On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, Russell V. Combs Jr. wrote: > I am trying to flesh out the structure of the reservation school system in > New York State. Each reservation had a number of schools with the Thomas > Indian School as the central institution. Operation of the schools fell > under the Department of Public Instruction which became the Department of > Education. I am looking for any information on secondary literature dealing > specifically with New York. These were on-reservation schools and were > under state control. I haven't had any luck to this point with secondary > sources. Any assistance/suggestions are appreciated. For secondary literature, see Marilyn L. Haas, THE SENECA AND TURCARORA INDIANS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994). She lists a number of sources on education in general and about specific schools. Are you interested in non-governmental schools or only NYS institutions? Christopher Densmore University Archives University at Buffalo 420 Capen Hall Box 602200 Buffalo, New York 14260-2200 Voice: 716-645-2916 Fax: 716-645-3714 E-Mail: [log in to unmask]