Student file of Sarah Ninham, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 30, 1888 and departed on July 2, 1891. The file contains a returned student survey and reports after leaving indicating that Smith married a Nelson Smith, and lived in both Oneida, Wisconsin and West De Pere, Wisconsin.
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Student information card of Sarah (here Sara) Ninham, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 30, 1888 and departed on July 2, 1891.
Note: Although this card shows a departure date of July 21, that is an error. Sarah actually departed on July 2, according to various other documents.
Note: Nelson Smith was…
Student information card of Sarah Ninham, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 30, 1888 and departed on July 2, 1891.
Student file of Gertrude Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1910 and ultimately departed on February 6, 1914. The file consists of student information cards, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, and correspondence. The…
Student information card of Gertrude Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1910 and ultimately departed on February 6, 1914.
Note: Students Christjohn and Gertrude Antone were siblings, and their mother, identified as Sarah A. Smith, was former student Sarah Ninham.
Student file of Christjohn Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1910 and departed sometime between June 29 and August 12, 1913. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, correspondence, financial transactions, a progress/conduct card,…
Student information card of Christjohn Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1910 and departed sometime between June 29 and August 12, 1913. The file indicates Antone was living in Oneida, Wisconsin in 1913.
Note: Students Christjohn and Gertrude Antone were siblings, and their mother,…
Student information card of Alvin N. Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1917 and departed on August 28, 1918. The file indicates Smith transferred to the Tomah Indian School in Tomah, Wisconsin upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.
Student information cards of Alvin N. Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1917 and departed on August 28, 1918. The file indicates Smith transferred to the Tomah Indian School in Tomah, Wisconsin upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.
Studio portrait of Sarah Ninham, Melinda Thomas, and Marian King, all probably wearing school uniforms.
Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and continuing their education but that it was up to them if they wanted to stay. After a discussion in…