Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Elliott Tasso, 17 Sept. 1915

Description: 

Elliott Tasso, age 19, applies to enter Genoa for 3 years. Application lists his father, Andrew Tasso, and his mother, Mary L. Tasso, both living. Document gives reason for enrollment as "He has finished the 6th grade in our school, and his home is several miles from Kingfisher, Oklahoma, where he could no doubt enter the public school, if it was convenient to his home. His parents being citizens of the state would permit him the same advantages as other citizens of other races."

Identifier: 
gdp-ok0001-0007
Citation: 
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Elliott Tasso, 17 Sept. 1915; Folder 5: Genoa Indian School, Box 671: Chilocco Indian School, Genoa Indian School, Hampton Institute, and Haskell; Series 8: Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation Records, 1860-1930; American Indian Archives Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division.