Tallchief, Myrtie

Student information cards of Myrtie Tallchief, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on February 26, 1881 and ultimately departed on July 2, 1891. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered.

Student information cards of Myrtie Tallchief, a member of the Osage Nation, who entered the school on February 26, 1881 and ultimately departed on July 2, 1891. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered.

In school documentation Myrtie Tallchief's name is also spelled Myrtie Tall Chief. She is also known…

Studio portrait of five young female students, all wearing school uniforms with white pinafores. They are Alice Long Pole, Julia Pryor, Metopa, Josephine Pryor, and Myrtie Tallchief. 

Studio portrait of five young female students, all wearing school uniforms with white pinafores. They are Alice Long Pole, Julia Pryor, Metopa, Josephine Pryor, and Myrtie Tallchief.

Richard Henry Pratt provides the names of the sixteen Osage students sent by L. J. Miles who arrived on February 25, 1881.

Tall Chief writes to the U.S. Indian Agent James I. David of the Osage Agency requesting his assistance in returning his daughter Myrtie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. David forwarded the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs seeking their advice.

Also included is a school record of Myrtie Tallchief documenting her progress…

Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Myrtie Tallchief. Pratt informs the Office that on July 27, 1885 all of the Osage students at Carlisle were transferred to Martinsburg, Pennsylvania including Myrtie Tallchief.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and continuing their education but that it was up to them if they wanted to stay. After a discussion in…