Fort Lewis Indian School (Hesperus, CO) federal records

M211 - Fort Lewis Indian School (Hesperus, CO) federal records

Collection Overview

Creator: Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Fort Lewis Indian School
Dates: 1892-1916
Extent: 1.75 linear shelf feet (in 4 document cases)
Abstract:
This collection contains selected historically significant federal U.S. documents among the Consolidated Ute records in Record Group 75 regarding the former Fort Lewis Indian School near Hesperus, Colorado. Fort Lewis College photocopied these documents from originals which are held in Lakewood (near Denver, Colo.) by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Rocky Mountain Region.
Language: English
Collection Identifier: M211
Physical Location: This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).

Using these Materials

Please contact the Center of Southwest Studies Archives Manager at archives@fortlewis.edu for more information about reproductions and accessing the collection.

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on the use of this collection. The collection is non-circulating but open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.

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Related Materials:

I 070, U.S. Office of the Adjutant General selected general orders and documents re: Fort Lewis (Record Group 94) on microfilm (1 roll) (National Archives microfilm publication M 617, roll 624).
I 086, Fort Lewis records on microfilm (1 roll).
M 001, Fort Lewis College Archives, and particularly see Sub-group11.B: Indian school records of Fort Lewis, 1891-1910.
M 118, Fort Lewis Military Post federal records.
M 206, Box 3, Folder 1: a folder of pages that are a typed transcription of documents excerpted from the federal records of the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs pertaining to the Navajo Indian boarding school experience, 1871-1950; in March of 2004 the Center's archival staff produced two archival quality photocopies of that -- one for this collection (M 206) and the other, spiral bound to be cataloged for the Delaney Library (this is a part of accession 2003:03005.2).
See also the Colorado State Archives' online list of names from the Fort Lewis and Grand Junction Indian Industrial Schools in the 1900 Federal Census
A Time for Peace: Fort Lewis, Colorado, 1878-1891 / book by Duane A. Smith (Niwot: University Press of Colorado, 2006). Call number F784.F566S45 2006.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.

Collection Description

Scope & Contents: This collection contains selected historically significant federal U.S. documents among the Consolidated Ute records in Record Group 75 regarding the former Fort Lewis Indian School near Hesperus, Colorado. Fort Lewis College photocopied these documents from originals which are held in Lakewood (near Denver, Colo.) by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Rocky Mountain Region. The records (more than two thousand photocopies) include of all of the legible contents of six 500-page letterpress copybooks of copies of outgoing correspondence from the Superintendent of the Fort Lewis Indian School, 1894-1905, and of two ledger volumes of details about employees of the school, 1892-1916, as well as a number of folders of copies of unbound document. The data in these records documents the school's daily routines, buildings, materials, prices, student and employee conditions, Indian boarding school practices, race relations, and other topics.

Arrangement: Materials in this collection are arranged by series. The series are numbered consecutively. Because we do not expect to add to this collection, the boxes are numbered in one single numbering scheme starting with 1. Folder numbers start with 1 in each box. Items within each series (e.g., correspondence, reports) and within each folder are arranged chronologically, unless noted otherwise. The series are organized from highest hierarchical level to lowest; from most general to most specific.

Processing Information: College Archivist Todd Ellison, assisted by Melanie Ellison, produced these photocopies using Permalife™ bond paper at the National Archives in Denver in March of 2003. The accession number is 2004:03002. Folder data entry was by archival intern Marilyn Stephanie Zuni in March of 2003. Todd Ellison arranged and described this collection at that time; he last revised this inventory on 7/21/2006.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series Description

Series

1. Employee records, 1892-1913. Copies of pages in two oversize ledger books; overlapping dates. Photocopied from the National Archives’ original bound ledgers. Each ledger contains page after page (chronological) of employee details. Only a portion of either ledger's pages were written on. Arrangement is chronological. First two folders in document case 1. Indexed by the Center of Southwest Studies, July 2005 -- online and in hard copy, and available from the Center for purchase as a Word document.

2. Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1894 April 20 – 1906 February 13. Copies of all (even barely) legible letterpress pages from the National Archives’ three original bound ledgers. Most of the early pages are not legible and were not photocopied. Some of the ledgers begin with an alphabetical index of names and subjects. In August of 1903 the superintendent switched from Thomas Breen to W. M. Peterson. (This series contains no correspondence of their successor, John S. Spear.) Arrangement is chronological. In document cases 1 and 2.

3. Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence in general, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 July 1 – 1906 September 5. Copies of all (even barely) legible letterpress pages from the National Archives’ three original bound ledgers. Some of the ledgers begin with an alphabetical index of names and subjects. In March-April of 1906 the superintendent switched from W. M. Peterson to John S. Spear. (This series contains no correspondence of their predecessor, Thomas Breen.) Arrangement is chronological. In document cases 3 and 4.

4. Indian school curriculum and teaching methods, et al., printed materials by the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, photocopies of original documents (which are maintained at the National Archives in Lakewood), 1889 – 1928. Includes records pertaining to the Southern Ute Boarding School (Ignacio, Colo.). 15 folders at the end of document case 4.

5. Southern Ute Indian Agency records, 1886-1961 (bulk 1886-1928). 9 folders.

6. Miscellaneous printed materials

Container Description

Box	Fol.	Folder title
Series 1:		Employee records
1	1	Fort Lewis Indian School (Breen, Colo.) record of employees, 1892-1913. Photocopies of pages 2-34, 36-39. (103 photocopy pages)
1	2	Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) and Navajo Springs Agency (Colo.) record of employees, 1905-1907. Photocopies of pages 1-4, 8, and 10. (23 photocopy pages)
Series 2:		Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs:
1	3	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence of the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.), photocopies of letterpress copies to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1894 April 20 – 1895 April 25. (pages 11-273, incomplete)
1	4	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence of the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.), photocopies of letterpress copies to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1895 May 3 – July 30. (pages 278-320)
1	5	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1895 August 5 – September 30. (pages 321-356)
1	6	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1895 October 1 – (November). (pages 357-388)
1	7	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1895 (November or December) - 1896 March. (pages 389 –403,432, -439)
1	8	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1896 April – May/June. (pages 440-468)
1	9	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1896 June 18 – August 15. (pages 469-498)
1	10	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1902 December 15 – 1903 January 31 with index pages(6x) and pages 1-25, incomplete.
1	11	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 February 4 – March 30. (pages 26-59 incomplete)
1	12	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 April 8 – May 29. (pages 60-83)
1	13	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 June. (pages 84-106)
1	14	Breen, Thomas, Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 July 3 – August 15. (Pages 107-144)
1	15	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 Aug. 21 – 1903 Oct. 20. (pages 4-50 and 5 index pages)
1	16	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1903 Dec. 17 – 1904 Jan 11. (pages 93-120)
1	17	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Jan.12 – 29. (pages 121-148)
1	18	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Feb. 6 – 27. (pages 149-170)
1	19	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 March 9 – 31. (pages 171-198)
1	20	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 April 4 – 26. (pages 199-221)
1	21	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 May 2 – 25. (pages 222-258)
1	22	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 June 9 – 27. (pages 259-281)
1	23	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 July 7 – 12. Pages 282-306)
1	24	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 July 13 – 29. (pages 307-341)
2	1	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Aug. 1 – 30. (pages 342-368)
2	2	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Sept. 3 – 27. (pages 369-344)
2	3	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Oct. 3 – 31. (pages 395-431)
2	4	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Nov. 1 – 28. (pages 432-453)
2	5	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 Dec. 3 – 28. (pages 454-487)
2	6	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 January 2 - 9. (pages 488-497)
2	7	Index to Superintendent W. M. Petersons’s outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs photocopies from the original handwritten index at the start of the letterpress copybook for 1905 January 9 – 1906 Feb. 13.
2	8	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 January 9 – 13. (pages 1-23) (see alphabetical index in preceding folder)
2	9	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 January 16 – 13. (pages 24-42)
2	10	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 February 1 – 220. (pages 43-68)
2	11	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 March 2 – 9. (pages 69-88)
2	12	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 March 11 – 27. (pages 89-108)
2	13	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 April 1 – 11. (pages 109-129)
2	14	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 April 12 – 26. (pages 130-151)
2	15	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, answering exceptions taken to Peterson’s cash account report for the second quarter of 1905. photocopy of letter press copies. 1905 April 12. (pages 152-176)
2	16	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 April 27 – May 17. (pages 177-192)
2	17	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 May 18 – 23. (pages 193-219)
2	18	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 May 24 – 31. (pages 220-233)
2	19	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 June 3 – 22. (pages 234-250)
2	20	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 July 1 – 20. (pages 251-269)
2	21	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 July 22 – 28. (pages 270-288)
2	22	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 August 1 – 23. (pages 289-312)
2	23	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 September 4 – 25. (pages 318-350)
2	24	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 October 4 – 31. (pages 351-388)
2	25	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 November 2 – 18. (pages 389-46)
2	26	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 November 21 – 30. (pages 411-428)
2	27	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1905 December 2 – 29. (pages 429-457)
2	28	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1906 January 1 – February 1. (pages 458-490)
2	29	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1906 February 2 – 13. (pages 491-499)
2	30	Fort Lewis Indian School employees, 1892-1913: a descriptive list [to the contents of Box 1, folders 1 and 2]/ prepared by the Center of Southwest Studies, 2005 July.
Series 3:		Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) Superintendent and S.D. Agent, outgoing correspondence in general
3	1	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies, 1904 July 1 – 13 (pages cover & 1-31) (this volume has no index)
3	2	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 July 15 – 29. (pages 32-56)
3	3	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 August 1 – 30. (pages 57-92)
3	4	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Sept. 3 – 8 (pages 93-122)
3	5	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Sept. 10 - 27. (pages 123-155)
3	6	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Oct. 3 – 10. (pages 156-182)
3	7	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Oct. 17 – 31. (pages 183-196)
3	8	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Nov. 1 – 30. (pages 197-231)
3	9	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Dec. 3 – 8. (pages 232,236-245)
3	10	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1904 Dec. 9 – 27. (pages 246-271)
3	11	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 Jan. 2 – 14. (pages 272-296)
3	12	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 Jan. 16 – 28. (pages 297-321)
3	13	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 Feb. 1 – 25. (pages 322-352)
3	14	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 March 1 – 30. (pages 353-382)
3	15	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 April 1 – 28. (pages 383-423)
3	16	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 May 5 – 31. (pages 424-452)
3	17	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 June 3 – 30. (pages 453-480)
3	18	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 July 1 – Aug. 1. (pages 491-500)
3	19	Index to Superintendent W. M. Peterson’s and John S. Spear’s general outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) 1905 August 1 – 1906 October 6. (24 Pages)
3	20	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 August 2 – Sept. 4. (pages 3-25)
3	21	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 September 5 – 18. (pages 26-50)
3	22	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 September 14- - 26. (pages 51-73)
3	23	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 October 2 – 31. (pages 74 –101)
3	24	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 November 2 – 10. (pages 102-127)
3	25	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 November 18 – 30. (pages 128-159)
3	26	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1905 December 1 – 30. (pages 160-180)
4	1	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 January 3 – 31. (pages 181-216)
4	2	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 February 1 – 27. (pages 217-242)
4	3	Peterson, W. M., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 March 3 – 31, and February 21. (pages 243-272)
4	4	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 April 2 – 25. (pages 273-296)
4	5	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 May 2 – 31. (pages 297-315)
4	6	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 June 1 – 7. (pages 316-334)
4	7	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 June 8 – 20. (pages 335-355)
4	8	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 June 21 – 29. (pages 356-370)
4	9	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 July 4 – 23. (pages 377-394)
4	10	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 July 24 – 31. (pages 395-414)
4	11	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 August 1 – 30. (pages 415-443)
4	12	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 September 1 – 15. (pages 444-468)
4	13	Spear, John S., Superintendent, outgoing correspondence from the Fort Lewis School (Breen, Colo.) in general, photocopies of letterpress copies 1906 September 17 – October 8. (pages 469-499)
Series 4:		Indian school curriculum and teaching methods printed materials:
4	14	Indian school curriculum and teaching methods printed materials by the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, 1889-1906. (12 pages)
4	15	Pupils at Fort Lewis School, correspondence of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs,1892-1909. (28 pages)
4	16	Religious education at Indian schools, correspondence of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, 1895-1928. (39 pages)
4	17	Report of returned Indian pupils on Southern Ute Reservation (who are students at the Fort Lewis non-reservation boarding school), reports by Joseph O. Smith, U.S. Indian Agent, 1901. (2 reports; one dated July 27, 1901, the other is not dated) (3 pages)
4	18	United States Indian schools: location, capacity, enrollment and average attendance during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911/ compiled by H. B. Peairs, Supervisor in charge of Indian Schools, 1911 Aug. 19. (12 pages)
4	19	U.S. Indian schools' correspondence and printed materials of H. B. Peairs, Supervisor of Schools, Ignacio, Colo., 1912.
Series 5:		Southern Ute Indian Agency records:
4	20	Southern Ute Agency (Ignacio, Colo.) irregular payroll authorizations for Joseph O. Smith, Indian School Superintendent by the Acting Commissioner, Office of Indian Affairs, 1886 – 1904. (9 pages)
4	21	Consolidated Ute Agency Indians schools' correspondence with the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, 1902-1926.
4	22	Southern Ute Indian Agency superintendent’s narrative report, 1920. (13 pages)
4	23	Southern Ute Indian Agency superintendent’s statistical report, 1920. (60 pages) (and page 10a for 1922)
4	24	Ignacio (Colo.) Field Matron’s monthly reports for 1910 April –July, Sept. –Nov. (14 pages)
4	25	Southern Ute Indian Agency superintendent’s narrative report, 1921. (10 pages)
4	26	Consolidated Ute Agencies school census of Indian children, 1928 Aug. 8. (5 pages)
4	27	Descriptive statement of children attending the Southern Ute Boarding School (Ignacio, Colo.) report by C. F. Stollsheimer, 1886 April 1. (2 pages)
4	28	Southern Ute Agency agents list, from the inventory of records of that Agency, 1877 to 1952, National Archives Record Group 75 in Federal Records Center, Denver, Colo., by Frances L. Swadesh, 1961 March. (pages 19 and 20)
Series 6:		Miscellaneous printed materials:
4	29	Personal letters of Peterson, W.M 1889 - 1907. Correspondence of a one-time superintendent of the Fort Lewis Indian School, who was the donor's grandfather.
4	30	Thomas Breen, real photo postcard and calling card, circa 1903. Accession 2007:073; gift of Helen Ruth Aspaas in July 2007.

Creator	Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado Fort Lewis Indian School
Dates	1892-1916
Extent	1.75 linear shelf feet (in 4 document cases)
	This collection contains selected historically significant federal U.S. documents among the Consolidated Ute records in Record Group 75 regarding the former Fort Lewis Indian School near Hesperus, Colorado. Fort Lewis College photocopied these documents from originals which are held in Lakewood (near Denver, Colo.) by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Rocky Mountain Region.
Language	English
Collection Identifier	M211
Physical Location	This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).

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