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Belvin, B. Frank, Choctaw Missionary and Activist, 1914-1999

 Person

Biographical:

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 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

Grievances and Hearing at Riverside Indian School, 1964-06-30

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

Inter-Tribal Council Quarterly Meeting Report: April 25, 1975, 1975-02-14

 Item — Box 33: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_1_0018

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

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