Edwards, Russell K.

Student file of Silas White, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on September 15, 1913 and departed on March 3, 1915. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, an outing record, financial transactions, medical/physical records, and correspondence. The file indicates White was living in Macy,…

Student file of Christopher Thunder Hawk, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1913 and ultimately departed on June 30, 1916. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information cards, financial transactions,…

Student file of Samuel Plenty Wolves, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1914 and departed on June 22, 1916. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing evaluation, financial transactions, a federal financial aid form, a vacation request form, an outing record, and…

Student file of Luther Thornton, a member of the Choctaw Nation, who entered the school on April 12, 1916 and departed on April 16, 1918. The file contains a student information card, correspondence, a financial transaction, an application for enrollment, a report card for Murray County Public Schools for the 1915 - 1916 school year, an outing…

These materials include correspondence regarding the church attendance of Benjamin Black Elk while on outing. Upon receiving an answer to his inquiry, William H. Ketcham, the Director of Catholic Indian Missions, objected to the placing of pupils in homes where they were unable to attend Mass regularly.