Student file of Lucy Jourdan, a member of the Stockbridge Nation, who entered the school on September 13, 1884 and departed on June 14, 1887. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Jourdan was working as a housekeeper in Oneida, Wisconsin in 1910 and…
Jourdan, Lucy
Student information card of Lucy Jourdan, a member of the Stockbridge Nation, who entered the school on September 13, 1884 and departed on June 14, 1887. The file indicates Jourdan was living in Gresham, Wisconsin in 1913.
The first page opened with a poem titled "Found in the Path," followed by an article called "Are You His Equal?" that described an incident in which the Man-on-the-Band-Stand criticized a Carlisle student's letter home because it complained about having to work with a man with darker skin. There were a few more small news items on the page.…
Studio portrait of Lucy Jourdan.
Studio portrait of Lucy Jourdan.
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.