Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Thomas Suckley, a member of the Mandan Nation.
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Student information card of Thomas Suckley, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and died on April 16, 1892. Suckley was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
Student file of Charles D. Gibbs, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on June 13, 1900 and departed on May 21, 1902. The file contains a student information card, a report after leaving, and a returned student survey indicating that after leaving the school Gibbs was working in coal mines, as well as farming.
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Student information card of Charles D. Gibbs, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on June 13, 1900 and departed on May 21, 1902.
Student file of Irene Bear's Ghost, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered school on November 3, 1901 and departed on June 27, 1906. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving indicating that she was married and living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1910.
Note: One document in this file shows that she was…
Student information card of Irene Bear's Ghost (here spelled Irene Bearsghost), a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and departed on June 27, 1906.
Progress card of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan Nations, who entered the school on November 3, 1901.
Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa and Mandan.
Student file of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan Nations, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and ultimately departed on August 2, 1910. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a conduct card, an outing…
Student information card of Winnie Turtlehead, a member of the Hidatsa and Mandan, who entered the school on November 3, 1901 and departed on August 2, 1910. The file indicates Turtlehead was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.
Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that…
Progress card of Arthur Mandan, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.
Student information card of Arthur Mandan, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, graduated in 1907, and departed on April 8, 1907.
Student information card of Arthur Mandan, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on April 8, 1907. The information card indicates that Mandan graduated in 1907, studied painting, and was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.
Progress card of Mark Mato, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.
Student file of Mark Mato, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and ultimately departed on September 30, 1907. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card, former student response postcards, correspondence, and a report after leaving…
Student information card of Mark Mato, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903 and departed on September 30, 1907. The file indicates Mato was living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913 and 1915.
Student file of Jeanette Harris, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on June 26, 1904 and ultimately departed on June 21, 1909. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a progress/conduct card, a returned student survey, a news clipping, and a report after leaving…
Student information card of Jeanette Harris, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on June 26, 1904 and departed on June 21, 1909. The file indicates Harris was married and living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.
Progress card of Jeannette Harris, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on June 26, 1904.
Student file of Daniel Chase, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1914 and departed on August 4, 1916. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, a federal financial aid form, and a letter.
Student information card of Daniel Chase, a member of the Mandan Nation, who entered the school on September 20, 1914 and departed on August 4, 1916.
The first page opened with the poem "What a Jug Did," reprinted from An Old Scrap Book followed by a piece called "Nice Letter from Mr. Standing," made up of abstracts from his trip West returning Carlisle students to their home agencies. Standing mentioned there was a special travel car for girls and sick students, and described his…
A souvenir booklet from the Carlisle Indian School, published for their 23rd year. A short description of the aims and goals of the school is presented. Images of students as they first arrived, as well as important visiting chiefs, are given, as are before and after images including those of Tom Torlino. Extracurricular…
Studio portrait of Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), a Hidatsa chief.
The student newspaper in August 1880 records an earlier visit to the school by Poor Wolf.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has three copies of this image: PA-CH1-019a and CS-CH-034a.1-.2.
Note: Although the caption written with the…
Studio portrait of Poor Wolf (also known as Lean Wolf), a Hidatsa chief, not wearing a shirt and so showing his torso and arms with painted body ornamentation.
The student newspaper in August 1880 records an earlier visit to the school by Poor Wolf.
Note: The authenticity of this ornamentation is questionable; this photo may have…
The caption reads: Noted Indian Chiefs.
The printed note on the reverse side reads: NOTED INDIAN CHIEFS Who have visited the Indian Training School, Carlisle, Pa.
1. Spotted Tail, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency, Dakota.
2. Iron Wing, Sioux Chief, Rosebud Agency,…