Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Stephen Shields, 7 June 1930
Summary:
Document gives reason for enrollment as "This child is an orphan and stays with an aunt who lives a long distance from public school, and it is impossible for him to attend there."Description:
Stephen Shields, age 14, applies to enter grade 6. Application mentions his father, Silas Shields, and his mother, Susie Shields, are both deceased and that the “boy owns 160” acres of land. Application also lists Stephen’s skills and interests include agriculture and auto mechanics.
Identifier:
gdp-kc0002-0121Citation:
Application for Enrollment at Genoa for Stephen Shields, 7 June 1930; Folder: Shields, Stephen, Box 1153; Case Files of Pine Ridge Students Attending Genoa Indian School, ca. 1913 - ca. 1933; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, NAID 1154495; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration—Kansas City.