Student file of Homer Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891 and ultimately departed on July 4, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, newspaper clippings, a trade/position record card, a returned student…
Patterson, Homer
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Student information card of Homer Patterson, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on February 13, 1891 and departed on July 4, 1897. The file indicates Patterson was living in Lewiston, New York in 1913.
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Student file of Bertha May Henry, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on April 3, 1897 and departed on July 3, 1901. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Henry was a housewife in Lewiston, New York in 1910 and sewing and housekeeping in…
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Student information card of Bertha May Henry, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on April 3, 1897 and departed on July 3, 1901. The file indicates Henry was married and living in Lewiston, New York in 1913.
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February 1909
The superintendent of the school described improvements of school buildings, as well as an increase in attendance. Next, appeared a history of the Flathead Indians, accompanied by images from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. F. Shoemaker, M.D. detailed how tuberculosis infections were handled at the school. The following section…
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Magazines
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
February 1912
William B. Freer wrote about the second annual Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Fair held in Watonga. He mentioned that between 2,000 and 2,500 Cheyenne and Arapaho attended the fair. Some of the events discussed were religious services; a lecture on tuberculosis and trachoma; and numerous exhibitions of livestock, produce, and farm practices. The…
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
August 7, 1893 - August 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon and George Runciman who were involved in gathering students from the New York Reservations when Jennie…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration