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A non-reservation Indian boarding school was opened in Lawrence, Kansas in 1884 with 15 students. It was renamed for Dudley Haskell, the U.S. Representative from Kansas, who was instrumental in getting the school located at Lawrence. It became Haskell Institute in 1890 and by 1894 had over 600 students from 36 states. | A non-reservation Indian boarding school was opened in Lawrence, Kansas in 1884 with 15 students. It was renamed for Dudley Haskell, the U.S. Representative from Kansas, who was instrumental in getting the school located at Lawrence. It became Haskell Institute in 1890 and by 1894 had over 600 students from 36 states. | ||
Haskell Institute began offering college level classes in 1927. It | Haskell Institute began offering college level classes in 1927. It graduated its last high school class in 1965. Haskell Institute became Haskell Indian Junior College in 1970. In 1993, it became Haskell Indian Nations University. | ||
Many of the records of Haskell Institute are located at the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at Kansas City, under [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/holdings/rg-050-099.html Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]. In addition to the regular administrative files found for most schools, the following records of interest to family historians are included: | Many of the records of Haskell Institute are located at the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at Kansas City, under [http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/holdings/rg-050-099.html Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs]. In addition to the regular administrative files found for most schools, the following records of interest to family historians are included: | ||