This collection focuses on the Truman administration's policies toward Native Americans. It includes documents covering the years 1945 through 1960. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, and public papers.
The Truman Administration’s Policy Toward Native Americans
Documents
1945
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Letter from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to President Harry S. Truman and a Reply from William D. Hassett, with Related Material, April 1945 (NAID: 296762129)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Indians, 1945-November 1947, OF 296 (NAID: 726511)
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Correspondence Between Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and President Harry S. Truman with Related Material, November 1945 (NAID: 296761517)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Indian Affairs, Office of (Department of the Interior), OF 6c (NAID: 724792)
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Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Chief Roly Canard, T. Bear, and C. Lowe, with Attached Resolution of the Creek Indian Council (NAID: 205003940)
Part of:
- Collection: President's Personal Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 583578)
- Series: President's Personal Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 583579)
- File Unit: Creek: Nation, PPF 2047 (NAID: 829183)
1946
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Letter from J. H. Belvin to John H. Provinse, October 14, 1946 (NAID: 296762140)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
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