Student file of William Little Elk, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains a newspaper clipping, correspondence, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating that from 1910 to 1912 he was farming in Watonga, Oklahoma.
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Student information card of William Little Elk, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file indicates Little Elk was living in Watonga, Oklahoma in 1913.
Student information card of William Little Elk (here Little Elk), a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884.
Student information card of Minnie Little Elk, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file indicates Little Elk was married and living in Watonga, Oklahoma in 1913.
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1882, containing the annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The report includes discussions of school enrollment, experiences of students on outing and outing patrons, curriculum, wages for students,…
The first page opened with an article titled "Hell Gate!” that described the explosive removal of the giant rocks from the river that connected Manhattan Island to Long Island Sound in New York. Page two featured small national headlines, local school news items, an article about “Money,” and a report of the “Sunday Morning Inspection.”
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Glass plate negative image of Little Elk.
The caption reads: Little Elk
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.