Wittenberg Indian School

Wittenberg School was established in 1886 by the Norwegian Evangelical Church of America. It was transferred to government oversight in 1895 and continued to operate under their supervision until 1917, when its students were transferred to Oneida. In 1899, Wittenberg had 140 students and 4 staff.

Admininstrative records of Wittenberg School are included in the holdings of the Great Lakes Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration in Chicago. Among these records are rosters of employees of the school, but no pupil files are mentioned in their inventory of records.

Microfilm copies of “Narrative and Statistical Reports” for Wittenberg are included in National Archives Microcopy M1011, available in the National Archives system and in the collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, beginning with their film number 1724281.

Reference:

Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives.

Wisconsin Historical Society. Dictionary of Wisconsin History.