G.E.E. Lindquist Native American Photographs

Item Information

Title

American Indian Institute (Roe Institute) from Above, Wichita, Kansas

Date

1920-1953

Measurements

3 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.

Item Number

1435

Format

photographs

Annotation on Back

American Indian Institute (Roe Institute) Wichita, Kan.

Note

"In the fall of 1915, the Roe Indian Institute, renamed the American Indian Institute in 1920, opened in Wichita, Kansas, as the only Indian-run high school in the country." (Jean Sanders: Henry Roe Cloud, pioneering Native American educator, c2004, http://www.nsea.org/news/RoeCloudProfile.htm accessed: Oct. 31, 2011.)

Places

Wichita (Kan.)

States & Provinces

Kansas

Topics

Indians of North America--Education; School buildings; Aerial views

Names

American Indian Institute (Wichita, Kan.); Roe Indian Institute (Wichita, Kan.)

Folder Title

Roe Institute, Wichita, Kansas

Box and Folder Number

60: 754