Chamberlain, South Dakota: Saint Joseph's Indian School, 1957-1959. Nine newsletters, together with two ephemeral items. Newsletters are octavos, stapled booklets, each 8 pp, with photographic illustrations. Includes Vol. 25, No. 4, Vol. 26, Nos. 4-6, Vol. 27, Nos 1, 2, 4-6. A collection of late 1950s issues of the newsletter.....
Chilocco, Oklahoma: Chilocco Press, 1976. Octavo, stapled, illustrated wrappers titled "Chilocco Information Handbook" to front cover, [4], 52, [2] pp, illustrations from photographs. A 1976 student handbook from the Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, Oklahoma. Begins with a description of the school and its objectives, i.e. "To teach the students.....
Fort Totten, North Dakota: 1907 to 1925. A collection of 54 letters, possibly retained carbon copies, together with two circulars. In very good condition. The letters are each one page, ranging from a few lines of text to a full page, on the letterhead of the United States Indian Service.....
Iroquois, New York: 1930s to 1950s. 19 items total: two booklets, two real photo postcard,s nine pictorial postcards, and six other ephemeral items. A collection relating to the Thomas Indian School, also known as also the Thomas Asylum of Orphan and Destitute Indian Children, a historic school at the Cattaraugus.....
Brigham City, Utah: 1950s to 1960s. A collection of ephemera relating to the Intermountain Indian School, a boarding school for Navajo children that operated in Brigham City, Utah between 1950 and 1984. Nine items total. Includes a 1952 issue (Vol 2, No 1) of "Smoke Signals, the school newspaper (8.....
Colony and Pawhuska, Oklahoma: 1907-1908. A collection of ten letters, totaling 12 pages, together with a four page typed circular, two typed reports (10 pp), and six additional documents (6 pp). The material dates from 1907 and 1908, and was all sent to Ross C. Preston, superintendent of the Osage.....
Fort Wingate, New Mexico: 1930s. A collection of 42 black and white photographs, each 7 x 5", affixed to beige album paper. Together with four press photos, each 8 x 10", a school catalog, and a diploma. All arranged in a three ring binder. The collection relates to the Burke.....
Phoenix, Arizona: 1950s. A collection of nine leaves of card stock, each 11 x 8.5", with 104 black and white photographs cornered in on either side, a handful captioned or inscribed. A collection of photographs belonging to Florrine Antone, a member of the class of 1954 at the Phoenix Indian.....
Anadarko, Oklahoma: Circa 1950s-60s. A collection of eighteen black and white photographs, each approximately 4.5 x 4", all but two captioned in the margins of the photos. A group of photographs centered on a Native American parade held in Anadarko, Oklahoma, likely a part of the American Indian Exposition, an.....
Lawrence, Kansas: Circa 1900. A collection of nine albumen photographs, uncaptioned, seven measuring 3.25 x 3.25", two measuring 5 x 3.75", pasted or cornered onto gray paper leaves. One photograph is an exterior shot of the Haskell Institute, a Native American boarding school in Lawrence, Kansas founded in 1884. Two.....
[Syracuse, New York]: Circa 1930s-40s. 36 black and white photographs; 17 measuring 7 x 4.75", 18 measuring between 3.75 x 3" and 5 x 3", and one measuring 3.25 x 2.25". A collection of photographs of the Indian Village at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York. The.....
Pawhuska, Oklahoma: 1900 to 1910. A collection of nine real photo postcards, two pictorial postcards, two silver gelatin prints, and three cabinet photos. 13 of the photographs contain handwritten captions or captions in the negative. A compelling collection of images of the Osage Indian School in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. This government.....
Tomah, Wisconsin: 1920s. A collection of nine photo album leaves, each 11 x 6.5", containing a total of 86 black and white photos pasted on, most captioned in manuscript on the margin. A well-identified collection of photographs of the Tomah Indian School, a federal boarding school for Winnebago children, located.....
Lawton, Oklahoma: 1920s to 1981. A collection containing eleven pictorial postcards, five real photo postcards, a program, a booklet, a letter, and three milk tokens, all relating to the Fort Sill Indian School, a residential boarding school in Lawton, Oklahoma operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The real photo.....
Various Places: 1950s to 1970s. A collection of 19 photographs measuring between 8 x 9" and 8 x 10", each captioned and stamped on the back. A group of press photographs documenting Navajo education in the Southwest during the 1950s through 1970s. These appear to be file copies kept at.....
Phoenix, Arizona: Circa 1950s. Oblong quarto, stapled booklet, [32] pp, b/w illustrations throughout. A scarce view book of the Cook Christian Training School, an institute for the education of Native American ministers located in Phoenix, Arizona that was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1911. Text on the rear cover.....
Brigham City, Utah: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1966. Oblong quarto, ring bound yellow wrappers with brown lettering, iv, 136, [2] pp. A rare report publishing the extensive findings of a Bureau of Indian Affairs committee appointed to evaluate the Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, Oklahoma. The committee, which visited the.....
New York: Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Ca 1910s-1920. 12mo, folding brochure with eight panels of text and illustration. Fundraising brochure for the Presbyterian Church operated Ganado Mission to the Navajo in Arizona. The brochure is well illustrated with eleven captioned half tone views.....
Lawrence, Kansas: Printed by Students in the Haskell Print Shop, 1937. Octavo, stapled booklet, [16] pp, illustrations from drawings and photographs. A program for a 1937 football game between the Haskell Institute, a Native American boarding school in Lawrence, Kansas, and Mcpherson College, a private college associated with the Church.....
Crownpoint, New Mexico: Crownpoint Hospital, 1988. Octavo, stapled, illustrated wrappers, [8] pp. An informational booklet about Crownpoint Comprehensive Indian Health Facility, located in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The booklet was likely published to attract staff members to work at the hospital, as it includes information on life in.....
Riverside, California: Sherman Indian High School, Circa 1980s. Oblong 12mo, stapled, illustrated wrappers, [28] pp. A historical viewbook issued by the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California. The booklet prints images and text relating to the school's history through the year 1979, while also printing a series of images.....
Zuni, New Mexico: Circa 1930. Narrow 8vo, trifold brochure with five panels of printed text in all. Promotional brochure by a New Mexico based retailer of Zuni Native American crafts, jewelry and pottery, as well as Navajo rugs. The three interior panels print a history of the local tribes, while.....
Wealaka, Indian Territory: 1888. Bifolium, 8 x 5", with [4] pp of ink manuscript, headed "Wealaka Mission, April 15, '88" and signed "L.B. Welch." Together with original mailing envelope. A letter from Miss L.B. Welch, a teacher at the Wealaka Mission School, a Presbyterian run institution for Muscogee Creek children.....
St. Michael's, Arizona: 1942. Octavo, three leaves of lined paper with 2.5 pp. of pencil manuscript, headed "Hunters Point Day Sch June 17, 1942" and signed "Clara Mitchell". Together with original mailing envelope. A brief but informative letter from Clara Mitchell, a student or teacher at Hunters Point Day School.....
Bacone, Oklahoma: Murrow Indian Children's Home, 1956-1957. Four issues. Octavos, folded leaves, three issues are 4 pp, one issue is 8 pp, illustrations from photographs. Includes Vol. 2, Nos 3, 7, 8, and 9. A small run of newsletters from the Murrow Indian Children's Home, a school and home for.....