Tarby, Murphy

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Murphy Tarby (Nicholas Longfeather) Student File
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Student file of Murphy Tarby (known as Nicholas Longfeather after leaving Carlisle), a member of the Yuma Nation, who entered the school on August 29, 1901 and departed on June 30, 1905. The file contains newspaper clippings with photographs, former student response postcards, a returned student survey, correspondence, and a report after…

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Murphy Tarby Student Information Card
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Student information card of Murphy Tarby, a member of the Yuma Nation, who entered the school on August 29, 1901 and departed on June 30, 1905. The file indicates Tarby was living in Atlanta, Georgia in 1913 and 1914.

Note: After leaving the school, Tarby was known as Nicholas Longfeather.

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Murphy Tarby Student Information Card
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Student information card of Murphy Tarby, a member of the Yuma Nation, who entered the school on August 29, 1901 and departed on June 30, 1905.

Note: After leaving the school, Tarby was known as Nicholas Longfeather.

 

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Nicholas Longfeather, 1911

The caption reads: LONGFEATHER DOCTORS SICK TREES OF THE CITY

This image appears in the Atlanta Georgian on December 22, 1911. While attending Carlisle Longfeather went by the name Murphy Tarby.

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Photograph, Reproduction
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National Archives and Records Administration
Nicholas Longfeather, 1912

The caption reads: INDIAN TREE EXPERT HERE

This image appears in the Atlanta Constitution on January 9, 1912. While attending the school Longfeather used the name Murphy Tarby.

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Photograph, Reproduction
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Mercer Responds to Request to Reenroll Murphy Tarby
October 10, 1904 - April 26, 1907

William A. Mercer responds to an inquiry to reenroll Murphy Tarby at the Carlisle Indian School in order for Tarby to attend the Dickinson Preparatory School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Inquiry of Murphy Tarby on Eligibility to Receive Allotment
March 3, 1905 - April 26, 1905

Correspondence regarding the request of Murphy Tarby to whether he is eligible to receive an allotment as a member of the Yuma Nation.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Murphy Tarby Requests Position in the Indian Service
November 2, 1906 - November 8, 1906

J. R. Wise responds to Murphy Tarby's request for a position in the Indian Service. Wise provides information on Tarby's time at the Carlisle Indian School and provides a recommendation for possible positions in the Indian Service.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration