SCARCE MAY 8, 1925 CATALOGUE OF HASKELL INSTITUTE
SCARCE MAY 8, 1925 CATALOGUE OF HASKELL INSTITUTE
HASKELL (title page) CATALOGUE OF HASKELL INSTITUTE. SUPPLEMENT TO THE INDIAN LEADER, MAY 8, 1925. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 1925 TO JUNE 9, 1926. Haskell Institute. A Government Training School For Indians – Lawrence, Kans. 95 pgs. Illus., photos, printed wraps. Vg cond.
An important and scarce 20th century resource conserning the assimilation efforts by the government through education of the Native American. Content includes articles on athletics, courses of study, daily routines, finances, faculty, how to enroll, laws of the United States governing Indian School enrollments, military, roster of the Senior Class of 1925, tuition, school activities, vocational guidance, vocational training, plus more. Of particular interst are the sections titled HASKELL GRADUATES AND EX-STUDENTS NOW EMPLOYED AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES (pgs. 81-83) and ENROLLMENT BY STATES and tribes (pgs. 85-95).
Various institutions have holdings of Haskell catalogs, but this particular issues is only confirmed at NYPL and the University of Oklahoma.