Letters Concerning Students, 1949–1951

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Letters Concerning Students, 1949–1951

1949-1951

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/563838

This series contains letters and telegrams between the Superintendent of the Sherman Institute, other Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agents and students. The series also includes some job applications. The records document students' problems, such as health issues, truancy, selective service deferment, and employment.

.5 linear inch

eng, Latn

National Archives at Riverside

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SNAC Resource ID: 11668279

National Archives at Riverside

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Sherman Institute (Riverside, Calif.)

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The Sherman Institute was established in 1900, as a successor to the Perris Indian School (Perris, Calif.), after the water supply to the previous school was deemed insufficient. By 1901 a site in the city of Riverside was selected, at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Jackson Street. On July 19, 1901, the cornerstone was laid for the new school building of Sherman Institute, and the school officially opened on September 9, 1902. The Perris Indian School remained in operation until December 1904...