Goesback, Bruce

Progress cards of Bruce Goesback, a member of the Shoshone Nation, who entered the school on June 25, 1904.

Student file of Bruce Goesback, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on June 25, 1904 and ultimately departed on December 12, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, trade/position record, medical/physical records, newspaper clippings, a…

Student information card of Bruce Goesback, a member of the Gros Ventre and Arapaho Nations, who entered the school on September 23, 1913 and departed on December 12, 1913 (the departure date listed on this card is a mistake). 

Note: This is re-admittance card for Goesback, who first entered the school on June 25, 1904. 

Student information card of Bruce Goesback, a member of the Arapaho (here Shoshone) Nation, who entered the school on June 25, 1904 and ultimately departed on December 12, 1913. The file indicates Goesback was living in Geary, Oklahoma in 1915.

Group portrait of male and female students on stage wearing costumes. They are the cast of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The caption written below this image was supplied by Cumberland County Historical Society staff. 

Note: There were two students named James…

Group portrait of eight male students wearing costumes. They are the "Braves' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program lists eleven students in the Braves Chorus: Ernest Quickbear, Lyford John, Thomas Rowland, George Gates, David…

Portrait of Bruce Goesback standing in a field wearing a football uniform. 

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: GOESBACK

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: GOESBACK

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1909.  The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.

Note: In two cases it is unclear which student is referred to: Mary Cooke in this program could refer to Mary Cook (who entered in 1901) or Mary…

The typed transcript of John Whitwell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Whitwell was the principal teacher at Carlisle.

In his testimony Whitwell begins by summarizing his duties as principal teacher then discusses negative influences on the academic program and narrates the difficulties in…