Student file of James Riley Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1889 and ultimately departed on June 30, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, financial transactions, a photograph, returned student survey, news…
Gansworth, Willard
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student file of Willard Gansworth, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on March 30, 1893, graduated in 1901, and departed on September 21, 1904. The file contains a student information card, returned student surveys, correspondence, a wedding invitation, a news clipping, and a report after leaving indicating he was in…
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Student information card of Willard Gansworth, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on March 30, 1893 and departed on September 21, 1904. The information card indicates that Gansworth had graduated in 1901, studied printing, and was living in Sanborn, New York in 1913.
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 7, 1900
A description of this document is not currently available.
Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 12).
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Howard Gansworth, Leander Gansworth, Alberta Gansworth, and Willard Gansworth.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Fred Tibbetts and Willard Gansworth (right). One is wearing a school uniform.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of the graduating class of 1901.
The students are identified with white numbers corresponding to the typed label below the photograph.
Note: Edwin Smith, a member of this graduating class, is not included in the photo.
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Pueblo, Oneida, Nez Perce, Seneca (Tonawanda), Tonawanda Seneca, Apache, Tuscarora, Pueblo (Laguna), Pueblo (Pojoaque), Sac & Fox, Winnebago, Chippewa, Sioux, Sioux (Oglala), Cayuga, Puyallup, Winnebago, Sioux (Santee), Brothertown, Stockbridge, Coos Bay, Klamath, Caddo, Sioux (Yankton), Osage, Karuk
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
January 6-20, 1906
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 27 - July 23, 1909
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 15 - August 30, 1912
These materials include materials related to a request by James Riley Wheelock to have his brother, Hugh Wheelock, released from the Carlisle Indian School. James claimed that his brother was being held at the school to prevent him from playing in Wheelock's band, and to make him play for the Carlisle football team. James further claimed that…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 3-6, 1913
This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration