Box BL 1

Folder includes draft copies on bills Steed was considering introducing or sponsoring. Committees include Judiciary, Interior and Insular Affairs, Public Works, Ways and Means, and Education.

Folder includes lease agreements, contracts, and appeals case documents dated 1903-1939 dealing with the land dispute of Mary Bruno, wife of John Bruno.

Folder includes lease agreements, contracts, and appeals case documents dated 1940-1951 dealing with the land dispute of Mary Bruno, wife of John Bruno; also included is a draft of the bill.

Correspondents include Elmer Thomas; Lavern Fishel; T.K. Klinglesmith, Oklahoma State Representative; and Fred G. Anadahl, Department of the Interior. Note: S. 3453 (1954) dealing with the management and disposition of reconvened Choctaw and Chickasaw lands is related to the conclusion of this bill and this issue.

Folder includes correspondence dealing with the Consumer Price Index publication.

Folder includes reports and correspondence dealing with land conveyed to Chandler, OK, to release federal rights and interests. Correspondents include Carl M. LaGere, mayor of Chandler; Elmer Thomas; Robert S. Kerr; Mike Monroney; A. L. Miller; C. F. McAleer, mayor of Chandler; and Clarence A. Davis, Solicitor Department of the Interior.

Folder includes previous version of the bill H.R. 7873 (1952). Correspondents include Oklahoma Outdoor Council.

Topics include Federal Family Support Act. Correspondents include Craig Hosmer; Edward P. Dameron, Commissioner of Public Welfare, State of Louisiana; L.E. Rader, Director of Public Welfare, State of Oklahoma; and Chauncey W. Reed.

Topics include removal of Indian land value for assessment of Old Age Assistance. Correspondents include Daniel Reed; Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office; and L.E. Rader, Director of Public Welfare, State of Oklahoma.

Topics include requiring Indian wills to conform to Oklahoma wills with regard to land. Correspondents include Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office.