Melbourne, Blanche

Student file of Blanche Melbourne, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on April 15, 1890 and ultimately departed on January 6, 1896. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving. The file indicates…

Student information card of Blanche Melbourne, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on April 15, 1890 and departed on January 6, 1896. The file indicates Melbourne was married and living in Poplar, Montana in 1913.

Portrait of male and female students posed on the steps of the academic building on the school grounds. The caption identifies them as being from the Fort Peck reservation. The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy identifies them as Assiniboine and Yankton Sioux from Fort Peck, Montana. These 43 students arrived in mid-April 1890.

Portrait of male and female students posed on steps of the academic building on the school grounds. The caption says that they are "Assiniboine and Yankton Sioux from Fort Peck, Montana."  These 43 students arrived in mid-April 1890.

Studio portrait of Blanche Melbourne, Rufus Ricker, and Ezra Ricker.