Keeping the Legends Alive highlights the prominence of Haskell’s football program in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Funded by the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council’s grant program, this film provides a succinct yet detailed account of how Haskell’s football team was founded and improved.
Bill Curtis and Mike Tosee are former employees of Haskell who made several videos on the history of the school during and after their employment. With Curtis' background in American Indian education and Tosee's background in Kiowa and Comanche history, their films are quite comprehensive and thorough. Their two films on the right hand column highlight different eras of Haskell through the same detailed approach.
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This documentary covers Haskell's early history. It includes numerous first person accounts, which adds a lot of authenticity to this source. The film covers the creation of Haskell as a boarding school, context behind boarding schools in general, Haskell’s football prowess in the early 20th century, and the role of Indian students who served in WWII. The film ends its coverage in 1944 due to the United States government's withdrawal from boarding schools in the early 20th century and Haskell’s transition to a high school and eventual post-secondary institution.
This documentary focuses on another prominent era of Haskell sports when the school still
taught high school students. This film is similar to the previous Curtis and Tosee
documentary in that they both have personal accounts and are extremely comprehensive. All
secondary education at Haskell was phased out by 1965, signalling Haskell’s transition to a
college campus.