Field Representatives' Correspondence, 1936–1948

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Field Representatives' Correspondence, 1936–1948

1936-1948

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/563529

This series contains correspondence, applications for admission, reports, and lists of students from various jurisdictions. The records primarily relate to the student outing program, recruitment of students, and placement of graduates. As Sherman Institute enrolled students from various jurisdictions, the Superintendent maintained contact with representatives in charge of student affairs at the local level, among them Lucy Adams, Director of Placement, Window Rock, Arizona; Frank Goldstein, Education Field Agent, Sacramento Indian Agency; Kathryn Mann, Social Worker, Los Angeles, California; J. Preston Myers, Education Field Agent, Hoopa Valley Indian Agency; and John Rockwell, Field Representative in Charge, Sacramento Indian Agency. Mr. Rockwell's file is a continuation of Mr. Goldstein's. Only Lucy Adams' file continued into the post-war period. A 1941 document in the Lucy Adams file relates to the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) participation in a defense training program.

3 linear inches

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National Archives at Riverside

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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...