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:

Restrictions and Inequality: A Letter to Elmer Thomas, 1949-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box LG 82: Series CAC_CC_053_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 55

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_3_82_55_0002

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80th (1947-1949); 81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1949-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Legislative / Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on, Indian Affairs, Alaskan Settlement Claims, 1948-1949, 1950

Season's Greetings and Democratic Campaign Memories, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0001

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

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

Senator Elmer Thomas' Appeal for Democracy within the Choctaw Nation, 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_0024

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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

Senator Elmer Thomas Investigates California Indian Land Disputes and Discusses Political Climate, 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9A

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_9A_0027

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74th Congress (1935-1937)

Dates: 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, General and Miscellaneous, Jan.-Dec., 1935

Senator Elmer Thomas's Assurance for Support to Judge D.C. McCurtain's Application for Position in Indian Service, 1935-08-13

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9A

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_9A_0020

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74th Congress (1935-1937)

Dates: 1935-08-13

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, General and Miscellaneous, Jan.-Dec., 1935

Settlement Approval for Treasurer Cheeter County's Claim Regarding Indian Children's Tuition, 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_6_0002

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75th Congress (1937-1939)

Dates: 1937-01-01 - 1937-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Education, Jan.-Nov., 1935

Suggestion of General Eisenhower for President, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0014

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

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

Suggestions for Agricultural Program Improvement: A Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas, 1945-02-27 - 1945-02-27

Item — Box 5: Series CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 77

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_77_0005

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79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-02-27 - 1945-02-27

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / George B. Schwabe Collection / 79th Congress / Labor, 1945-1946, 1945-01-01-1946-12-31

Support for President's Special Session of Congress, 1948-08-02

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0017

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-08-02

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

Telegram Communication Protocol and Sample Message, 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9A

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_9A_0010

Abstract

74th Congress (1935-1937)

Dates: 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, General and Miscellaneous, Jan.-Dec., 1935

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