Correspondence Between Oklahoma Indians and Congressman Regarding Appointment of New Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0002
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Between Oklahoma Indians and Congressman Regarding Appointment of New Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- Date Created:
- 1953-10-25
- EDTF:
- 1953-10-25
- Creator:
- Belcher, Page Henry, 1899-1980
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Page H. Belcher Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/3
- Description:
- The document is a letter from Page Belcher, a congressman from Oklahoma, responding to a letter of disappointment from Ernest Hunt regarding the appointment of a new Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Hunt and other Oklahoma Indians had supported Harry J.W. Belvin for the position, but Glenn L. Emmons was appointed instead, causing disappointment and protests. The Oklahoma Indians felt that promises made to them regarding the appointment had not been kept, and they requested that Belvin be appointed as an assistant to the new commissioner. The document includes a newspaper clipping reporting on the Kiowa Indians' protest of Emmons' appointment.
- Names:
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 83rd (1953-1955)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_4_2_0000, Box 12, Folder 35b, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
