Note: As of July 2021, the remains of Maud (Little Girl) have been disinterred and repatriated. Maud was previously interred in plot C-36.
Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Maud (Little Girl), a member of the Sioux Nation.
Maud
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Student information card of Maud (Little Girl), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and died on December 14, 1880. Maud was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Maud, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1879 and died on December 12, 1880. She was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 14, 1880
Physician Charles H. Hepburn provides a report on the deaths of two Rosebud Sioux students: Maud and Ernest. Maud died of multiple lung issues on December 13, 1880 with Ernest dying of diphtheria on December 14, 1880. Richard Henry Pratt forwards Hepburn's report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: This item was copied from U.S…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 15, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Chief White Thunder about the funeral ceremony and burial of his son, Ernest. Pratt expresses his sorrow and sympathy at White Thunder's loss, but also argues that White Thunder was right to send Ernest to the school.
Pratt notes that Maud (Little Girl) died the same night as Ernest, so they were buried at…
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library