Paiute

Progress card of Marie Le Sieur, a member of the Paiute Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1911.

Student file of Marie LeSieur, a member of the Paiute Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1911 and departed on October 9, 1913. The file contains a photograph, correspondence, a lock of hair, student information cards, an outing record, an outing evaluation, an application for enrollment, and medical/physical records.

In school…

The first page opened with a poem titled “New Every Morning,” followed by "An Indian Woman Fought For Her Husband After Receiving a Beating From Him" which concluded on the fourth page. Page two gave news from the Chemawa and Genoa Indian Schools, and "A Nice Pocket Book for the Best," asking for wish lists from the trade departments. Next came…

Students from the Indian Nurses Corps and medical staff posed on the front of a building. They are identified as being, from left to right: Zippa Metoxen, Rose Howell, Dr. Obadiah G. Given, Alice Seabrook, Barbara Showarumy, Clara Anthony, Katie Metoxen, Lillie Wind, and Boise Bassford. Given, Seabrook, and Anthony were school employees.

Students from the Indian Nurses Corps and medical staff posed on the front of a building. They are identified as being, from left to right: Zippa Metoxen, Rose Howell, Dr. Obadiah G. Given, Alice Seabrook, Barbara Showarumy, Clara Anthony, Katie Metoxen, Lillie Wind, and Boise Bassford. Given, Seabrook, and Anthony were school employees.

Studio portrait of Brig George. 

A note on the back of the image reads: "Miss J.M. Cooper, from your friend, Mr. Brigam George." 

Studio portrait of Tony Tillohash.