Letter from Sam B. Davis to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 16 Mar. 1929

Summary: 
Regarding Earl Poorbaugh's request for a guard house, his treatment of students, and his character after being relieved from his duties as disciplinarian.
Description: 

This letter mentions a night where four to five large boys were locked up in the basement by making a minor threat to Earl Poorbaugh. This letter details that the basement used to act as a guard room with a partition and bars on the windows but it was discontinued.

Identifier: 
gdp-dc0017-0062
Citation: 
Letter from Sam B. Davis to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 16 Mar. 1929; Folder: 13747-1929-410, Box 17; Central Classified Files, 1907–1939 (NAID 300324); Office of Indian Affairs; Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration-Washington, DC.