Student file of James Down, a member of the Kickapoo Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1898, and departed on June 22, 1904. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, advertisements from Down's tailoring and hatting business, newspaper clipping, a photograph, a report after leaving, and…
Down, James


Student information card of James Down, a member of the Kickapoo Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1898 and departed on June 22, 1904. The file indicates Down was living in McLoud, Oklahoma and Cushing, Oklahoma in 1913.

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 24).

The first article, written by Franz Boas, discussed "Methods in Indian Woodwork." Frank C. Churchill wrote about a council of Ponca, lead by Chief White Eagle and gave an account of the speeches made at the council. Next an article, pulled from the New York Tribune, reported on the improving conditions of Indians across the United…

View of James Downs with his daughter, around 1909. He sent this photo when he responded to a school survey.

Edgar A. Allen responds to a request by James Down and M. J. Bentley to return to his home.

Edgar A. Allen responds to request of James Down to be returned to his home.