Student file of Jeanette Rice, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on October 28, 1888 and departed on June 26, 1900. The file contains a student information card, a report after leaving, and a returned student survey. The file indicates Rice was a housewife on her farm in Pender, Nebraska in 1911.
In school…
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from Henry M. Rice who discusses placing a Mille Lac Nation member in an industrial training program. Rice indicates that Wah-go-osh is quite adept at the tin smith trade but has had no formal training and would greatly benefit both himself and the reservation by…
William H. Beck of the Omaha and Winnebago Agency writes to Richard Henry Pratt providing a variety of updates. Beck notes that he has identified 9 potential students for Carlisle, discusses land questions at the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, notes the presence of representatives from the Genoa Indian School at the Agency, and outlines his views…