Box PH 11
Container
Restricted
Contains 183 Results:
A collection of Indian artifacts which a group of people were trying to purchase for placement in Bacone College for preservation. There is no information as to who owned the collection or even if it was in the state of Oklahoma. Arrowheads, feathers, weapons, tools, weaving equipment, clothing, pottery and other items are visible in the photograph. A man uses a tool to point at an artifact. Removed from Indian: Education: Bacone College., undated
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1691
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
undated
Four men are seen on rocks near a stream in Alaska. The man in the top left hand corner is noted as "His Excellency, Doctor Gruening, Governor of the Territory of Alaska-1946. (He is for making something of this giant jungle)." This refers to Ernest Gruening, Governor, later Senator, from Alaska. Photograph was sent by Gilpin S. Sessions. Removed from Subject: Alaska (1947)., 1946
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1693
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
1946
Photograph of an indigenous woman taken on a street. The inscription on the front of the photograph reads "Eskimo girl, about 16, taken at Ketchikan town, 1946, when a group of them were en route to Seattle. Photograph was sent by Gilpin S. Sessions. Removed from Subject: Alaska (1947)., 1946
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1694
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
1946
Side view of a wooden cabin with four people standing out front. Wilderness in the background. The inscription on the front of the photograph reads "The way the settlers cabins will look at first in New American, Alaska". Photograph was sent by Gilpin S. Sessions. Removed from Subject: Alaska (1947)., circa 1947
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1695
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
circa 1947
Three men stand holding animal pelts. Behind them a sign that reads "A free press for free people". The man on the left is Gilpin S. Sessions (Research) and the man on the right is Earl Leding, Reporter. The first inscription reads "Regards, Senator Thomas- G.S. Session of Okmulgee". The second inscription reads "4,000 and more of marten pelts in The Future House of American Service Millions". Photograph was sent by Gilpin S. Sessions. Removed from Subject: Alaska (1947)., circa 1947
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1696
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
circa 1947
Eroded land, unknown location., undated
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1697
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
undated
Weather beaten farm. Barns, farm machinery and a person pushing a cart are visible in the photograph., undated
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1698
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
undated
E.W. Higgins Farm, 2 miles west of Tonkawa. Shows work of Soil Conservation Service. A wide shot of a field with a few people standing in the middle., 1937 May 12
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1699
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
1937 May 12
Elmer Thomas working at a desk., undated
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1700
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
undated
Portrait of Elmer Thomas., undated
Item — Box: PH 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_053_13_11_0000_1701
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material in the Thomas Collection was created during his senatorial years. Because Thomas served over half of his years in the Senate during the Great Depression and World War II, the collection is an excellent source on the history of the nation and Oklahoma during the 1930s and 1940s. The files reflect the national debate over these two major crises and include opinions of colleagues, figures in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, and other prominent personalities....
Dates:
undated