Hampton Institute

Secretary of the Interior

Subjects: 
Secretary of the Interior
Location: 
7.3.15
Date from: 
1878
Date to: 
1919
Description: 

Letters and reports to the secretary of the interior from Dr. James Gregg and others regarding Indian education at Hampton Institute.

Captain Richard Henry Pratt

Subjects: 
Captain Richard Henry Pratt
Location: 
7.2.28
Date from: 
1840
Date to: 
1924
Description: 

Responsible for bringing first Indian students to Hampton Institute in April, 1878.

Photographs, Negatives, and Drawings

Subjects: 
Photographs, Negatives, and Drawings
Location: 
7.7
Date from: 
1878
Date to: 
1923
Description: 

Photographs. 1878-1923
Photographs depicting Indian life at Hampton Institute, life on several Western reservations, and related activities.

Hampton Institute Publications

Subjects: 
Hampton Institute Publications
Location: 
7.5
Date from: 
1882
Date to: 
1912
Description: 

Included are reports authored by General Armstrong, Dr. Frissell, Miss Andrus, Miss Folsom, Miss Eustis, Miss Helen Ludlow, Nathalie Curtis, and others.

Gravatt, Reverend J.J

Subjects: 
Reverend J.J. Gravatt
Location: 
7.2.17
Date from: 
1882
Date to: 
1894
Description: 

Chaplain- Western Indians (recruiting agent for Hampton Institute).

General Land Office

Subjects: 
General Land Office
Location: 
7.3.10
Date from: 
1880
Date to: 
1880
Description: 

Letter to General Armstrong from the commissioner of the general land office regarding a tour of the Hampton Institute campus.

Frissell, Hollis Burke

Subjects: 
Hollis Burke Frissell
Location: 
7.2.14
Date from: 
1851
Date to: 
1917
Description: 

1851-1917
Correspondence concerning Indian affairs including the following:

Folsom, Cora Mae

Subjects: 
Cora Mae Folsom
Location: 
7.2.12
Date from: 
1855
Date to: 
1943
Description: 

Miss Cora Mae Folsom arrived at Hampton Institute in the winter of 1880 at the request of General Armstrong who was seeking a teacher with a medical background to work with the Indian students. Miss Folsom became a trusted friend of the students and their families.

Faculty and Staff

Subjects: 
Faculty and Staff
Location: 
7.2
Date from: 
1878
Date to: 
1923
Description: 

Many dedicated individuals were involved with the Indian students at Hampton Institute.

Correspondence (Students)

Subjects: 
Correspondence (Students)
Location: 
7.1
Date from: 
1878
Date to: 
1923
Description: 

General correspondence from Indian students can be found with the papers of Miss Caroline Andrus, General Armstrong, Mr. F. C. Briggs, Miss Cora Folsom, Dr. Frissell and other faculty members who were involved with Indian education at Hampton Institute.

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