Student file of Nellie Merrill, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1897, and departed on July 1, 1902. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, a letter, a position record card, and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife living in Beaulieu, Minnesota in 1917.…
Chippewa (Mille Lac)


Student information card of Nellie Merrill, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1897 and departed on July 1, 1902. The file indicates Merrill was married and living in Mahnomen, Minnesota in 1913 and Beaulieu, Minnesota in 1917.

Progress card of George Merrill, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 12, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 8.

Student file of George Merrill, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910, graduated in 1917, and ultimately departed on April 8, 1918. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file includes student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical…

Student information card of George Merrill, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910 and departed on April 8, 1918. The information card indicates that Merrill graduated in 1917, completed the automotive training course at Ford, and married Jane Gayton.

Progress card of John Sutton, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 12, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 8.

Student file of John Sutton, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910, and departed on February 3, 1915. The file contains student information cards, a photograph, an outing record, outing evaluations, a returned student survey, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a progress/conduct card…

Student information card of John Sutton, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910 and departed on February 3, 1915.

Progress card of Leon Boutwell, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 12, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 8.

Student file of Leon Boutwell, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910 and ultimately departed on June 6, 1915. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a federal financial aid form, trade/position record cards, a progress/…

Student information card of Leon Boutwell, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910 and ultimately departed on June 6, 1911.

Student file of Taylor Hanks, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1910 and departed on February 8, 1915. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a returned student survey, a trade/position card, a former student response postcard, an outing evaluation, a financial…

Student file of James Martin, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1910 and departed on June 16, 1913. The file contains a student information card, a trade/position record card, medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a progress/conduct card, and an outing record.
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Progress card of James Martin, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1910.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 3, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 30.

Student information card of James Martin, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1910 and departed on June 16, 1913.

Student file of William Earth, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 11, 1912 and departed on June 12, 1917. The file contains applications for enrollment, student information cards, medical/physical records, outing evaluations, financial transactions, outing records, and correspondence indicating that he was in…

Progress card of William Earth (here Willie Waweacumig), a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 11, 1912.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 31, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on October 11.

Student information card of William Earth (here also Weacumig), a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 11, 1912 and departed on June 12, 1917.

A group of male and female students posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. A male student in the front row holds a banner reading: "Justice Class 1917." A handwritten list of student names below the photo identifies each person. They are: 1) Sarah Fowler 2) Maude Cook 3) Hattie McAfee 4) Theodore Frank 5) Jesse Wofford 6) Peter…