Tubbs, Laura

Progress card of Laura Tubbs, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on September 30, 1907.

Student file of Laura Tubbs, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on September 30, 1907 and departed on April 4, 1910. The file contains student information cards, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, a former student response postcard, newspaper clippings, a progress/conduct card, correspondence…

Student information card of Laura Tubbs, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on September 30, 1907 and departed on April 4, 1910. The file indicates Tubbs was married and living in Leesville, Louisiana in 1912.

This issue, which commemorates the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1909, featured speeches highlighting the success of Indian education. Francis E. Leupp, in his address, among many things spoke on the success of the arts at Carlisle. He was followed by Moses E. Clapp, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Clapp shared "…

Group portrait of six female students wearing costumes. They are "A Sextette of Plymouth Daisies," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program identifies these students as: Texie Tubbs, Dolly Stone, Laura Tubbs, Fleta Renville, Daphne…

Group portrait of twenty-three female students wearing costumes. They are the "Puritan Maidens Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program lists a total of twenty-three female students playing Puritan roles, including the Puritan…

Group portrait of male and female students on stage wearing costumes. They are the cast of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The caption written below this image was supplied by Cumberland County Historical Society staff. 

Note: There were two students named James…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request for information on pupils from the "Five Civilized Tribes" (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations) enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1909.  The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.

Note: In two cases it is unclear which student is referred to: Mary Cooke in this program could refer to Mary Cook (who entered in 1901) or Mary…