Springfield Indian School (South Dakota)

History
Springfield School was a successor to an earlier contract mission school. From 1895 to 1902, it was attached to the Santee Agency and known as the Hope School. In 1902, it became an independent boarding school for girls. The name was again changed to Hope School in 1919. The school was discontinued in 1920, but reopened for two years from 1921 to 1923.

Records
Some records for Springfield School are in the Central Plains Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Kansas City, including:


 * Registers of pupils, 1901-1910
 * Rosters of employees, 1902-1916
 * Attendance records, 1909-1914
 * and other administrative records of the school.

Microfilm copies of ...Narrative and Statistical Reports... for the Springfield School are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, Roll 144, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (their microfilm number 1724362).