The first page opened with a poem titled "A Fourteen-Year-Old Girl's Good Advice," followed by an article called "The Menomonees and Pottawatomies Dance: A Story by Lucy Jordan, Stockbridge, a pupil from Wisconsin," that told of an 1882 visit by dancers to her home agency in Keshena, Wisconsin. Page two included an offer of photographs for new…
Salem Indian School
November 12, 1886
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
May 31, 1893, December 21, 1908 - September 6, 1912
This folder contains materials related to Mollie Gaither's time working in the Indian Service. Only the materials relevant to her time as Carlisle's Girl's Field Agent have been included. She was at Carlisle from October of 1904 until September of 1912.
The first PDF contains Gaither's service record card, a portrait, and paperwork…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 22, 1915
These materials contain correspondence regarding the need for superintendents of nonreservation schools to communicate when students attempt to re-enroll in a different school, using two former Carlisle students as examples.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
March 29 - April 19, 1916
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment status of Kiutus Jim. It was determined that Jim, a former student of Salem Indian School, should work to earn money to pay for his transportation back to his home in Washington through the outing system.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration