Chippewa

Student information card of Hie Coleman, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on November 15, 1917 and likely departed on or around August 29, 1918. The file indicates Coleman was transferred to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of Hie Coleman, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on November 15, 1917 and likely departed on or around August 29, 1918. The file indicates Coleman transferred to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas upon departing from Carlisle.

Student file of Ruby Barnes, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1917 and seems to have departed sometime in mid-August 1918, though the precise date is not recorded. The file contains student information cards, a certificate of transfer, and correspondence. The files indicate that after graduating from…

Student information card of Ruby Barnes, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1917 and seems to have departed sometime in mid-August 1918, though the precise date is not recorded. The card indicates that Barnes graduated in 1918. 

Student information card of Earl McTavish, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on January 21, 1918 and departed on September 6, 1918. The file indicates McTavish transferred to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of Earl McTavish, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on January 21, 1918 and departed on September 6, 1918. The file indicates McTavish transferred to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information card of William Brisbois, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on February 19, 1918 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Brisbois was transferred to the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Student information cards of William Brisbois, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on February 19, 1918 and departed on August 29, 1918. The file indicates Brisbois was transferred to the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, South Dakota after departing Carlisle.

This issue opened with a poem titled “A CLUSTER OF NEVERS,” from Selected, followed by a fictionalized conversation between two boys traveling to their homes in the west from Carlisle titled “TWO BOYS TALK IN THE CARS ON THEIR WAY HOME: WHAT THEY MAY HAVE SAID.” In the conversation, “Ira” and “Bart” muse about their appreciation of…

This issue opened with a poem titled “CLASS OF INDIAN BOYS,” written by a Quaker farm wife about a group of Outing students. The next article was titled “A TRIP” by Katie Grinrod (Wyandotte), which gave the account of her and Clara Cornelius’(Oneida) trip to Philadelphia with their Outing family. Page two opened with “A Better Chance” that…

The first page opened with an untitled poem that bore the first line, “No human life ere dawned on earth.” Then came an article titled “Judge Wright’s Talk,” that excerpted J.V. Wright’s discourse on the importance of the Indian students’ perseverance and the success of the Coeur d’Alene and Chippewa nations. The talk continued on page four.…

The first page opened with a poem "The Singer’s Alms: An Incident in the Life of the Great Tenor, Mario” by Henry Abbey, followed by the first installment in a series of articles written by the Man-on-the-Band-Stand about a Pueblo girl named Mollie. These stories were later published in book form in Stiya by Marianna Burgess, who…

The first page opened with a poem titled "A Christmas Carol by Eleanor W.F. Bates in Home Magazine. Next came a new installment of the series titled “How An Indian Girl Might Tell Her Own Story if She Had the Chance: Founded on Actual Observations of the Man-on-the-band-stand’s Chief Clerk” (continued from the previous week). In this…

Studio portrait of Solomon Collins and Francis Goulche, one wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Madge Nason (left) and Bertha Nason (right), both wearing school uniforms.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Bertha and Madge Nason. Chippewas from Minn.

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School,…

Studio portrait of Bertha Nason (left) and Madge Nason (right), both wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of ten male students in uniform. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society's copy of this image identifies them as "Printer Boys." On one copy of the image they are identified as, left to right: William Butcher, Benajah Miles, Paul Boynton, Richard Davis, Samuel Townsend, Cyrus Fell Star, Chester Cornelius, Benjamin…

Studio portrait of ten male students in uniform, identified as being "Printer Boys." On one copy of the image they are identified as, left to right: William Butcher, Benajah Miles, Paul Boynton, Richard Davis, Samuel Townsend, Cyrus Fell Star, Chester Cornelius, Benjamin Thomas, Henry North, and Yamie Leeds. 

There are no records…

Studio portrait of thirteen male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption of this and other copies identifies them as working in the print shop. 

Other copies identify the students. They are: 

1. Bennie Thomas, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, 3. Willie Butcher, 4. C. P. Cornelius, 5. Dennison Wheelock, 6. Samuel Townsend…

Studio portrait of thirteen male students wearing school uniforms.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: 1. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo Tribe, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo, 3. Willie Butcher, Chippewa, 4. C. P. Cornelius, Oneida, 5. Dennison Wheelock, Oneida, 6. Samuel Townsend, Pawnee, 7. Richard Davis, Cheyenne…

Studio portrait of seven male and seven female students, the first graduating class in 1889.

The are, back row, left to right: Frank Dorian, Joel Tyndall, William F. Campbell, Edwin Schanandore, Thomas Wistar, Joseph B. Harris; middle row (seated), left to right: Kish Hawkins, Eva Johnson, Esther Miller, Lillie Cornelius, Julia Powlas;…

Studio portrait of Jacob Cobmoosa and Frank Campeau both wearing school uniforms. 

A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Jacob Cobmoosa and Frank Campeau.

Studio portrait of Joshua Asher and Louis Bedell. A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Louis Bedell & Joshua Asher. 

Note: Asher was three years older than Bedell. Therefore, it seems likely that it is Asher seated at left, and Bedell seated at right. 

Studio portrait of five unidentified male students and four unidentified female students. 

Previous cataloging identifies them as from the Chippewa nation and provides a date of August 31, 1889 for the image. 

Studio portrait of five unidentified male students and four unidentified female students.

Cataloging for the National Anthropological Archives version of this image identifies the students as from the Chippewa nation and the date of the image as August 31, 1889.