Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) Newspaper clippings collection, 1892, 2003

Summary

Creator:

Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)

Abstract:

The collection includes newspaper clippings (copies) of topics related to the school's buildings, people, and events, 1892-1913 and 1926-1928, scattered afterwards to 1971, copied in 2003.

Extent:

1 cubic foot (in 2 boxes)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by J. Strom, Marian Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection compiled in 2003 and later added to in 2018, documents various aspects of the Mount Pleasant Indian School, 1892-1913, 1926-1971 (scattered). The collection was compiled from microfilmed Mount Pleasant, Michigan, newspapers in the Clarke Historical Library’s collection, by then Clarke student, Christa Zawaideh, and Clarke staff member, Jennifer Wood, in 2003. The names and dates of the newspapers are written on the back of the photocopied pages, unless they are already part of the copied text. A small amount of cross-referencing, particularly with school employees, has been done.

Biographical / Historical:

Organizational History:

The Mount Pleasant Indian School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, was part of the U.S. Indian school system. Most of the students were local, from Michigan, but others were from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York (state). The school was established by law in 1891, and operated from 1893 to 1934. The grounds and buildings were later used by the State of Michigan for the handicapped. The facility closed in 2008. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe now owns the original property and buildings. (This information is from the collection and the Morning Sun.)

Acquisition Information:

Acc# 68548

Arrangement:

The collection is organized alphabetically and chronologically

Subjects

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Subjects:

Indians of North America--Education--Michigan.

Names:

Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)
Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)--History

Places:

Mount Pleasant (Mich.)--History.