Building the Brafferton: The Founding, Funding and Legacy of America's Indian School

Items

• Laying the Foundation
  This Cherokee single weave–style basket is comprised of documents and images pertaining to the Brafferton’s history, including the College’s 1693 Charter, Robert Boyle’s will, ledger sheets, the Bursar’s book records and a blueprint used in the building’s reconstruction. The base pattern offers an indigenous balance to the colonial sun emblem, a symbol for enlightenment. The interior features part of a speech from the Brafferton’s 2011 rededication ceremony.
• George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: George Washington, August 1, 1756, Speech to Tuscarora Indians
• George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: Henry Bawbee to George Washington, December 7, 1780, with Sketch of Fort at Detroit