Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
These case files were compiled to track students' progress at the school. Specifically the files served as a means of recording both academic and vocational training.
The Mount Pleasant Indian School opened as a non-reservation boarding school in 1892. It performed some agency duties for the Indians in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, particularly for the Chippewa of Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black River on the Isabella Reservation. The school closed in 1934 and students were sent to the Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wisconsin or to local public schools.
This series consists of student case files of Indians who attended Mount Pleasant Indian School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Files typically include the student's application to attend Mount Pleasant, as well as reports of grades, deportment, and medical or disciplinary problems. While the information in files varies, most files include the student's name, date of birth, tribal affiliation, degree of Indian blood, home address and dates of attendance. Some files include correspondence between school officials and at times between school officials and graduates. The majority of the records are from the Mount Pleasant School. Some Bureau of Indian Affairs Social Services material is included for on-site visits after the school closed in 1934.
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This is the record for Sam & Grace Kahgegab’s child Charles. This file contains a case form, receipts, medical records, dental records, social work logs, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Tom Pelcher & Lucy Kahgegab’s child Ernest. This file contains an application, advisors resport, medical records, dental records, case form, social work logs, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Elijah & Sarah Kahgegab’s children Dan, Clara, Adelia, Elijah, and Winifred. This file contained no documents, it was only the file jacket.
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This is the record for Sam & Mabel Keezhig’s children Nellie, Samuel, John, Esther, & Dorothy. This file contains case forms, social work logs, a social worker report, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Sam & Catherine Keshigo’s children Agnes and Fred. This file contains applications, grade reports, blank forms, and correspondence.
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This is the record for John & Grace King’s children John, Luella, Lillian, Mary, William, and Bertha. This file contains applications, medical records, dental records, advisors report, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Moses & Lilly King’s children Lucius and George. This file contains correspondence.
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This is the record for Alec & Katherine Kodash’s child Julia. This file contains an application, grade report, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Arthur & Agnes Le Blanc’s children Bella, Myrtle, and Francis. This file contains applications, grade reports, and medical forms.
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This is the record for Oliver & Mary Jane Lajoice’s child Clifford. This file contains a grade report, blank forms, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Joseph & Jennie La Londe’s child Jessie. This file contains an application, receipt, grade reports, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Adam & Mayme Lambert’s children Evelyn and Willard. This file contains an application and correspondence.
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This is the record for Joe & Margaret Lambert’s children Margaret, Joseph, William, & Lois. This file contains an application, grade report, medical record, case form, receipts, appropriation forms, social work logs, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Adam & Mary Lambert’s children Willard, Wilbert, Leo, Evelyn, & Gloria. This file contains a grade report, applications, medical records, dental records, social work logs, school transfer form, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Frank & Amanda La Pine/Lapine’s child Lawrence. This file contains applications, grade reports, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Joe & Eliza La Pointe’s child Evelyn. This file contains an application and correspondence.
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This is the record for John & Annette La Porte’s children Raymond, William, Donald, Verita, & Wilfreda. This file contains a case form, social work logs, and correspondence.
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This is the record for John & Agnes Laramie’s children Clyde and Leo. This file contains a grade report, applications, blank forms, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Peter & Adeline Larch’s child Leo. This file contains an application, grade reports, blank forms, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Joe & Emily La Ronge’s children Dudley and Emily. This file contains a grade report, dental record, applications, freight receipts, and correspondence.
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This is the record for John & Charlotte La Rose’s children Emma and Ethel. This file contains a blank application, receipt, application, grade reports, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Joseph & Martha La Tour’s children Annie and Velma. This file contains a blank form, applications, grade reports, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Frank & Rose La Tour’s children Rita, Edward, Mary Lou, John, Grace, Antoine, Earl, Frank, & Anthony. This file contains a case form, applications, medical & dental records, social work logs, and correspondence.
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This is the record for Benjamin & Elizabeth Lee’s children Nellie and Susie. This file contains a telegram, grade report, applications, and correspondence.