<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>Correspondence on the Need for Music Education in Oklahoma Indian Schools in 1935</dc:title><dc:date>1935-11-08</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_6_0003</dc:identifier><dc:description>The letter is requesting musical instruments and instructors be provided for the Euchee Indian School and River Side Indian School in Oklahoma. They express concern that music education has been neglected in these institutions and ask for the matter to receive personal attention from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They believe that developing the students' musical talent is important for preparing them for their future tasks.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>