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‘The Indian boarding school- Sherman Institute’ Post Card
This post card displays a hand colored drawing of the entrance to the Sherman Institute, with its institution named in red in the top left hand corner. It was an off- reservation Indian boarding school built in the mission revival architectural style…
“Modoc Chief” Fort Bidwell Boarding School October issue.
The below source is a page from a wider publication demonstrating the execution of Native American education at the Fort Bidwell Boarding School, California. Surrounded by four colored leaves, in hand writing the source states that ‘The Good American…
Photograph of Navajo girls ‘enjoying’ life at the Sherman Institute.
The black and white photograph displays a group of 6 Navajo girls making fried bread at the Sherman Indian institute circa. 1930. The institute aimed to transform enrolled students Native culture into American civilians. Other photographs within this…
Public Offices document, letter from Colvile to Pakington
This is a letter addressed to Sir John Pakington, secretary for war and the colonies of Lord Derby’s administration in 1852, from A. Colvile, the deputy governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company – at the time of the letter in 1852, one of the most…
Correspondence and papers re: schools
A letter, with attached table of figures, from a secretary for the Vancouver Schools Board, to Vancouver City Alderman. The letter, in response to the Alderman’s request for information, details the enrolment history of Asian, predominantly Chinese,…
Sister Mary Providence, pioneer educator and philanthropist in British Columbia
This is a black and white photograph 35cm by 40cm portraying a female pioneer educator and philanthropist in British Columbia. The picture focuses on the religion of Christianity as sister Mary Providence is wearing a crucifix and holding onto a…
Kamloops wawa
his is a newspaper advertisement in black and white from 1896, offering shorthand lessons to natives. This shows the willingness for Europeans to interact with natives by offering them lessons in shorthand English writing. The article is featured in…
Envelope ( He Zu Jian of Wing Sang company)
This is an envelope addressed to He Zu Jian, it shows a majority of the scripture in Chinese apart from the address. The Chinese scriptures are written in typical Chinese style by scribing characters downwards. Chinese immigrants in Vancouver often…
Students and Staff at St. Paul’s Indian Industrial School, Manitoba (1901)
Black and White Photograph showing students stood against the brick school wall with their teachers. Formal clothes are worn, the boys photographed have their hair cut very short and all the girls wear hats. The staged photograph offers a reflection…
‘The General Laws of the State of California from 1850 to 1864’
This is a manuscript of California state laws. It outlines the inalienable rights of its citizens, social, political and personal prohibitions, as well as local legislation. Slavery was prohibited unless it was a punishment for a crime, the fugitive…