Letter from Gertrude Hughes to Supervisor of Indian Education Carl M. Moore
4/13/1931 - 4/22/1931
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This document is a letter from Gertrude Hughes, a teacher at Warm Springs Boarding School in Warm Springs, Oregon, to Carl M. Moore, the Supervisor of Indian Education in Sacramento, California. Enclosed with the letter are numerous drawings made by students at the Indian school.
Supervisor Moore collected students' pencil, watercolor, wax crayon, and pastel drawings for possible application to Federal Indian day and boarding school "industry" courses. Most of the drawings are designs for baskets and woven cloth based on student tribal patterns, plus some drawings of Indians, cowboys, airplanes, and scenery. On each drawing is written the name and grade of the student who produced it. Some groups of drawings also contain comments on the significance of the designs and color combinations used. In addition to Warm Springs, Moore oversaw Unitah Boarding School, Sherman Institute, and Hoopa Valley, Klamath River, Fort Yuma, and Goshute Schools.
Supervisor Moore collected students' pencil, watercolor, wax crayon, and pastel drawings for possible application to Federal Indian day and boarding school "industry" courses. Most of the drawings are designs for baskets and woven cloth based on student tribal patterns, plus some drawings of Indians, cowboys, airplanes, and scenery. On each drawing is written the name and grade of the student who produced it. Some groups of drawings also contain comments on the significance of the designs and color combinations used. In addition to Warm Springs, Moore oversaw Unitah Boarding School, Sherman Institute, and Hoopa Valley, Klamath River, Fort Yuma, and Goshute Schools.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs .
National Archives Identifier: 296361
Full Citation: Letter from Gertrude Hughes to Supervisor of Indian Education Carl M. Moore; 4/13/1931 - 4/22/1931; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs , Record Group 75. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-gertrude-hughes-to-supervisor-of-indian-education-carl-m-moore, May 20, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.