Choctaw. His brother, Harry Belvin, was a chief of the Choctaws. Belvin’s father was a stockman and a lawyer. He attended the Goodland Indian school in 1933 and Bacone College in 1933.

Belvin was appointed to the Indian Task Force by President Lyndon Johnson and to the National Council of Indian Opportunity by President Richard Nixon. President Jimmy Carter invited him to participate in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

See Oral History from the Oklahoma Historical Society - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwX62rwcL4

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence Between President B. Frank Belvin and Congressman Carl Albert Regarding the Funding for the Ada Indian Hospital, 1975-10-21 - 1975-10-25

 Item — Box DP 131: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 12
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_131_12_0011
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between President B. Frank Belvin of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes and Congressman Carl Albert regarding the funding for the new Indian hospital at Ada, Oklahoma.

Dates: 1975-10-21 - 1975-10-25
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - Public Health Service - Indian Health Service - Ada, 1975

Correspondence Regarding Indian Preference for Employment in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1975-09-30 - 1975-10-11

 Item — Box DP 140: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 39
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_140_39_0001
Scope and Contents

The document contains correspondence and a resolution adopted by the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma regarding "Indian preference" for employment in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.

Dates: 1975-09-30 - 1975-10-11
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Indian Preference, 1976

Future of Indian Housing: A Letter from James R. Jones to the Inter-Tribal Council, 1975-10-10

 Item — Box 33: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_2_0005
Abstract

94th (1975-1977)

Dates: 1975-10-10
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Dewey F. Bartlett Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Housing, 1973 Mar. - 1978

Grievances and Hearing at Riverside Indian School, 1964-06-16

 Item — Box DP 47: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 54
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_47_54_0002
Abstract

88th (1963-1965)

Dates: 1964-06-16
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Education, 1964

Support and Appreciation from Dr. B. Frank Belvin to Congressman Carl Albert, 1967-03-15 - 1967-03-20

 Item — Box DP 63: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 14
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_63_14_0021
Abstract

90th (1967-1969)

Dates: 1967-03-15 - 1967-03-20
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - Public Health Service - Indian Health - John Spaan Appointment, 1967

Support for John Spaan's Career Growth in Public Health Service, 1967-01-23 - 1967-01-25

 Item — Box DP 63: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_63_13_0013
Abstract

90th (1967-1969)

Dates: 1967-01-23 - 1967-01-25
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - Public Health Service - John Spaan Appointment, 1967

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