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Alfred Winston Ramsey (1883-1955) served as a business teacher at the Carlisle Indian School from January 1909 until November 1910. His collection of papers was acquired by the Rare Books & Special Collections department of the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame in 2014.
The collection includes manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, and realia preserved by Ramsey, most of it ca. 1904-1913. Particularly abundant,…
The Anne Ely photograph collection consists of an album of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS). The album contains 38 cardboard leaves of medium thickness with one, or more albumen photographs attached to each side of the leaf. These images are some of the earliest images of the Indian school. Over 316 Indian students are identified by name in the album as well as their associated tribes. There are also 31 CIIS staff members…
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This website, begun in 1993, reflects the collaborative efforts of Barbara Landis and Genevieve Bell. According to the website's creators, their "express purpose in keeping this history alive is to encourage historians to invigorate a troubling conversation and to deliver the Carlisle Indian School student names to their respective nations." Content…
This collection contains 11 images believed to be owned by Brockey (Blackfeet Piegan), also known as Charles Walter Buck, and his first wife, Spyna Deveraux, both of whom attended the Carlisle Indian School. The collection also contains a copy of the Glacier County Chief, in which his extensive obituary is printed. The collection was donated by Tom and Patricia Anderson. Patricia was the great niece of Florence McKenzie, Brockey's…
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School photograph collection consists of photographs which cover the entire period of the Indian School's history from 1879-1918. These photos include every aspect of the Indian School's life including Indians in their tribal attire, classrooms, fire company, bands, sports, graduations pictures, and many of the alumnus who returned to visit Carlisle Barracks in the years that followed their graduation.
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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School photograph collection consists of photographs which cover the entire period of the Indian School's history from 1879-1918. These photos include every aspect of the Indian School's life including Indians in their tribal attire, classrooms, fire company, bands, sports, graduations pictures, and many of the alumnus who returned to visit Carlisle Barracks in the years that followed their graduation.
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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School photograph collection consists of photographs which cover the entire period of the Indian School's history from 1879-1918. These photos include every aspect of the Indian School's life including Indians in their tribal attire, classrooms, fire company, bands, sports, graduations pictures, and many of the alumnus who returned to visit Carlisle Barracks in the years that followed their graduation.
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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School photograph collection Red Albums consists of photographs of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. There are many photographs of buildings around the campus, some showing changes and additions over the years. There are also photographs of Richard Henry Pratt, students, and teacher who worked at the school.
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The collection contains various pamphlets, letters, photographs, and reports describing the function of life at the Carlisle Indian School. Included are the Annual Report for 1910; copies of the Indian Helper; a letter from student Joshua Given to W.D. Blackburn on August 28, 1880; the 1906 commencement program; the 1912 program honoring Carlisle's Olympic heroes; the 1912 catalogue; and various publications and photographs.
The digital collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian include five images from the collection of General Nelson A. Miles which relate to the Carlisle Indian School. These images are of various Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war sent to the Carlisle Indian School after the capture of Geronimo in 1886. The images were all taken by photographer John N. Choate, circa 1887.
These artifacts and oversized items about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.
These items about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.
These photographs about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.
This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2014, and features the business papers of Milton I. Zeigler, postcards, ephemera, and publications from the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler served as the industrial instructor for the shoe and harness department at the Carlisle Indian School from about 1901-1909. His business papers include correspondence with government agents and material suppliers as well…
This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2017, and includes a number of photographs, artifacts, and documents related to the Carlisle Indian School. The four court martials in this collection are from the year 1904, and include charges against a total of five students. The Ephemera and Publication sections include printed materials related to the Carlisle Indian School, including four schoolbooks…
The Carlisle Indian School Students Database collection at Gettysburg College helps to identify students who attended the Carlisle Indian School from 1879 to 1918 and were mentioned by name in school publications. Users are able to search for students by name and locate the issue and page numbers where a student's name appears in school publications. These publications include The School News, The Red Man, The Indian…
The Carlisle Indian School Symposium was held with the hope of "bring[ing] together Native and non-Native scholars, leaders, artists, and community members to share their work, concerns, and perspectives." To view videos, photographs, relfections, the program from the symposium, and more select the link to the site above.
"Barbara Landis, Cumberland County Historical Society CIIS Specialist, presents a virtual tour of the Carlisle Indian School."
Carlos Montezuma (Wassaja) (1866-1923) was a Yavapai Apache doctor who served as the resident physician at the Carlisle Indian School between 1893-1895. After leaving the Carlisle Indian School, he opened a private practice in Chicago, and became a well-known activist for Native Americans rights.
The Carlos Montezuma Papers at the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois were received by that institution in 1984. The collection includes…
Carlos Montezuma (Wassaja) (1866-1923) was a Yavapai Apache doctor who served as the resident physician at the Carlisle Indian School between 1893-1895. After leaving the Carlisle Indian School, he opened a private practice in Chicago, and became a well-known activist for Native Americans rights.
The collection of Montezuma papers at the University of Arizona Archives contain numerous records from his time at Carlisle, including…