Tomah Indian Industrial School (Tomah, Wis.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Compton Family Papers, 1908-1928
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 325
Summary
The collection is comprised primarily of correspondence from Donald “Don” E. Compton, Charles “Chuck” Compton, and Ruth Compton to their parents L. M. (Lindley M.) and Elva Compton (Tomah, Wis.) L.M. Compton was the first superintendent of the Tomah Indian Industrial School in Tomah, Wis. The largest part of the collection consists of letters from Don to his parents. There is also World War I era correspondence from Don who was a Lieutenant Junior in the U.S. Navy. These personal writings...
Dates:
1908-1928