Student file of Mary Perry, a member of the Pueblo (Laguna) Nation, who entered the school on July 31, 1880, and ultimately departed on June 28, 1886. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, former student response postcards, a photograph, a returned student survey…
Paisano, Mary


Student information card of Mary Perry, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on July 31, 1880 and departed on June 28, 1886. The file indicates Perry was married and living in Casa Blanca, New Mexico in 1913.
Note: Although this card suggests that Mary Perry departed on June 17, 1884, other records indicate that she…

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