Mashpee Wampanoag

Student information card of Charles A. Peters, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on February 15, 1910 and departed on January 20, 1914.

Progress card of Eva M. Simons, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1910.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of November 8, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on November 7.

Student file of Eva Simons, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1910 and ultimately departed on June 26, 1916. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a photograph, an application for enrollment, an outing evaluation, a progress/…

Student information card of Eva Simons, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1910 and ultimately departed on June 26, 1916. The file indicates Simons graduated from the German Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1916.

Progress card of Alston De Grasse, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on October 2, 1911.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 3, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on October 2.

Student file of Alston DeGrasse, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on October 2, 1911 and departed on April 7, 1913. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, an outing evaluation, an outing record, a trade/position record card, and financial transactions. The…

Student information card of Alston DeGrasse, a member of the Mashpee Nation, who entered the school on October 2, 1911 and departed on April 7, 1913.

The first page opened with a poem by Helen Hunt titled “Decoration Day,” followed by “A Regiment of Well Drilled Girls,” about the Elisha Kent Kane School in Philadelphia. The report described a fire drill in which 1100 girls as young as three years old, evacuated the school. Page two was filled with articles that included several advice-giving…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1909. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Alonzo Patton 2) Michael Balenti 3) Cecilia Baronovitch 4) Savannah Beck 5) Bennett, Georgia 6) Olga Reinkin 7) Alonzo G. Brown 8) Irene Brown 9)…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1911. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Mazie Skye 2) Estelle W. Ellis 3) Elizabeth Keshena 4) Emma La Vatta 5) Minnie White 6) Ellen Lundquist 7) Nan Saunooke 8) Edison Mt. Pleasant 9)…

Studio portrait of Lyman Madison.

The handwritten note reads: Madison

Lyman Madison in a bow tie and formal suit.

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…

This material includes correspondence concerning 1917 graduate Lyman Madison. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.