Creek (Cassetah)

Student file of Alexander McNac, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881, and departed on March 11, 1884.  The file contains a student information card that indicates that McNac went on three outings while at Carlisle.

Student file of Benjamin Marshall, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881, and departed on June 17, 1884.  The file contains a student information card, correspondence, and a report after leaving indicating that Marshall was living in Clarksville, Oklahoma, in 1911.

Student file of Cornelius Carr, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains a student information card and a returned student survey. 

Student file of Eliza Bell, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881, and departed on August 20, 1885. The file contains student information cards, former student response postcards, photographs, a returned student survey, correspondence, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Bell attended the Wealaka…

Student file of Elizabeth McNac, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on June 11, 1883. The file contains a student information card.

Student file of Ella Moore, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on January 29, 1884. The file contains a student information card. 

Student file of James Bell, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and ultimately departed on December 31, 1891. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards that list two outings.

Note: in this file the student is identified as…

Student file of Martha Elizabeth Moore, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on January 29, 1884. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating Moore was a housewife living in Haskell, Oklahoma in 1911.

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

Studio portrait of Alexander McNac.

Studio portrait of Benjamin Marshall.

Studio portrait of Benjamin Marshall.

Studio portrait of Mason Pratt (seated at left), Charles Kihega (standing), Samuel Townsend (seated at right), and Benjamin Marshall (seated at right). The three students are wearing school uniforms. Mason Pratt was the son of Richard Henry Pratt. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes that these are…

The handwritten note reads: Ralph Brown age 17 years

Ralph Brown was Eliza Bell Brown's husband.

The handwritten note reads: Oliver Brown and his pony

The reverse side includes a short note from Oliver Brown to his mother Eliza Bell Brown.  

The reverse side reads: Oliver Brown aged 21 - years 

Oliver Brown was Eliza Bell Brown's son.