Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Description

Letter from James W. Wilson, administrative assistant to Florida Governor Claude Kirk, to Betty Mae Jumper, chair of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, congratulating her on her new position as chair and asking if she would represent Florida at the Governors' Interstate Indian Council (GIIC). Also includes a letter from Erin Forrest, chairman of the GIIC, requesting Governor Kirk appoint two representatives from Florida for the upcoming GIIC convention in Reno, Nevada.

Date

1967-05-24

Creator

Wilson, James W.
Forrest, Erin

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Topic

Politics And Government

Subjects

Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Florida. Commission on Indian Affairs
Florida. Division of Economic Opportunity
Florida. Governor (1967-1971 : Kirk)
Forrest, Erin
Governors' Interstate Indian Council
Jumper, Betty Mae, 1923-2011
Keyes, Walter
Kidd, William
Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011
Osceola, Billy, 1920-1974
Osceola, Joe Dan, 1936-2019
Seminole Indians
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Seminole women

Geographic Term

Tallahassee
Leon County
Hollywood
Broward County
Reno (Nev.)
Saint Paul (Minn.)

General Note

Betty Mae Jumper was the first woman elected chair of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, serving from 1967 and 1971.