Estelle Reel Meyer collection

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Estelle Reel Meyer collection

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Chiefly material focusing on Meyer's life as an educator and particularly as U.S. superintendent of Indian schools. Records include reports, articles, and information about her position and her efforts on behalf of Indian schools; together with correspondence dealing with her political relationships, both state and federal, and also with her attempt to be reappointed in the face of strong public and congressional opposition.

3 linear ft.

eng, Latn

Wyoming, State Archives and Historical Department

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SNAC Resource ID: 8052776

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Meyer, Estelle Reel, 1862-1959

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Estelle Reel was born in 1862 in the State of Illinois. In 1895 she was elected state superintendent of public instruction, the first woman in Wyoming ever elected to a state office. In 1898 she was appointed by the president to the position of superintendent of Indian schools and special disbursing officer. In this position she served for twelve years. She was an indefatigable investigator of conditions in the Indian schools all over the United States. She traveled extensively by train, buckboa...