Student information card of Josephine Bordeaux, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.
Bordeaux, Josephine
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Student information card of Josephine Bordeaux, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 9, 1887
The first page opened with a short poem followed by a conversation continued from previous weeks between Marianna Burgess and the Man-on-the-band-stand describing her recruitment trip among the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Sioux. Page two reported contents of letters from student Josephine Bordeaux (Sioux), who had returned home and Jennie…
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Newspapers
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
December 22, 1884
Louis Bourdeaux requests that his daughters Josephine and Martha be transferred from the Carlisle Indian School to Avoca. Bourdeaux writes that due to the outing program his daughters have rarely been at Carlisle and have instead been servants in various homes throughout Pennsylvania and so has not advanced her education.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 26, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration