Student information card of Darwin Peters, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1883 and departed on June 22, 1886.
Peters, Darwin
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 25, 1886
The first page opens with a poem titled “Be Honest and True," followed by the story of "Two Gentlemen," who showed good manners, the page ends with news about the new girls’ quarters being built. Page two included news about a visit from the Cumberland County Medical Association, new machinery for laundry, students departing for farms,…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Portrait of twenty-four male students upon arrival. The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging identifies them as from the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Comanche, Pawnee, and Nez Perce nations and that the photo was taken on the date of their arrival, October 22, 1883. Twenty-three male students arrived on that date from those nations.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
May 26, 1886
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students whose terms of enrollment are set to expire or for other reasons and requests authority to return them to their homes.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 3, 1886
Reply to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the ages of outgoing pupils.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration