Central Classified Files, 1924–1931

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Central Classified Files, 1924–1931

1924-1931

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16703540

This series consists of correspondence, reports, financial records, personnel and student records. The bulk of these records are related to the students and employees at the Indian School. Also included is correspondence with off-reservation boarding schools, including the Sherman Institute and Phoenix Indian School, and others. Beginning in 1924, the school began to take students from other jurisdictions, including, students from Colorado River Agency, Camp Verde, Havasupai Agency, Kaibab Agency, Moapa River Agency, Mescalero Agency, Salt River Agency. The records document this expansion, and the increase in student numbers as a result.

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National Archives at Riverside

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SNAC Resource ID: 11668311

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...