Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Kenneth Decora, 31 May 1932
Summary:
Document gives reason for enrollment as "Because it is better to be in school away from the reservation & show them that I had education."Description:
Kenneth DeCora, age 18, applies to enter grade 11. Application mentions his father, William DeCora, who works as a farmer, and his mother, Eliza White Hawk. Application also lists Kenneth’s skills and interests include working with swine and dairy as well as playing the piano.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0013-0103Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Kenneth Decora, 31 May 1932; Folder: Applications 1932, Box 1, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Winnebago Agency. School Subject Correspondence, 1921-1935; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 6094120; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.