Madison, Lyman

Student file of Thomas Mason, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on August 27, 1892, and departed on March 19, 1901.  The file contains a student information card, former student response postcards, correspondence, and a report after leaving indicating that in 1915 Mason was working as a carpenter and laborer in Redby…

Progress card of Lyman Madison, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on December 29, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of December 30, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on December 29.

Student file of Lyman Madison, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on December 29, 1909, graduated in 1917 and ultimately departed on May 6, 1918. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, correspondence, a returned…

Student information card of Lyman Madison, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on December 29, 1909 and ultimately departed on May 6, 1918. The information card indicates that Madison graduated in 1917, studied painting, and was living in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1914. 

Student file of Priscilla Madison, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on December 29, 1909 and departed on June 25, 1911. The file contains a student information card, a progress/conduct card, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, a report after leaving, and letters/correspondence.

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Student file of George Francis, a member of the Penobscot Nation, who entered the school December 9, 1912 and ultimately departed on April 30, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, financial transactions, outing records, a federal financial…

Studio portrait of Lyman Madison.

The handwritten note reads: Madison

Lyman Madison in a bow tie and formal suit.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Lyman B. Madison to enroll in the Carlisle Indian School along with his sister. Madison was over the age of 21 and required permission from the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to enroll.

This document contains correspondence concerning policies governing the graduating class of 1917. This includes a list of students receiving diplomas, required grades, and other related policies.

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…

This material includes correspondence concerning 1917 graduate Lyman Madison. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum. 

This material includes correspondence concerning graduate Lyman Madison's question about his citizenship.

Note: At the time of scanning at the U. S. National Archives, a document in this file was incorrectly. That document has now been included with the file: RG 75, CCF Entry 121, #72929-1907-Carlisle-130

This document contains correspondence between Lyman B. Madison and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Frederick Walker's request to discharge from the United States Navy.