Type in “boarding schools” into the search engine in the link below.The photos in the archives from the University of Washington include photographs of school campuses, students, and documents. The search results can be narrowed down by creator, date, provenance, relation-is part of, and type. Access Archives Here Source: Digital Collections. University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/
These photos from Alaska’s Digital Archives depict letters, documents, boarding school campuses, and students. It is possible to narrow down search results according to collections, creator, source, subject, title and type. Access Photographs Here Source: Boarding Schools. Alaska’s Digital Archives. http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/search/searchterm/Boarding%20Schools/mode/all/order/nosort/page/1
These photographs from the Minnesota Digital Library show the campus and include students. To access the photos type “Native American Boarding Schools” into the search engine. It is possible to narrow down the results by type, physical format, date created, location, subject heading, and contributor. Access Archive Here Source: Minnesota Reflections. Minnesota Digital Library. https://reflections.mndigital.org/
This collection of photographs from the Smithsonian is more broad. Click on the link below and type in “Native American Boarding Schools.” There are numerous photographs and it is possible to narrow the search results by using the “narrow by” box on the right side of the page. Search for Photographs Here Source: Collections Search […]
This archive from the Smithsonian Institution has photos of Carlisle, including photos of students and the campus. The photographs include portraits, sports teams, and students working. Access Photographs Here Source: John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School circa 1879-1902. Smithsonian Institution. http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=set_name%3A%22John+N.+Choate+photographs+of+Carlisle+Indian+School+circa+1879-1902%22&start=0
In the digital archive from Marquette University you can search for Catholic boarding and mission schools. This archive is mostly photographs with a few documents. Type in boarding schools into the search engine found in the link below, and it is possible to narrow down results by (un)checking boxes on the left of the results. […]
The Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center provides a wealth of information related to the history of the school, including photographs, student records, publications related to the schools (newspaper articles, magazines, and school pamphlets), lists/legers, and teaching resources. Categories are accompanied by a comprehensive search engine where the user can narrow down resources by nation/tribe, […]
A legal case in Alaska set the foundation for the state building high schools in rural Alaska villages. Previously, students had to attend residential schools or live with host families during the school year. Living with host families was a largely unpleasant experience for many students who were mistreated. Boarding schools were also ineffective, and […]
This report states that Canada should strategically establish residential schools for First Nation children in specific locations. The author cites the five “civilized” nations: the Cherokee, the Choctaw, the Chickasaw, the Creeks, and the Seminole (in the United States) as examples of success. Read PDF Here Flood, D.M. “Report on industrial schools for Indians and […]
Visualizing a Mission: Artifacts and Imagery of the Carlisle Indian School, 1879-1918 examines artifacts associated with the nation’s first boarding school for Native Americans. The artifacts illustrate various educational, cultural, and visual facets of the Carlisle Indian School and how the institution served to “civilize” Native Americans as part of a larger process of government […]
