Long, Sylvester

Student file of Gustavus Welch, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 22, 1908, graduated in 1912, and ultimately departed on August 5, 1915. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, news clippings, photographs, an outing record,…

Progress card of Sylvester Long, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on August 25, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of August 28, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on August 25.

Student file of Sylvester Long, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on August 28, 1909, and departed on October 10, 1913. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, financial transactions, a former student response postcard, correspondence, medical/physical records, news clippings,…

Student information card of Sylvester Long, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on August 28, 1909 and departed in 1913. The card indicates that Long graduated in September of 1912 and went on to attend St. Johns Military Academy in Manlius, New York. 

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1912. A female student in the front row is holding a banner reading "Loyalty 1912." The students are identified in the attached label as: 1) Mary J. Greene 2) Ella Johnson 3) Louise K. Loudbear 4) Anna Melton 5) Margaret La…

The caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS 1912 - CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL.

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 9 (May 1912): 369.

The individuals in this image have been identified as:

Front row (L to R): Ella Johnson, Louise K. Loudbear (also known as Louisa Katchicum), Ernestine Venne, Emma Newashe…

The headline reads: Carlisle Indians Form Remarkable Student Government

The caption reads: Top, to left, Gustave Welch, president of school nation; right, school city shown electing its officers, with no chance for ballot-box stuffing; second row, left school supreme court, left to right, William Garlow, Nan…

The headline reads: AMERICAN INDIAN IS FIGHTING FOR ALLIES

The printed caption reads: Lieut. Long Lance.

Sylvester Long Lance in military uniform.

This image appears in the New York Post on February 12, 1915.

The headline reads: Indian Appointed to The Military Academy

The printed caption reads: SYLVESTER CHAHUSKA LONGLANCE

This image appears in the Worcester Post on May 9, 1916.

The caption reads: Lieut. S. C. LONG-LANCE

Sylvester C. Long Lance in military uniform.

This image of Sylvester Long Lance appears in an article in the New York World on February 25, 1917.

The top caption reads: Sylvester Chahuska Long Lance, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, college graduate and champion athlete, now First Lieutenant of "Princess Pat's," who fought at Vimy Ridge, at present lies severely wounded in a base hospital, "somewhere in France."

The bottom caption reads: Cadet Long Lance,…

The caption reads: SYLVESTER C. LONG-LANCE

This image of Sylvester C. Long-Lance appears in an article of the New York Herald on June 21, 1919.

Program for the 1912 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors, and a lacrosse game against the University of Maryland. In addition, the program includes a number of…

This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment.