Box DP 4
Restricted
Contains 157 Results:
Platform and Promises: Josh W. Anderson for Principal Chief of the Choctaws, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31
80th (1947-1949)
Delicate Handling: The Choctaw Chief Election, 1948-01-01 - 1948-12-31
80th (1947-1949)
Confirmation of Appointment for Newly Elected Principal Chief of the Choctaw Tribe , 1947
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.
Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Coal and Asphalt Lands, 1948
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.
Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Employment, 1947-1949
Requests for employment. Includes petition. Correspondence on problems with employment.
Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Osage Tribal Council, 1948
Opposition to House Res. 5491.
Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Restrictions, 1948
Restrictions on Indian property, concern for. Includes resolution from Osage Tribal Council and from the Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association.