Letter in support of keeping the Indian Training School in Forest Grove

Title

Letter in support of keeping the Indian Training School in Forest Grove

Description

A draft of a letter from trustees of Pacific University in support of keeping the Indian Training School in Forest Grove. This draft is not addressed, but the letter was probably sent to the United States Secretary of the Interior. It describes the accomplishments of the school so far, including the teaching of English (noting 'no other [language] is allowed among them'), Christianization of the students, and vocational training. The draft names five of the eleven members of the Board of Trustees as signatories: Alanson Hinman, Horace Lyman, George H. Atkinson, Obed Dickinson, and G. H. Collier.

Creator

Pacific University. Board of Trustees

Date

1884

Identifier

PUA_MS27_10.pdf

Subject

Off-reservation boarding schools

Native American Studies

Chemawa Indian School

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Source

Forest Grove Indian School Collection, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Text