Tuskahoma Female Academy (Tvska Homma Female Institute) (1892-1926) located near Tuskahoma, Oklahoma was a boarding school for Choctaw girls aged 6-16. The school was established by an act of the Choctaw Nation on December 5, 1891.[1] The school opened in fall, 1892. Choctaw Nation General Councilor, Peter J. Hudson was its original superintendent.[2] Nellie Wakefield was the principal for the first 8 years it was in operation.[3][4] Management of the school was taken over by the United States Department of the Interior in 1903.[5]
The school was closed by Cato Sells,[6] but reopened in 1923 after sitting vacant for two years.[7]
The school closed in 1926, after a fire destroyed the main buildings.[5] The property was auctioned off the next year.[8]
The 200 acres (81 ha) site was later purchased by Dr. Anna Lewis as a residence.[9]
References
edit- ^ Jones, W. N. (December 5, 1819). "No. 46, An act to authorise the Board of Education to let contracts for conducting the several new Academys and naming the same" (PDF). Library of Congress.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Debo, Angie (1961). The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic (2nd ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 239.
- ^ "Tvshka Homma Female Institute Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Tannehill, Mintie Interview". www.okgenweb.net. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ a b "Tuskahoma Academy Destroyed by Fire Monday Afternoon". The Antlers American. Antlers, Oklahoma. 16 December 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reopen Historic Academy". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 10 February 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Girls' School at Tuskahoma to be Opened". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 26 August 1923. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auction Sale of Tribal Property". McAlester Democrat. McAlester, Oklahoma. 17 November 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "O. C. W. Teacher to Restore Landmarks". The Chickasha Star. Chickasha, Oklahoma. 1 September 1932. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.