Progress card of Sarah J. Gordon, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 3, 1910.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 4, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on October 3.
Student file of Sarah J. Gordon, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 3, 1910 and ultimately departed on April 17, 1912. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, medical/physical records, correspondence, a…
Student information card of Sarah J. (here Sara Jennie) Gordon, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 3, 1910 and ultimately departed on March 17, 1912. The file indicates Gordon was living in Poplar, Montana in 1914.
These materials include an inspection report of Charles F. Peirce, Supervisor of Indian Schools, on the Carlisle Indian School in early 1912, as well as correspondence regarding the reports. Peirce makes a number of recommendations, in particular regarding the business and telegraph departments, and provides an overview of the schools various…