Thomas, Elmer, United States Senator from Oklahoma (1927-1951); U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 6th district (1923-1927); Member of the Oklahoma Senate (1907-1920), 1876-1965

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Biographical:

John William Elmer Thomas was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas returned to a private law practice in Washington, D.C., and in 1957 moved his practice back to Lawton, where he died in 1965.

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Political Correspondence Regarding Presidential Candidates, 1948-03-16

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_43_0007

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-03-16

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Campaign / Campaign, National, Correspondence S-W

Political Correspondence with Senator Thomas, 1949-05-07

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0021

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81st Congress (1949-1951)

Dates: 1949-05-07

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Campaign / Campaign, National, Correspondence, A-R

Preservation of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes: A Letter to Chief Milam, 1947-07-25

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0012

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-07-25

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Five Civilized Tribes, 1936-1947

Presidential Poll Results: Southern Farmers' Preferences, 1948-05-14

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0016

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-05-14

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Campaign / Campaign, National, Correspondence, A-R

Proposed Legislation for the Osage Tribe of Indians, 1939-01-10 - 1939-01-10

Item — Box 5: Series CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 44

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_44_0002

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76th (1939-1941)

Dates: 1939-01-10 - 1939-01-10

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / George B. Schwabe Collection / 79th Congress / Indian Affairs, 1935-1939

Protesting the Unfair Sale of Indian Timber Lands in 1937: Letters to Senator Elmer Thomas, 1937-07-16

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 65

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_65_0008

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75th Congress (1937-1939)

Dates: 1937-07-16

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Choctaw and Chickasaw, Sale of Timberlands, 1936-1937

Recommendations for Amendments to S. 2593: A Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas, 1973-01-01 - 1974-12-31

Item — Box LG 82: Series CAC_CC_053_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 58

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_3_82_58_0001

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54th (1895-1897); 55th (1897-1899); 56th (1899-1901); 57th (1901-1903)

Dates: 1973-01-01 - 1974-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Legislative / Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on, Indian Affairs, Choctaw Appropriation, 1949, 1950

Request for Increased Funding for the Indian Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1935, 1935-11-19

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 11

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_11_0002

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74th Congress (1935-1937)

Dates: 1935-11-19

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Hospitals, 1935-1947

Request for Information on Legislative History of the Atomic Bomb, 1947-03-05

Item — Box 67: Series CAC_CC_053_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 19

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_3_67_19_0005

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80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-03-05

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Legislative / Atomic Energy, Joint Committee on, Control of Atomic Energy and Legislative History of Atomic Bomb

Request for Senatorial Influence in Establishing a Nominating Convention for the Choctaw Chief, 1951-01-01 - 1952-12-31

Item — Box DP 13: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 74

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_13_74_0026

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82nd (1951-1953)

Dates: 1951-01-01 - 1952-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Choctaw Chief Election - Constituents' Concern with Method of Selection, 1952, 1952-01-01 - 1952-12-31 - NEW

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