Student file of John Harvey, a member of the Assiniboine Nation, who entered the school on October 15, 1903 and ultimately departed on September 23, 1907. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, progress/conduct cards from Dickinson…
Harvey, John
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of John Harvey, a member of the Assiniboine Nation, who entered the school on October 15, 1903 and departed on September 23, 1907.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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
1906
Program for the 1906 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors. In addition, the program includes a number of images related to the Carlisle Indian School.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
February 16, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards additional receipts for accounts of individual students of individual Indian moneys not included in cash papers previously sent. Also included are receipts for disbursements from the Emergency Account as well as documenting other Emergency Account disbursements for which there are no receipts.
Note: It is…
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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
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
January 19, 1913 - December 15, 1916
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells writes a lengthy letter to G. McM. Ross in which he thoroughly disagrees with Ross' claim that Carlisle Indian School students should be paid for their labor, reasoning that the government pays for their lodging, food, and education, that students can earn money on outing, and that their labor at the…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 11, 1915 - August 12, 1915
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding the suitability of turning the Carlisle Indian School into a military school. At the request of John H. Stephens, Chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs, the Secretaries of War and the Interior arranged to have Carlisle inspected by a military commander. Brigadier General…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 19, 1916 - November 3, 1916
These materials include correspondence regarding the income students made in the fiscal year 1915-1916 on the outing system, and the distinction between outing program income and income made through the industrial departments.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration