Thorpe, James
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The material includes correspondence about Jim Thorpe and his desire to decline a contract with the New York National Baseball Club. Richard C. Adams, Great Sachem of the Brotherhood of North American Indians National Organization, wrote to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding this...
Student file of Edward Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on January 17, 1913 and ultimately departed on June 6, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for...
Student information card of Iva Miller, a member of the Cherokee Nation, who entered the school on October 6, 1909. The information card indicates that Miller graduated in 1912, married James Thorpe, and was living in New York City, New York in 1918.
The caption reads: JAMES THORPE ALL - ROUND ATHLETE
The printed note reads: Thorpe is a student of the Carlisle Indian School and last year was selected for the All-American football team. He has been selected to represent the United States in six events in the...
Progress card of James Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904.
Student file of James (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...
Student information card of James Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904 and departed on January 23, 1911.
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 handwritten note reads: Thorpe
Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.
The caption reads: JAMES THORPE (INDIAN) FROM THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL THE WORLD’S CHAMPION ATHLETE.
Jim Thorpe around 1910.
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.
The headline reads: CARLISLE INDIAN ATHLETES LIKELY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM
The captions reads: TEWAUNIA, MARATHON. THORPE, WEIGHTS, HURDLES AND SPRINTS.
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/...
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 LAWSON ROBERTSON JOHN J. ELLER.
The...
This material contains correspondence regarding a request Jim Thorpe made to have his siblings, Edward Thorpe and Adeline Thorpe, transferred from schools in Oklahoma (the Sac and Fox Indian School and the Chilocco Indian School) to Carlisle.
