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:

1947 Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Regarding Destruction of Historical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes, 1947-07-25

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

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_43_0013

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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

1948 Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations' Land Appropriation, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 14A

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_14A_0026

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80th (1947-1949)

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

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Choctaw-Chickasaw Coal Lands, Jan.-Nov., 1946

Address by Governor James E. Folsom: Announcement for Presidential Candidacy, 1948-01-27

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0018

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-01-27

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

American Indian Exposition: A Historical Letter from 1945, 1945-01-01 - 1945-12-31

Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 1

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_1_0002

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79th Congress (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-01-01 - 1945-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Miscellaneous, Mar.-Dec., 1945

An Open Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas: Seeking Support for Choctaw Chief Appointment, 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_0023

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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

An Urgent Plea for General MacArthur's Testimony, 1948-05-06

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_43_0008

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80th Congress (1947-1949)

Dates: 1948-05-06

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

Appeal Against the Unfair Sale of Native Indian Lands in 1937, 1937-07-19

Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 64

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_64_0030

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75th Congress (1937-1939)

Dates: 1937-07-19

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

Appeal for Reconsideration of Indian Land Leasing Policy: A Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas, 1946-04-06

Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 12

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_12_0003

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79th Congress (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-04-06

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Cheyenne-Arapaho, Apr.-May, 1946

Archbishop Byrne's Appeal for Navajo Education: A 1946 Correspondence with Senator Thomas, 1946-03-18

Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0003

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79th Congress (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-03-18

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection / Subject / Indian Affairs, Navajo, 1946-1948

Building a Better America: A Call for Reform and Leadership, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31

Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 43

Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_43_0006

Abstract

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 S-W

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