Records of Prospective Students, 1938–1947

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Records of Prospective Students, 1938–1947

1938-1947

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5523214

This series consists of records which include applications by members of various Indian tribes of Wisconsin and Michigan for admission to one of four Indian schools: Flandreau, South Dakota; Haskell Institute - Lawrence, Kansas; Pipestone, Minnesota; and Wahpeton, North Dakota. Files contain correspondence from Wisconsin and Michigan state child welfare agencies. Some contain report cards of school course grades.

7 linear inches

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National Archives at Chicago

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National Archives at Chicago

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