Interior, Indian Affairs, General, 1955
Scope and Contents
Claremore Indian Hospital; move of probate attorney's office from Ardmore to Durant; oil and gas lease extension; Anadarko Area Office; methods of bidding on Indian lands; restrictions on home purchase; working conditions at Fort Sill Boarding School; unethical practices of used car dealers involving the leasing of land; possible reorganization of area offices in Oklahoma; problems relating to leases on land; termination policies; presidential proclamation of American Indian Week; proposed transfer of Indian Service Extension Department to State Extension Service; Indian Service road projects; Fort Sill Indian Hospital; transfer of Indian health programs from Department of the Interior to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; sale of Indian lands; assistance to constituents; closing of Wheelock Academy; Chilocco Indian Agricultural School; Bacone College; enrolment in boarding schools; Peoria claims; Quapaw claims; termination of supervision of Yakima tribe; list of House and Senate bills involving Indian affairs; need for a new channel to be cut for the Chikaskia River on Indian land.
Dates
- Creation: 1955
Creator
- From the Collection: Kerr, Robert Samuel, United States Senator from Oklahoma (1949-1963); 12th Governor of Oklahoma (1943-1947), 1896-1963 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 368.29 Linear Feet (296 containers)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository
