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Starr, Hickory Jr., Director of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission (1972-1973); Division Director at the Indian Health Service (1989-1995) (1940-2023)

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Hickory was appointed by Governor Hall as the Director of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission from 1972 to 1973. From there he went on to Oklahoma City to work as the lead of the Indian Health Project from 1973 to 1978. Hickory did not plan for a career in healthcare, but fell in love and spent 38 years in healthcare administration. He served as the Oklahoma Area Personnel Officer and as the Division Director at the Indian Health Service Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland from 1989 to 1995. He served as a the CEO at Talihina IHS in Talihina, Ok from 1980 to 1982, WW Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Ok from 1995 to 2002, he was the Acting Director of the Oklahoma IHS Area Office in 2008, and the CEO of the Lawton Indian Hospital in Lawton from 2002 until his retirement in 2011.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Addressing Staffing Concerns at Talihina and Broken Bow: A Report from HEW IHS, 1976-03-04

 Item — Box DP 139: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_139_18_0008
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94th (1975-1977)

Dates: 1976-03-04
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - - Indian Health Service - Hospitals, 1976

Assistance with Proposal for Oklahoma City Urban Indian Health Project, 1975-07-29

 Item — Box 131: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0048
Abstract

94th (1975-1977)

Dates: 1975-07-29
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - Public Health Service - Oklahoma (Miscellaneous), 1975

Proposed Amendments to S. 1017 for Indian Education and Government Participation, 1973-01-01 - 1973-12-31

 Item — Box 26: Series CAC_CC_009_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 16
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_1_26_16_0009
Abstract

93rd (1973-1975)

Dates: 1973-01-01 - 1973-12-31
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John N. "Happy" Camp Collection / General Correspondence / Interior: Indian Affairs - Bureau of Indian Affairs. Information, 1973

Proposed Amendments to S. 1017 for Indian Education and Government Participation, 1934-04-16

 Item — Box 33: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 12
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_33_12_0010
Abstract

73rd (1933-1935)

Dates: 1934-04-16
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Dewey F. Bartlett Collection / Subject / Indian Self-determination, 1953 Aug. - 1975

Review of Proposal from OKC Urban Indian Health Project, 1975-07-07

 Item — Box 131: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_131_15_0029
Abstract

94th (1975-1977)

Dates: 1975-07-07
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Health, Education and Welfare - Public Health Service - Oklahoma (Miscellaneous), 1975

Securing Funds and Law Enforcement for Cherokee Tribal Land Enterprises, 1974-01-01

 Item — Box 30: Series CAC_CC_003_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_003_2_30_13_0015
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Subject Files date from 1946-1978 (bulk: 1971-1978), occupy 23.75 cubic feet, and are arranged alphabetically by subject. They contain correspondence and reference materials on matters of special interest to Senator Bartlett. Chief among these are abortion (1 cubic foot), the armed services (slightly more than 2 cubic feet), energy (more than 8 cubic feet), Indian affairs (approximately 8 cubic feet), and the Panama Canal Treaty (approximately 1.5 cubic feet). There are also...
Dates: 1974-01-01
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Dewey F. Bartlett Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Cherokee

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