Charko, Peter

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Peter Charko Student Information Card
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Student information card of Peter Charko, a member of the Comanche Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on August 7, 1883.

In school documentation Peter Charko's name is also spelled Peter Cherco. He is also known as Chas-ko.

 

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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
The School News (Vol. 2, No. 7)
December 1881

The first page opens with a letter from Ruben Quick Bear to his friend Austin, reassuring him that it is okay to make mistake when learning a new language. There was also an article describing the students as “Reapers of Knowledge.” On page two, Sarah, a Creek girl, wrote about the cooking school, and complaining about people not washing their…

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Format:
Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
The Morning Star (Vol. 4, No. 1)
August 1883

Page one opens with a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, H.M. Teller, about the education of Indians. Page two had the Address Captain Pratt gave at the National Educational Convention at Ocean Grove, NJ. This address continued on to page three. After the end of Captain Pratt’s address, page three has an article titled “It is Folly to…

Format:
Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pankin, Albert, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 1], c.1879

Group portrait of Pankin, Albert (seated in the center), Howard Chawip (standing back left), and Peter Charko (seated on the left) posed outside a school building. 

Format:
Glass Plate Negative, Stereograph
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pankin, Albert, Howard Chawip, and Peter Charko [version 2], c.1879

Portrait of Pankin, Albert (seated in the center), Howard Chawip (standing back left), and Peter Charko (seated on the left) posed outside a school building. This image was probably taken shortly after their arrival at the school. 

Format:
Stereograph
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Peter Charko, c.1882

Studio portrait of Peter Charko.

The caption reads: Peter Cherco

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Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections