Williamson, M. R.

Student file of George Gates, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on January 24, 1904 and departed on June 23, 1909. The file contains news clippings, a student information card, a medical/physical record, a returned student survey, former student response postcards, a progress/conduct card, and a report after leaving. The file…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to be returned home by Festus Pelone. Pratt includes a copy of Pelone's disciplinary record while at Carlisle and notes that his punishment of being on "no pay" is deserved. Because of the pattern of bad behavior, Pratt is willing to send Pelone home but…