Paints Yellow, James

Student file of James Paints Yellow, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1886 and departed on July 5, 1893. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving. The file indicates Paints Yellow was a farmer in Calumet, Oklahoma in 1910.

In school documentation James Paints Yellow's…

Student information card of James Paints Yellow, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1886 and departed on July 5, 1893.

Studio portrait of James Paints Yellow and (probably) Francis Lee.

Previous cataloging notes a date of December 1887 included in the handwritten caption on the image.

Studio portrait of James Paints Yellow and Dell Whiting. 

Studio portrait of James Paints Yellow, Charles Dubray, and Paul Good Bear.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates a date of November 1881 is included in the handwritten caption. However, due to the dates of attendance of these students, we believe the date is actually November 1891. 

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter and list of names from William P. Campbell regarding Cheyenne students at Carlisle who have not received their annuity payments. Pratt notes that there is no need for the students to have the money while at Carlisle and that the money is safe in the Treasury until they leave Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a difference in pay for irregular employees. Pratt informs the Office that James Paints Yellow should have been paid for 13 full days at 24 cents per day.