Cleveland, Grover [President]

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The Indian Helper (Vol. 1, No. 16)

November 27, 1885

The first page opens with a poem titled “Snow Brings Fun” followed by “How to Write to Your Mother,” directing to a young man with instructions for how to reply to his mother who was pleading for his return home. The page ends with a national news item and a joke. Page two opens with a series of news items including American political news and…

Format:

Newspapers

Topics:

Thanksgiving, Citizenship for Native Americans, Students Writing Home, Agency/Reservation Business, Academic Supplies, Religious Activities at the School, School Employees - Religious, Enrollment Statistics

Repository:

Cumberland County Historical Society

The Indian Helper (Vol. 1, No. 25)

January 29, 1886

The first page opens with a poem titled "Who Was He?" asking students to come up with an answer for a prize of 25 cents; followed by a list of twelve steps for "How to Succeed." Page two includes many news items such as the weather, President Cleveland’s activities, a West Virginia coal mine accident, sloppy marching on campus, and a complaint…

Format:

Newspapers

Topics:

Field Trips, Printing Department, Weather Events, Student Travel, Education After Carlisle, Students Working on School Farms

Repository:

Cumberland County Historical Society

The Indian Helper (Vol. 2, No. 1)

August 13, 1886

The first page opens with a poem titled "English Speaking," that discouraged students from speaking their native languages. The page also includes an article titled "How Miss Fisher went to Call on the President's Wife," that described Mrs. Fracnces Cleveland's dress and the decor of White House rooms in a visit by a Carlisle Indian School…

Nation:

Apache, Apache (Chiricahua)

Format:

Newspapers

Topics:

Discipline - Punishment, Student Social Events, Weather Events, News of Native American resistance, Building Repairs and Expansions, Native Americans Visiting the School, Industrial Training - Painting, Tennis at the school, Students Working on School Farms, Printing Department, Swimming at the school

Repository:

Cumberland County Historical Society

Wounded Yellow Robe Requests Permission to Visit His Parents

July 18, 1887

Wounded Yellow Robe (here Garfield W. Yellowrobe) writes to President of the United States Grover Cleveland from his outing home in New Hope, PA requesting permission to visit his parents in Dakota Territory. Yellow Robe states that he would also like to return to Carlisle for an additional six years.

Format:

Letters/Correspondence

Topics:

Students on Outings, Student and Family Requests For Visits Home

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration