Progress cards of James Blue Bird, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on March 1, 1910.
Note: This student is also known as James Red-bird and Jimmie Blue Bird.
Progress cards of James Blue Bird, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on March 1, 1910.
Note: This student is also known as James Red-bird and Jimmie Blue Bird.
Student file of James Blue Bird, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on March 1, 1910 and departed on July 14, 1910. The file contains former student response postcards, a student information card, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, a progress/conduct card, correspondence, financial transactions, an…
Student information card of James Blue Bird (here James Bluebird), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on March 1, 1910 and departed on July 14, 1910. The file indicates Bluebird was living in Kyle, South Dakota in 1913 and 1915.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from James (Jimmie) Blue Bird to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Blue Bird sought an exemption from the maximum age requirement in order to enroll. The request was granted from the Office of Indian Affairs.
This material includes correspondence concerning a November 1910 inspection of Carlisle by James McLaughlin. This includes information concerning the guard house, a list of runaway students, and an investigation into the administrative affairs at the school.