Student File of Casper Alford (Ma-wa-to-ska-ka), a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on August 29, 1896 and ultimately departed on March 21, 1901. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, a former student response…
Shawnee (Absentee)


Progress card of Edward Fox, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903.

Student file of Edward Fox, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and ultimately departed on February 24, 1914. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, financial transactions, correspondence, medical/physical records, an…

Student information card of Edward Fox, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and ultimately departed on February 24, 1914. The file indicates Fox was married and living in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1915.

Student file of Eli Forman (here Foreman). No entry or departure dates are given, and no Nation is given. The file contains a report after leaving that indicates Foreman worked as a farmer in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1910.
Note: Information in other records indicates Forman was a member of the Shawnee nation who arrived at the school on…

Student information card of Eli Forman, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and departed on June 27, 1905.

Student information card of Eli Forman, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and departed on June 27, 1905.

Progress card of George Day, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903.
Note: Although this card indicates that Day reentered the school on December 21, 1908, other records show that he had first enrolled at Carlisle on February 23, 1903.

Student file of George Day, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and ultimately departed on January 23, 1911. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a progress/conduct card, a medical/physical…

Student information card of George Day, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and departed on January 23, 1911.

Progress card of Leo Star (here Starr), a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903.

Student file of Leo Star, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903, and departed on November 13, 1907. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates Star was working as a laborer in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1913.

Student information card of Leo Star, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and departed on November 13, 1907.

Student file of Eli Washington, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on August 26, 1913 and departed on June 8, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, an outing evaluation, letters, an outing record, and a certificate of promotion.

Student file of Oscar Hood, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1915, and ultimately departed on April 4, 1918. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. This file includes student information cards, an application for enrollment, financial transactions, certificates of…

Studio portrait of Casper Alford.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the report of Supervisor Moss on the Absentee Shawnee School by providing a historical sketch of the Shawnee Nation and their poor treatment by the U.S. Government.