Gardner, George

Student file of Mary Cook, a member of the Mohawk Nation, who entered the school on August 10, 1901, and ultimately departed on January 24, 1910. The file contains student information cards, a physical record, an application for enrollment, a progress card, and correspondence. The files show that Cook departed from Carlisle after marrying…

Student information card of Mary Cook, a member of the Iroquois Nation, who entered the school on August 10, 1901 and ultimately departed on January 24, 1910. The file indicates Cook was married and living in Keshena, Wisconsin.

Records indicate that four individuals named Mary Cook/Cooke attended the Carlisle Indian School. The first…

Student file of William Gardner, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 4, 1904 and ultimately departed on June 21, 1908. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a photograph, and a report after…

Progress card of George Gardner, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 26, 1905.

Student information card of George Gardner, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 26, 1905 and departed on May 1, 1909. The information card indicates that Gardner had graduated in 1909, studied blacksmithing, married fellow student Mary Cook, and was living in Kishena, Wisconsin in 1913. 

Student information cards of George Gardner, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 26, 1905 and ultimately departed on May 1, 1909.

Student file of Anna Rolette, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 4, 1907, graduated in 1914, and departed on April 14, 1914. The file contains a photograph, a progress/conduct card, a medical/physical record, a student information card, an application for enrollment, a report after leaving, financial…

This issue, which commemorates the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1909, featured speeches highlighting the success of Indian education. Francis E. Leupp, in his address, among many things spoke on the success of the arts at Carlisle. He was followed by Moses E. Clapp, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Clapp shared "…

Studio portrait of George Gardner wearing football uniform.

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.…

These materials include correspondence and a copy of the Independence Day Program for the Indian School for 1909. The festivities included athletic activities, fireworks, a patriotic salute, and songs. The program was forwarded to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Carlisle's superintendent.

This document lists payments made or owed by student athletes at Carlisle in 1907 and 1908.

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit G.