Navajo

Studio portrait of Stailey Norcross.

Studio portrait of Benjamin F. Hardison wearing school uniform.

Group portrait of ten male students wearing costumes. They are the "Soldiers' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. 

The program for the play lists twelve members of the Soldiers' Chorus, only ten of whom are pictured here. The students listed…

The caption reads: FULLBLOOD NAVAJO INDIANS OPERATING STEAM DRILL ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ZUNI DAM, BLACKROCK, NEW MEXICO

This image appears in Red Man vol. 4, no. 1 (September 1911): 31.

The caption reads: AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS AMONG INDIANS

The printed note reads: The Indian Fair, properly conducted, is a great stimulus to the Indians in agriculture. These interesting photos were taken at the Agricultural Fair held among the Navajo Indians at San Juan, New Mexico.

The image…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Our camp, Turkey Foot Lake. Ohio, Summit Co. Fourth of July week - 1915
Mr. Brown Eagle - Cook
Mr. Roy H. Cross
Mr. Arthur W. Durr
Mr. Gene Smith
Mr. George Smith
…

Letter from Pratt to Rev. A. H. Donaldson at Fort Defiance, Arizona, stating that he welcomes Navajo students at the school. He describes the religious affiliations of the staff and the role of religion at the school. 

This material is from the Richard Henry Pratt papers, donated by his family to Yale University in 1959 and 1976.…

Pratt writes to the Rev. A. H. Donaldson in New Mexico, forwarding a copy of a Department of Interior letter authorizing Navajo children to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School.

This material is from the Richard Henry Pratt papers, donated by his family to Yale University in 1959 and 1976. Selected content from the Pratt collection…

Richard Henry Pratt argues to the Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that his approval for the school to recruit 15 Navajo students is insufficient, and he would like to recruit 50. Pratt writes that the Presbyterian Church has had 10 years to educate the Navajo nation and has failed to make significant progress, but if the Carlisle Indian…

Rev. Sheldon Jackson continues correspondence with Pratt regarding bringing Navajo and Pueblo students to Carlisle. He notes that "the Navajoes are very restless just now & we may have difficulty in security their consent." 

These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statements of Pupils regarding 27 children transferred to the Lincoln Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the Carlisle Indian School. Those children, from a variety of Nations, had previously been sent to Carlisle. 

Letter from Ann Ely to outing patron William Balderston regarding student Stailey Norcross. 

These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding a single student, Benjamin Damon, discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to his home at the Navajo Agency.

A series of twenty-three letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.