Student file of Martha Washington, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on April 15, 1890 and departed on September 27, 1895. The file contains a returned student survey, correspondence, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Washington was living in Brockton, Montana in 1917.
In school documentation Martha…
Student information card of Martha Washington, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on April 15, 1890 and departed on September 27, 1895. The file indicates Washington was married and living in Culbertson, Montana in 1913 and Brockton, Montana in 1917.
Student information card of Martha Washington, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on April 15, 1890 and departed on September 27, 1895.
Studio portrait of Martha Washington wearing school uniform.
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students who would be capable of filling various positions at the Fort Peck or Crow Agencies. Pratt further states that taking pupils from Carlisle to fill positions limits the ability of the school to graduate students.
Henry W. Sprole at the Fort Peck Agency requests the return of student Martha Washington from the Carlisle Indian School in order to employ her at the Poplar Creek School.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Acting Agent Henry W. Sprole for the return of Martha Washington so that she may work as a teacher at the agency school.