Student file of Lena Brunette, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1913 and departed on June 6, 1916. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, an outing record, outing evaluations, a trade/position record card, financial transactions, and…
Brunette, Lena


Student information card of Lena Brunette (here Lena Burnette), a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1913 and departed on June 6, 1916.

Student information card of Lena Brunette (here Lena Burnette), a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1913 and departed on June 6, 1916.

These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation was done "in accordance with Section 156 of the Rules for the Indian Service." The confiscated cards…

These materials include correspondence regarding a clerical error that arose from confusion between Mabel and Lena Brunette. Lena was on outing and feared that she would not receive money sent to her for her return home.