Progress card of George La Vatta, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1905.
LaVatta, George


Student file of George La Vatta, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1905, and ultimately departed on June 16, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, trade/position record cards, progress/conduct cards, an…

Student information card of George La Vatta, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1905 and ultimately departed on June 16, 1913. The file indicates La Vatta was living in Ross Fork, Idaho in 1914.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Nettie LaVatta to have her four children-Emma, Elizabeth, George, and Benton-remain at the Carlisle Indian School for the full term of their enrollments. LaVatta later requested having her son George accompany her West to the Fort Hall Reservation. Further information regarding the…

This is a monthly report for filled out by the Carlisle Indian School administration for the Department of the Interior. It is for the month of November, 1911, and includes ratings on a number of topics including the physical plant, cleanliness, truancy, moral conditions, and scholarship. The form is signed by Superintendent Moses Friedman,…