Student information card of James Fox, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on September 12, 1885 and departed on June 22, 1886.
In school documentation James Fox is also known as Tok a la (also spelled Tokala).
Fox, James
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of James Fox (Tokala), a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on September 12, 1885 and departed on June 22, 1886.
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 25, 1886
The first page opens with a poem titled “Be Honest and True," followed by the story of "Two Gentlemen," who showed good manners, the page ends with news about the new girls’ quarters being built. Page two included news about a visit from the Cumberland County Medical Association, new machinery for laundry, students departing for farms,…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
September 9, 1885
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 13 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 26, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students whose terms of enrollment are set to expire or for other reasons and requests authority to return them to their homes.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 3, 1886
Reply to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the ages of outgoing pupils.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 26, 1891 - January 4, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration