Student information card of Albert Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888 and ultimately departed on April 25, 1898.
Student information card of Albert Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888 and ultimately departed on April 25, 1898.
Studio portrait of Albert Silas wearing school uniform.
Studio portrait of Albert Silas wearing a school uniform.
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…