Geisdorff, Louisa

Student file of Louisa Geisdorff, a member of the Crow Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1894, graduated in 1896, and ultimately departed on August 10, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, returned student surveys, and a report after leaving…

Student information card of Louisa Geisdorff (here Giesdorf), a member of the Crow Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1894 and departed on September 14, 1898. The card indicates that she graduated in 1896 and married a Mr. Burnett. 

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 38).

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1896.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery, Thomas Marshall, Taylor Smith, and William Colombe). Pratt also notes that two other employees (Ella…

Richard H. Pratt recommends that Carlisle graduate Louisa Geisdorff be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service.  Pratt forwards Geisdorff's application along with references from Dr. George Morris Philips and Jean Blanchard from the Pennsylvania State Normal School and Carlisle matron L. R. Shaffner.