Hand, Emma

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Emma Hand (Black Breath) Student Information Card
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Student information card of Emma Hand (Black Breath), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.

Note: The information about Emma Hand dying in 1887 seems to be an error; in 1890 she replied to a survey sent to former students.

Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Emma Hand (Black Breath) Student Information Card
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Student information card of Emma Hand, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.

In school documentation Emma Hand is also known as Black Breath and Emma Hand Means.

Note: The information about Emma Hand dying in 1887, written in the upper right hand corner of the card…

Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for May 1887
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
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5)
June 8-29, 1890

A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Agency Update on Former Students Living at the Pine Ridge Agency
December 26, 1891 - January 4, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration