White Shield, Charley

Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Charles Whiteshield, a member of the Cheyenne Nation.

Student information card of Charley White Shield, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1883 and died on February 1, 1887. He was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.

In school documentation Charley White Shield's name is also spelled Charles Whiteshield.

The first page opens with a poem titled “"Health Alphabet" listing health advice, A-Z followed by a description of horse grooming titled "George Washington's Horse." Page two opens with an article titled "Silver" that admonished Indian students to fight against the…

The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…

Portrait of twenty-four male students upon arrival. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging identifies them as from the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Comanche, Pawnee, and Nez Perce nations and that the photo was taken on the date of their arrival, October 22, 1883. Twenty-three male students arrived on that date from those nations.

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Studio portrait of Mark White Shield and Charley White Shield. Though not specifically identified, Mark is the younger of the brothers and is believed to be on the right, and Charley on the left.