Indians of North America--Land tenure--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Notes taken by Ruthie Smith during the Indian Legislation Meeting and the Indian Legislation Brief
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_28_9_0002
Dates:
December 14, 1977-January 11, 1978; 95th Congress (1977-1979)
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
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
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
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
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