Student file of Monroe Coulon, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and departed on June 25, 1904. The file contains a student information card, a report after leaving, and a news clipping from 1911 reporting that he is living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and "doing well."
In school…
Student information card of Monroe Coulon (here Monroe Conlon), a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and departed on June 25, 1904.
Student information card of Elizabeth Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 4, 1905 and departed on March 30, 1911. The file indicates Silas was married and living in West De Pere, Wisconsin in 1913.
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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 52).
Studio portrait of Monroe Coulon in a uniform holding a French horn.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from David E. Peake listing 7 students who wish to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs of the seven students who are asking to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School from the Educational House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
William Hugg of the Lincoln Institution informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will comply with the order to transfer seven students to the Carlisle Indian School. He adds that most of the students are in the school band and that they expect after the transfer they will go to Paris with Carlisle's band. Hugg requests that the transfer of…
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding three former Carlisle students who desire to enroll at Flandreau.
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…
This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment.