Subject Correspondence, 1902–1945

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Subject Correspondence, 1902–1945

1902-1945

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6059561

This series consists of subject correspondence. The records include letters received and copies of letters sent; circulars; Indian trader licenses; reports; pamphlets; newspaper clippings; bulletins; programs; form letters; applications; announcements; rosters of Indian students; permits; certificates; notes; forms; agreements; advertisements; and death certificates. The financial records include receipts; bids; purchase orders; ledgers; copies of checks; bank deposit slips; and vouchers. The correspondents include Chamberlain Indian School, Cheyenne River Agency, Carlisle Indian School, Pine Ridge Agency, and other off-reservation boarding schools and Indian agencies; the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and other officials from the Office of Indian Affairs; banks; merchants; and private individuals. The records provide information on the administration and operation of the Rosebud Agency, including accounts; construction and repair of buildings and roads; purchase and delivery of equipment, supplies, fuel, and food; contracts; artesian wells; claims; motion pictures; inheritance and succession; auditing; peyote; the American National Red Cross; employees; education, schools, students, and teachers; law enforcement; and travel. The records provide information on topics related to Indian land, including grazing; leases; deeds; crops and agriculture; and livestock, including horses, cattle, and animal diseases.

11 linear feet, 3 linear inches

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National Archives at Kansas City

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SNAC Resource ID: 11669002

National Archives at Kansas City

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St. Joseph's Indian School (Chamberlain, S.D.)

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Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Carlisle, Pa.)

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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the brainchild of a young lieutenant of the 10th United States (U.S.) Cavalry, Richard Henry Pratt. Lieutenant Pratt had great sympathy for the misery of the Indian, even while he was engaged in subduing the hostile tribes of the West. He became convinced that the solution to the Indian uprisings lay in the education of the Indian rather than in further bloodshed. No public schools allowed Indian students, but Pratt, with the help of influential sympathi...