Student information card of Chalkley Stafford, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882 and departed on June 22, 1886.
Stafford, Chalkley
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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
Studio portrait captioned as "Pawnee Indian group that entered the Carlisle Indian School in 1882." If that is accurate, then the sitters include: Louis Bayhylle, Frank West, Chalkley Stafford, Abram Platt, Thomas Kester, Bruce Hayman, Henry Eagle Chief, Minnie Topa, and Nellie Aspenall. Those are the nine students from the Pawnee nation who…
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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