<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Elmer Thomas' Efforts for Relief under the Indian Welfare Act: A Letter to Alfred Harper</dc:title><dc:date>1936-09-23</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_053_12_10_55_0004</dc:identifier><dc:description>The letter is a response to Alfred Harper's inquiry about the Indian Welfare Act. The author suggests contacting the Superintendent of the Agency for information on the relief program for Indians. The author also mentions making an appeal to the President for direct relief for distressed Indians and assures continued efforts in the matter.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>