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:
Changing Times: A Letter from Senator Elmer Thomas, 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_0013
Abstract
80th Congress (1947-1949)
Dates:
1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31
Communication Regarding the Grand River Dam Issue: A Letter to Honorable Scott Ferris, 1935, 1935-11-29
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9A
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_9A_0013
Abstract
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Dates:
1935-11-29
Company Seeking Customer Feedback on Service and Telegraph Communication Details, 1935-01-01 - 1936-12-31
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 53
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_53_0006
Abstract
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Dates:
1935-01-01 - 1936-12-31
Concerns and Gratitude: Correspondence with Senator Thomas, 1948-09-09
Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0015
Abstract
80th Congress (1947-1949)
Dates:
1948-09-09
Correspondence and Information from Charlottesville and Albemarle County Chamber of Commerce, 1781-06-04
Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0019
Abstract
80th Congress (1947-1949)
Dates:
1781-06-04
Correspondence and Observations on the Educational Conditions in the Navajo Reservation, 1946, 1946-03-05
Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_18_0002
Abstract
79th Congress (1945-1947)
Dates:
1946-03-05
Correspondence and Resolution of the Ottawa Indian Tribe Regarding the Need for an Indian Hospital in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 1935, 1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31
Item — Box SU 10: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 20
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_10_20_0002
Abstract
74th Congress (1935-1937)
Dates:
1935-01-01 - 1935-12-31
Correspondence Between a Choctaw Indian and Senator Elmer Thomas in 1946 Regarding Tribal Leadership, 1946-04-22
Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_13_0015
Abstract
79th Congress (1945-1947)
Dates:
1946-04-22
Correspondence between Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Senator Elmer Thomas Regarding Preference Rights on Indian Leases, 1946, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box 11: Series CAC_CC_053_12_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 12
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_12_11_12_0001
Abstract
79th Congress (1945-1947)
Dates:
1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Correspondence Between Mayor Humphrey and Senator Thomas, 1948-09-17
Item — Box 6: Series CAC_CC_053_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 42
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_1_6_42_0008
Abstract
80th Congress (1947-1949)
Dates:
1948-09-17
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