Woolworth, Arnold

Student file of Arnold Woolworth, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on January 22, 1886. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Woolworth was a farmer in Greenfield, Oklahoma in 1910 and in Geary, Oklahoma in…

Student information card of Arnold Woolworth (Big Tall Man), a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on February 3, 1881 and departed on January 22, 1886. The file indicates Woolworth was living in Geary, Oklahoma in 1913.

The first page began with the poem, "Sermon in Rhyme," followed by Carlos Montezuma's "An Apache" in which he wrote from the Chicago Medical College telling his story of being kidnapped and raised in the white world. His account continued on page four. Page two included the account of the death of student Bruce Hayman (Pawnee) who died visiting…

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth. 

The caption reads: Arnold

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth and Theodore North, both wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth and three unidentified male students, all in school uniforms. Woolworth is standing at the left in the back row. Based on other photographs, Theodore North may be the student sitting in the right of the front row.

There is an almost undecipherable handwritten caption along the side of the image, which…

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth. A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads in part: Arnold.

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth. 

Photo taken of visiting Cheyenne and Arapahoe Chiefs with Carlisle students and government employees at Devil's Den at the Gettysburg battlefield. The image is dated November 28, 1884.

One person is identified only as "Kise." It is not known if this is Kise (Red Wolf) or Kise Williams. 

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth.

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth (left) and Casper Edson (right). 

Studio portrait of Arnold Woolworth (left) and Casper Edson (right).

John D. Miles, Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, tells Richard Henry Pratt that his agency gave students cattle to take care of over vacation. As students did not know about the money and effort involved in caring for the animals, Miles relays a suggestion from John Holmes Seger (from the Arapaho school) that male students sell their…

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.

Reply to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the ages of outgoing pupils.