Box 8
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence re claims.
Item — Box: 8, Folder: 114
Identifier: CAC_CC_050_3.2_8_114_1
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 also...
Clippings: "Cherokees Seek Money for Lands Taken by U. S." Muskogee County News (August 2, 1951); "Cherokees Ask Payment for 8 Million Acres." Muskogee County News (August 9, 1951); "Cherokees Say 12 1/2 Cents an Acre Not Enough." Muskogee County News (August 16, 1951); "Cherokees' Claim Said Not Sustained." Muskogee Phoenix (March 25, 1952); "Indian Claim on Docket 2 Denied Again." Muskogee Phoenix (?) (n.d.); "Cherokees' Claim Up for Hearing Monday." Muskogee Phoenix (n.d.); "Indians Will File Claim in Billions." N.P., n.d.
Item — Box: 8, Folder: 114
Identifier: CAC_CC_050_3.2_8_114_2
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 also...
Cherokee - Claims, 1948-1952
File — Box: 8, Folder: 114
Identifier: CAC_CC_050_3.2_8_114_0000
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 also...