Smith, Fred

Student file of Fred Smith a member of the Ponca Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file contains a report after leaving and a returned student survey. The file indicates Smith attended the Haskell Institute after leaving Carlisle and was living in White Eagle, Oklahoma as of 1910.

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Student information card of Fred Smith, a member of the Ponca Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on July 1, 1882. The file indicates Smith was living in White Eagle, Oklahoma in 1913.

Student file of Ida Swallow, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on August 28, 1895, graduated in 1901, and departed on June 30, 1902. The file contains a student information card, returned student surveys, a former student response postcard, a news clipping, correspondence, and a report after leaving.

The file indicates…

Student file of Fred Smith, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and departed on June 21, 1904. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating that in 1911 Smith was a laborer in Syracuse, New York and had…

The first page opened with a poem titled “?” in the shape of a question mark followed by a bit by A-Te-Ka called “A Capful of Prairie Chickens,” in which she described the process of surrogate prairie chicken eggs that perished after being hatched by a domestic chicken. Page two contained short articles that included excerpts from letters from…

Portrait of Fred Smith, Joseph Gun, and John Primaux posed on the bandstand on the school grounds.

Portrait of Fred Smith, Joseph Gun, and John Primaux posed on the bandstand on the school grounds.

Studio portrait of Fred E. Smith and Sarah Smith.

Note: If the identification of the sitters is correct, this photo must have been taken in November 1898. They only overlapped for one month.

J. S. Bender informs Richard Henry Pratt that he believes six to eight students should be returned to their homes because they have "incurable" conditions and will likely "die young." Pratt encloses and endorses Bender's requests to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In his cover letter, Pratt remarks that he wishes nations would not send…

Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the enrollment status of William Snake and Fred Smith. Pratt notes that William Snake and White Rabbit are the same individual. He also writes that the money for the two students would be better served if invested in cattle or another area rather than sent to the students directly.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isaiah Lightner, U.S. Indian Agent at the Santee Agency, regarding the enrollment of William Snake, White Rabbit, and White Mouse as members of the Ponca Nation by Standing Bear. As a result of the enrollment they are entitled to a payment being distributed by the Nation.

Pratt forwarded the…