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Indians of North America--Land tenure--United States

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Records related to the administration of Native American land, land title grants, and the sale of materials on Native American allotted land.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

New Legislation Adds Land to Indian Reservations, 1975-10-31

 Item — Box DP 132: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_132_2_0014
Scope and Contents

A Bureau of Indian Affairs news release announcing that new legislation, Public Law 94-114, signed by President Ford on October 17, 1975, added 370,000 acres of land to Indian tribal holdings. The land was originally purchased by the United States in the 1930s and was transferred to 17 Indian tribes for better management and use.

Dates: 1975-10-31
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - General, 1975 - NEW

Preston E. Peden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-044
Scope and Contents The Peden Collection covers the period 1946-1948. Consisting of 8 cubic feet of material, the collection consists primarily of correspondence. Constituent correspondence, which is arranged geographically, includes such subjects as utility concerns, issues, and personal requests. General non-constituent correspondence, arranged alphabetically, includes letters on the Taft-Hartley Bill, taxes on oleomargarine, aid for public schools, veterans benefits, Alaska homesteading, and dams. The...
Dates: 1946-1949
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

Press Release Announcing Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes, May 1947

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0003
Scope and Contents

This press release from Congressman Carl Albert's office announcing that Congressmen Albert and William Stigler were present on April 29, 1947 when an agreement between the officials of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and the Department of the Interior for the sale of lands for a total of $8,500,000.

Dates: May 1947
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Speeches and Press Releases / Press Releases - Indian Affairs

Press Release Announcing the Conclusion of Negotiations for Sale of Coal and Asphalt , 1947-04-29

 Item — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0002
Scope and Contents

This document is a press release from Congressman Albert's office announcing the conclusion of negotiations between the Department of the Interior and representatives of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for the sale of reserved coal and asphalt deposits along with remaining surface lands and oil and gas rights of the nations.

Dates: 1947-04-29
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Speeches and Press Releases / Press Releases - Indian Affairs

Press Releases - Indian Affairs, April - May 1947

 File — Box SP 1: Series CAC_CC_001_16_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_10_0000
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Speeches, press releases, statements, and broadcast transcriptions. Some speeches and press releases of Albert's colleagues are also included.

Dates: April - May 1947
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Speeches and Press Releases

Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-048
Scope and Contents The Steed Collection is approximately 413 linear feet plus oversize material. The majority of the documents date from 1948-1980, though there are some materials from earlier. The collection resembles more typical congressional collections with materials including correspondence, legislation, reports, clippings, publications, memos, schedules, and invitations. Because of the time period during which Steed served a variety of topics on the local, state, and national level are addressed in the...
Dates: 1934-1981
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

William G. Stigler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-050
Scope and Contents The Stigler Collection contains slightly more than 12 cubic feet of material covering the dates 1934-1952. Most of these items were generated during the congressional years, and there is little documenting the congressman's legal and state political careers or his personal life. While this collection reflects Stigler's interests in agriculture and flood control in Oklahoma, there is a significant amount of material on his concern with legislation affecting Indians not only in Oklahoma but...
Dates: 1934-1952; Majority of material found in 1944-1952
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

John William "Elmer" Thomas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-053
Scope and Contents 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: 1896-1954; Majority of material found in 1927-1950
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

Victor E. Wickersham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-056
Scope and Contents The Wickersham Collection is comprised of 16.3 cubic feet of material. The materials date from 1938 through 1956 with the bulk covering the period 1950-1956. The collection contains numerous topics of interest for research, including water conservation, federal aid to Oklahoma education, and Indian affairs. There is also material on the growth of Clinton-Sherman and Altus Air Force Bases as well as work performed at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. A small number of photographs are...
Dates: 1938-1956; Majority of material found in 1950-1956
Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

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