Miller, Iva

Student file of Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904 and ultimately departed on February 1, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a progress/conduct card, a student information card, letters, financial transactions, photographs,…

Progress card of Iva Miller, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on October 6, 1909.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 7, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on October 6.

Student file of Iva Miller, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on October 6, 1909, graduated in 1912, and departed on June 24, 1912. The file includes a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, an outing record, an outing evaluation, a progress/conduct card, a trade/…

Student information card of Iva Miller, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on October 6, 1909. The information card indicates that Miller graduated in 1912, married James Thorpe, and was living in New York City, New York in 1918. 

The handwritten notes reads: Warner   Jas. Thorpe   Tewanima   Friedman

Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.

The headline reads: INDIAN ATHLETE AND CHEROKEE BRIDE -TO-BE.

The captions read: Miss MARGARET IVA MILLER. JAMES THORPE.

This image appears in the Philadelphia North American in October 1911.

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 handwritten note reads: Thorpe

Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.

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: Moving Pictures to Snap Passing of Thorpe in Happy Bondage

The caption reads: MISS MARGARET IVA MILLER

The subheader reads: Carlisle Indian School Battalion of Cadets and Girl Students Will Be Prominent Factors in the Wedding of Great Athlete and Cherokee Maiden.…

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption "Jim Thorpe's Historical Wedding. Ivy Miller (Choctaw) The Smiling Bride. October 1913." 

Men standing in back row, left to right:  Francis Bresette, Ribbon Boy;  Charles Pratt, Usher; Joseph Guyon, Usher;  Augustus Look-Around,…

The caption reads: THE THORPE BRIDAL PARTY.

The bridal party for the wedding of Jim Thorpe and Iva Miller.

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…