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Box DP 4

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Contains 157 Results:

Confirmation of Appointment for Newly Elected Principal Chief of the Choctaw Tribe , 1947

 Item — Box: DP 4, Folder: 19
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_4_19_0006
Scope and Contents

Mrs. David M. Hartshorne sent a petition to Congressman Carl Albert requesting the immediate appointment of Harry J.W. Belvin as Principal Chief of the Choctaws, following his election in a fair election. The Indian Office has confirmed Belvin's appointment for a four-year term starting in 1918. Congressman Albert's office acknowledged the petition and stated that they have notified the appropriate authorities of Belvin's appointment.

Dates: 1947

Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Coal and Asphalt Lands, 1948

 File — Box: DP 4, Folder: 20
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_4_20_0000
Scope and Contents

Proposed sale and problems in funding of the Choctaw- Chickasaw coal and asphalt lands. Newspaper clipping attached. Correspondents include Earl Welch (Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court), U.S. Representative W. G. Stigler, Ben Dwight, and Floyd E. Maytubby.

Dates: 1948

Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Employment, 1947-1949

 File — Box: DP 4, Folder: 22
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_4_22_0000
Scope and Contents

Requests for employment. Includes petition. Correspondence on problems with employment.

Dates: 1947-1949

Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Osage Tribal Council, 1948

 File — Box: DP 4, Folder: 27
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_4_27_0000
Scope and Contents

Opposition to House Res. 5491.

Dates: 1948

Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Restrictions, 1948

 File — Box: DP 4, Folder: 28
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_4_28_0000
Scope and Contents

Restrictions on Indian property, concern for. Includes resolution from Osage Tribal Council and from the Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association.

Dates: 1948