Alaskan

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Male and Female Students, the Principal Cast Members of "The Captain of Plymouth," 1909

Ten male students and five female students, in costumes, standing and seated with one white male teacher. 

This image is from the series taken of the cast members of the school's production of  the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. The white man is presumably Claude Stauffer,…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Male students as the "Soldiers' Chorus" in "The Captain of Plymouth", 1909

Group portrait of ten male students wearing costumes. They are the "Soldiers' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program for the play lists twelve members of the Soldiers' Chorus, only ten of whom are pictured here. The students…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Garfield Siterangok at Church, c.1910

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: This is our Church - Presbyterian Church of Council.  My family is all well.  Your truly, G. N. Sitaraugok.

This Presbyterian Church is located in Council City, Alaska.

Format:
Postcard (Real Photo)
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Group of Young Women including Katie Callsen, c.1910

The handwritten note on the reverse reads: Katie Callsen

Group of 16 young women, 1 child, and 1 older woman on the steps of a building, with 1 woman standing next to the steps.

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Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Michael W. Chabitnoy, c.1910

Michael W. Chabitnoy standing in formal attire around 1905.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Mrs. Denny, from a friend M.W. Chabitnoy

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Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Michael W. Chabitnoy and Edward Wolfe, #1, c.1910

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Mr. Wallace Denny, This is our latest Photos what do you think of them. from your Friend, M.W.Chabinoy. Give my regards to friends.

View of Michael W. Chabitnoy and Edward Wolfe taken during their time at Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Format:
Postcard (Real Photo)
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Michael W. Chabitnoy and Edward Wolfe, #2, c.1910

View of Michael W. Chabitnoy and Edward Wolfe taken while the two were working in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Sosipatra and Thomas L. Wasson, c.1910

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: here is a picture of us both and a little boy that is boarding with us at present. this is the corner of our house.

View of Sosipatra Suvaroff and her husband, Thomas L. Wasson, in Marshfield, Oregon around 1910.

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Format:
Postcard (Real Photo)
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Joe Sheehan

The headline reads: Indian Who Will Compete In Cross Country Club Run

The caption reads: JOE SHEEHAN

Clipping is from the Baltimore Sun on December 31, 1911.

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Format:
Photograph, Reproduction
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
George Willard, c.1912

View of George Willard in his uniform for the Wheelock's Indian Band.

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Ten Mile Race Participants

The headline reads: FACTORS IN TEN-MILE HANDICAP RACE

The caption reads: SHEEHAN    RUTH      GAULE     ELPHINSTONE

Taking the lead in the last two miles, Elphinstone was the victor in the endurance event of the Cross Country Club…

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Format:
Photograph, Reproduction
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Oscar B. Nateroak, c.1913

View of Oscar B. Nateroak in a traditional winter coat around 1913.

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Frank Verigan, c.1918

Frank Verigan in a formal suit with tie.

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Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Alaskan Students at Carlisle and North American Libel Article
December 18, 1902

Richard Henry Pratt provides a history of Alaskan students at the Carlisle Indian School and notes that their education has been accomplished through the use of extra funds.

Also included is a newspaper clipping from the North American concerning a libel case against the author of a previous article regarding murder accusations…

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Format:
Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
1908 Commencement Program
April 2, 1908

This program was distributed for the 1908 Commencement Exercises, which took place on Thursday, April 2nd. Inside features a portrait of Moses Friedman, the Superintendent, Francis E. Leupp, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Charles H. Dickson, the Supervisor-in Charge, as well as a portrait of the Class of 1908. Included is a full schedule…

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Request to Return Alaskan Students
May 28 - June 18, 1908

These materials include correspondence regarding the return of Alaskan students to their home and a request by the Superintendent to pay their fares.

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Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Petition of Alaskan Students to Return Home
June 11 - August 29, 1908

These materials include a petition and correspondence regarding a request by a group of Alaskan students to be returned to their homes.

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Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Enroll Student from Alaska
July 20 - August 2, 1909

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll a student from Alaska. The request was denied due to appropriations not being allocated to educate Alaskan students in the continental United States.

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Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Enrollment of Non-American Citizens and Porto Ricans, Etc., in Indian Schools, 1916
November 29, 1916

In response to a question about whether students from Mexico could be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School, this memorandum is a compilation of information regarding the enrollment of individuals who are not American citizens, including individuals from Alaska, Puerto Rico (Porto Rico), and the Philippines. The memo discusses enrollment…

Format:
Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
1917 Commencement Program, The Continental Congress
May 23, 1917

This program was distributed for a performance by the students as part of the Commencement Exercises for 1917. The play, "The Continental Congress," is taken from McBrien's "America First," and the school borrowed the costumes for the performance. It surrounds the formation of the first Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence…

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Draft Registration for George W. Cushing
November 20, 1917 - December 6, 1917

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt concerning the draft registration of George W. Cushing, a student from Alaska. 

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Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration