Student file of Louisa Taylor, a member of the of the Ottawa Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1913 and departed on June 7, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, correspondence, outing evaluations, financial transactions, certificates of promotion, and an…
Allen, Rose


Student file of Rose Allen, a member of the Ottawa Nation, who entered the school on November 8, 1913 and departed on June 6, 1916. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, financial transactions including a warranty deed for a plot of land in Leelanau, Michigan, an outing record, a federal financial aid form…

Student information card of Rose Allen, a member of the Ottawa Nation, who entered the school on November 8, 1913 and departed on June 6, 1916.

These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation was done "in accordance with Section 156 of the Rules for the Indian Service." The confiscated cards…