Student file of Zepheniah Simons, a member of the Pokanoket Nation, who entered the school on October 12, 1908 and ultimately departed on April 9, 1917. He did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a news clipping, financial transactions, a…
Tibbetts, George
Progress card of George Tibbetts, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1911.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 11, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 8.
Student file of George Tibbetts, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1911 and ultimately graduated in 1917, departing on December 14, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file includes correspondence, outing record, a federal financial aid form, an outing…
Student information card of George Tibbetts, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1911 and ultimately departed on December 14, 1917. The file indicates that Tibbetts graduated in 1917.
Student file of Isaac Longshore, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on January 8, 1914 and ultimately departed on December 20, 1916. The file contains student information cards, a trade/position record card, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, medical/physical records, financial transactions,…
Addressed to Commissioner Sells and signed by 55 student athletes, this petition asks that school athletic director Glenn Warner be removed for his position due to his poor moral character and conduct. The petition includes nine different critiques ranging from Warner's use of "profane and abusive language" to his practice of suppressing…
This material includes correspondence concerning Carlisle Indian School students considered for the graduating class of 1917. There are also documents concerning life updates from graduates such as Marion Paris and Frank Verigan.
This program was distributed for a performance by the students as part of the Commencement Exercises for 1917. The play, "The Continental Congress," is taken from McBrien's "America First," and the school borrowed the costumes for the performance. It surrounds the formation of the first Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence…
These materials include correspondence and a pamphlet regarding George W. Tibbetts' eligibility for coverage under Minnesota's Soldiers' Bonus Act. Minnesota's Attorney General ruled that, because Tibbetts had initially claimed exemption from drafted military service on the grounds that he was not a citizen of the United States, he was not…