Progress card of Lonnie Hereford, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 17, 1908.
Progress card of Lonnie Hereford, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 17, 1908.
Student file of Lonnie Hereford, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 17, 1908, and ultimately departed on June 16, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a former student response postcard, trade/position record cards, an…
Student information card of Lonnie Hereford, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 17, 1908 and ultimately departed on June 16, 1913. The file indicates Hereford was living in Fort Bridger, Wyoming in 1913.
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…