Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) Collection, 1865, 2003

Summary

Creator:

Mount Pleasant Indian School (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)

Abstract:

The collection includes copies of reports, clippings, published sources, manuscripts and notes on the school.

Extent:

.5 cubic feet (in 1 box)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Marian Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection consists almost entirely of photocopied newspaper clippings, notes, primary and secondary source materials, and reprints of photographs. The Clarke does not hold copyright for the secondary source material and photographs. Most of the primary source material was copied from the National Archives. Other materials come from the Clarke’s collections and various published sources, while the photographs were copied from originals in the Cumberland County Historical Society (Pennsylvania). Some notes by Jennifer Wood are included.

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# 67013

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.
Isabella County (Mich.)--History.