Rusk, Richard

Student file of Richard Rusk, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on October 18, 1891, and departed on July 5, 1898.  The file contains a student information card, a newspaper clipping, correspondence, former student response postcards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating that Rusk was working…

Student information card of Richard Rusk (Tasahlah), a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on October 18, 1891 and departed on July 5, 1898. The file indicates Rusk was living in Hominy, Oklahoma in 1913.

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…

Studio photo of thirteen male students. They are identified in the caption of the Cumberland County Historical Society copy of this image as being "Osage group, 1891."

A researcher at the Cumberland County Historical Society identified the students in their copy of this image as, top row, left to right: Claude Smith, Frank Penn, Amos…

Studio photo of thirteen male students, identified in the caption as being "Osage group, 1891. 

A researcher at the Cumberland County Historical Society identified as the students as:

Top row, left to right: Claude Smith, Frank Penn, Amos Osage, Daniel McDougan. 

Middle row, left to right: Elias Stanton, Harry…

Studio portrait of eleven male students, three Native American men, and one white man. The caption identifies them as from the Osage nation. 

A researcher gave the Cumberland County Historical Society partial identifications for the sitters in this photo. According to this information, back row, left to right: Unidentified,…