Wilson, Louise

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Louise Wilson Student Information Card

Date of Entry:

November 30, 1882

Student information card of Louise Wilson, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.

Nation:

Sioux

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration

Louise Wilson Student Information Card

Date of Entry:

November 30, 1882

Student information card of Louise Wilson, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on June 14, 1887.

In school documentation Louise Wilson is also known as Louisa Wilson.

Nation:

Sioux, Sioux (Brule)

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration

The Indian Helper (Vol. 1, No. 15)

November 20, 1885

The first page opened with a poem titled "Suppose," followed by a story by P.B. called, "An Indian Story" about using the powers of observation to identify a thief. The other items on the page were two short geography queries. Page two recounted national news items including the hanging of Louis Riel for…

Format:

Newspapers

Topics:

Citizenship for Native Americans, World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Football, Student Illness, Citizenship for Native Americans, Religious Activities at the School, Building Repairs and Expansions, Enrollment Statistics

Repository:

Cumberland County Historical Society

Louise Wilson [version 1], c.1884

Studio portrait of Louise Wilson.

Nation:

Sioux, Sioux (Brule)

Format:

Glass Plate Negative

Repository:

National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Louise Wilson [version 2], c.1884

Studio portrait of Louise Wilson wearing school uniform.

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-066b and CS-CH-011.

Nation:

Sioux, Sioux (Brule)

Format:

Photographic Print, B&W

Repository:

Cumberland County Historical Society

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.

Format:

Letters/Correspondence

Topics:

Students Returning Home at End of Term, Student Travel Departing, Sending Students Home Due to Illness

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration