Correspondence Regarding Admission Policies at the Talihina Indian Medical Center, 1951 September 20 - October 10

Item — Box: DP 11, Folder: 65

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_11_65_0003

Scope and Contents

Grace H. Mathews writes to Congressman Albert, inquiring about the ethics of the blood quantum and marriage requirements for admission to the Talihina Hospital at the time. She also asks about the Choctaw commutation bill. In correspondence with D.S. Myer, Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Congressman Albert sends the present requirements and reasoning behind them to Mathews.

Dates

Creation: 1951 September 20 - October 10

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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