Tewanima, Lewis

Student file of Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904 and ultimately departed on February 1, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a progress/conduct card, a student information card, letters, financial transactions, photographs,…

Student file of Archie Quamala, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907 and departed on June 26, 1912. The file contains letters/correspondence, a student information card, medical/physical records, former student response postcards, an outing record, photographs, a returned student survey, a progress/conduct…

Progress card of Lewis Tewanima, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907.

Student file of Lewis Tewanima, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907, and departed on August 31, 1912. The file contains a student information card, trade/position record cards, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, medical/physical records, letters/correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.…

Student information card of Lewis Tewanima, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907 and departed on August 31, 1912.

Note: This student, in various documentation, is referred to as Lewis Tewanima, Louis Tewanima, Lewis Tewani, and Louis Tewane.

Student file of Tala Yamtewa, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907, and departed on June 26, 1912. The file contains a student information card, correspondence, a returned student survey, a physical report card, a conduct card, financial transactions, and an outing record. 

In school documentation…

The opening article praised the work of Francis E. Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The following article, pulled from the Philadelphia Ledger, featured two Carlisle students. Thomas Saul (Wanyeya) and Reuben Charles (Gwee-yeh-is) were awarded the Gillespie Scholarship and were being trained in the arts. Next, C. J. Crandall…

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…

The caption on the front of the postcard reads: Tewanima, "the marathon runner," Indian School, Carlisle, Pa.;

The only words on the back are standardized directions for where to write a message and where to write the address.

The headline reads: Indian Wins Exiciting Ten Mile Run

The captions read: JOHNNY McHUGH STARTER      JAMES THORPE.     LEWIS TENEWANINA     J. NORMAN LYND      WESLEY W COE.      HARRY HILLMAN…

The caption reads: TEWANIMA, CARLISLE'S GREAT INDIAN RUNNER.

Lewis Tewanima in hat and suit.

This image appears in the New York Herald in January 1909.

The headline reads: IT'S NO WONDER TEWANINA CAN RUN.

Lewis Tewanima in Carlisle Track uniform along with cartoons.

This image appears in The Globe and Commercial Advertiser on March 13, 1909.

Fourteen male student athletes posed in the photo studio with their white male coach, Pop Warner. They are the track team of 1909, posed with a trophy from the State Championship. 

Jim Thorpe is the fourth male student from the left in the back row. 

The handwritten notes reads: Warner   Jas. Thorpe   Tewanima   Friedman

Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.

The caption reads: SAVAGE HOPI INDIANS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO MODEL STUDENTS

The sub-captions over the individual pictures read (top, then left to right): BAND OF HOPI INDIANS AS THEY LOOKED FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL; JOSHUA HERMEYESVA; ARCHIE QUAMALA AS HE LOOKS TODAY; LEWIS…

The headline reads: SPEEDY RED MAN

The caption reads: Lewis Tewanima.

The printed note reads: Wonderful little Indian distance run-ner, who is training or the five-mile event at the National Indoor champion-shisp, to beheld in Madison Square garden. New York on December 26.

The handwritten note reads: Thorpe

Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.

The headline reads: CARLISLE INDIAN ATHLETES LIKELY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM

The captions reads: TEWAUNIA, MARATHON.    THORPE, WEIGHTS, HURDLES AND SPRINTS.

The caption reads: Louis Tewanima

The printed note reads: IN THE 10,000-METER RUN AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN STOCKHOLM TEWANIMA SECOND PLACE-HE IS A FULL-BLOOD HOPI INDIAN AND IS CONSIDERED AMERICA'S GREATEST LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER

Tewanima in his Carlisle Track and Field Uniform.
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Lewis Tewanima in his Carlisle Track and Field Uniform.

The caption on the front reads: The Three Men Carlisle will Honor. Left to Right: Thorpe, Tewanima, Warner.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: Olympic Heroes THORPE TEWANIMA and WARNER will return to Carlisle Pa., August 16, 1912. Five Bands, Big Street Parade, State Military, State Constabulary, Fire…

The caption reads: LOUIS TEWANIMA MARATHON RUNNER

The printed note reads: He is a full - blood Hopi Indian who came to Carlisle five years ago unable to speak English, with long hair and opposed to education. He is now one of the most studious and progressive students in the school. He is considered by experts as…

These materials include correspondence between the Gaumont Company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs about filming done at the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence mostly discusses a complimentary roll of the film that was provided to the Bureau. The filming reportedly included shots of Carlisle's three athletes selected to participate in…

These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment status of students impacted by changing school admissions policies. The list includes students whose homes were within close proximity to public schools, who were over the age of 24, and those making slow academic progress. 

This material includes letters and articles about the success of Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm Olympics. This includes a newspaper article as well as a personal letter of congratulations from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.