BIA Policy and Policy Changes

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Type-written page in black ink "Mr. Shirely" is hand-written across the top
August 19, 1914

Two memos between government officials which discuss what laws or court cases are relevant to the investigation into the mishandling of money of the students of Carlisle. These were compiled in the wake of the 1914 Congressional Investigation at Carlisle where it was discovered that certain funds deposited for students for transportation were…

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Education of Cherokee Nation Students from Robeson County
September 24 - November 2, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding the education of members of the Cherokee Nation from Robeson County, North Carolina.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Policy Regarding Enrollment of Former Pupils at Other Schools
April 22, 1915

These materials contain correspondence regarding the need for superintendents of nonreservation schools to communicate when students attempt to re-enroll in a different school, using two former Carlisle students as examples.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
View of Oscar H. Lipps on Pupils Attending Non-Government School
February 12 - 26, 1916

These materials include correspondence regarding the view of Oscar H. Lipps that Carlisle and other non-reservation schools should focus on educating only those who do not have access to education near their homes and that truly desired further instruction. Lipps cites that he has worked to remove many pupils he felt were not deserving from…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Enrollment Policies for Non-Reservation Indian Schools
July 16-27, 1917

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells regarding the Declaration of Policy, which he believes may prohibit any students from Oklahoma - particularly members of the "Five Civilized Tribes" - or New York from enrolling at Carlisle because they have access to public schools.…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration