Wheelock, James R.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards James R. Wheelock's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence. Wheelock works as a bandleader.

Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Elizabeth E. Forster, Jessie L. McIntire, Annie Belle Moore, Joseph Hummingbird, and Lila H. Connolly), those who have changed positions (William Davies, Florence M. Carter, and Margaret Roberts), and all employees working at the school to start the 1903-…

List of 101 former Carlisle Indian School students including graduates who are employed in the Indian Service. List taken from the Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1902.

Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards fifty-four reports on leave of absence several employees: Kate S. Bowersox (assistant principal and normal teacher), Margaret Roberts (teacher), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Clara L. Smith (teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher…

Commencement program for the 1904 graduating class. The program includes a picture of the graduating class with names and nation, the class motto and colors. The program listing includes student performances, words to the “Song of a Thousand Years" and statistical information.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards James R. Wheelock's application for a 22-day annual leave of absence. Wheelock works as a band leader. 

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Charles Lamar be appointed to the position of band leader following the resignation of James Riley Wheelock. Pratt notes that if the Civil Service Commission declines to appoint Lamar that the position be abolished and that of laborer be created in its place.

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk), Charles Lamar, Mary A. Yarnall), employees who have left the school (Alexander J. Pope, James R. Wheelock, and Edith S. Prince), and those who have changed positions (Goliath Bigjim). The reports include the position title, salary,…

Richard H. Pratt forwards five reports on leave of absence and an application for leave of absence for several employees: Frank Reising (teacher), Frances A. Veitch (asst. matron),  Etta White (asst. seamstress), James R. Wheelock (band leader), and W. H. Miller (financial clerk).

Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.

William A. Mercer provides the addresses for James Riley Wheelock and Dennison Wheelock to the Office of Indian Affairs.

William A. Mercer requests that some action be taken against former student James Riley Wheelock for using the name Wheelock's United States Indian Band.

This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…

This folder contains documents related to James Riley Wheelock's employment and applications for employment in the Indian Service. It covers the second period of his employment at the Sherman Institute, Carlisle Indian School, and Genoa Indian School from 1914-1920. Then it touches on Wheelock's repeated attempts to be reinstated as a band…

This folder includes documents related to Stauffer's time working at Carlisle as the school musical director or band leader. Two thirds of the material relate to how Stauffer left the school. Having been suspended after the 1914 investigation into the school, Stauffer was not formally fired, but his job position was abolished. The other third…

These materials include materials related to a request by James Riley Wheelock to have his brother, Hugh Wheelock, released from the Carlisle Indian School. James claimed that his brother was being held at the school to prevent him from playing in Wheelock's band, and to make him play for the Carlisle football team. James further claimed that…

Traveling Auditor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School C. V. Peel encloses former bandmaster and current Lieutenant James R. Wheelock's request to pay the balance left on his salary to his wife. 

Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Peel that they can't directly pay Wheelock's salary to his wife, but Peel…