Paisano, Frank

Student file of Frank Paisano, a member of the Queres Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884, and departed on July 8, 1889. The file contains a student information card, a news clipping, correspondence, a report after leaving, and a returned student survey that indicates Paisano was working as a farmer and stock raiser in Laguna, New…

Student information card of Frank Paisano, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file indicates Paisano was living in Laguna, New Mexico in 1913.

The first page opens with a poem titled “"Health Alphabet" listing health advice, A-Z followed by a description of horse grooming titled "George Washington's Horse." Page two opens with an article titled "Silver" that admonished Indian students to fight against the…

The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students to be returned to their homes due to various reasons along with various escorts.

Note: The student referred to here as Maurice Walker is also known as Maurice Yellow Hair.

A series of twenty-three 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.