Student file of Garry Myers, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on October 12, 1888, and ultimately departed on February 23, 1891. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, former student response postcards, and a report…
Myers, Garry
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Student information card of Garry (here Gary) Myers, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on October 12, 1888 and departed on February 23, 1891. The file indicates Myers was living in Walthill, Nebraska in 1913.
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Studio portrait of Garry Myers [?].
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Garry Myers [?].
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
October 17 - November 11, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding an application made by Leta Meyers to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School after having attended the Hampton Institute. Meyers was denied enrollment based on her heritage. Her father appealed the decision to F. H. Abbott, who upheld the decision.
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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