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. Because...

Scope and Contents Funding for the Markham Ferry Project; control of the project; a public hearing on S. 3432.

Scope and Contents To provide for the construction of the Markham's Ferry project on the Grand River in Oklahoma by the State of Oklahoma. Robert S. Kerr and Elmer Thomas Bill; Committee on Public Works; Eighty-First Congress, Second Session