"they want to send their children to school"
Teachers reported to the Freedmen’s Bureau monthly listing information such as the number of students enrolled in their school, sources of financial support, and...
JFK's grades
This is John F. Kennedy's academic transcript from Harvard University, class of 1940.
Peace Corps volunteer and students
Pictured in this 1965 photograph are Roger Rhatton, 24, a Peace Corps volunteer from Bay Village, Ohio, and students in Tanganyika (now part of the nation of...
Portrait of a 20th-century Native American
Emma Sheppard attended the Cheyenne River School, on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in central South Dakota, when she was photographed on April 30, 1915. The...
Rules for teachers
These “Rules” are those of the Northwestern Freedmen's Aid Commission, which was in charge of the schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. Many freedmen’s schools...
School in Lincolnton
Monthly reports to the Freedmen's Bureau from its agents gave detailed progress reports on the state of education in local communities. African American communities...
School photos
These Chiracahua Apache students were photographed at the Carlisle Indian School, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania four months after their arrival. At Carlisle and other...