Studio portrait of Mikey Tahdooahnippah and David Iron Elk.
Sioux
![Mikey Tahdooahnippah and David Iron Elk, c.1913 Mikey Tahdooahnippah and David Iron Elk, c.1913](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/CCHS_14a2202.jpg?itok=UCfEazrT)
![Female Student Painting at an Easel, c. 1914 Female Student Painting at an Easel, c. 1914](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/LS-D069.jpg?itok=l-WBBwK8)
A female student posed standing in front of an easel, apparently copying a painting of flowers.
The Cumberland County Historical Society's cataloging describes the image's label as being partially illegible, but seems to say that the student is Nettie Standing Bear.
![Stephen K. Murray and his wife, c.1915 Stephen K. Murray and his wife, c.1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NARA_1327_b037_f1813_0002_online.jpg?itok=lQLiIhji)
The handwritten note reads: Mr. Stephen K. Murray and wife. Cut meat, S. D.
![Jerome Feather, 1917 Jerome Feather, 1917](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NARA_1327_b115_f4725_0005-600dpi.jpg?itok=gUibMaY1)
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Jerome Feather.
Jerome Feather in his Infantry uniform after joining the military on June 1, 1917.
![Letter Authorizing Transferring Two Boys from Green Bay Agency to Hampton Institute Hand-written letter on onion-skin paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_MEED__006a_p218.jpg?itok=E6WdGQwe)
Letter from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra E. Hayt to Indian Agent E. Stephens at Green Bay Agency authorizing him to recruit two Menominee boys from Keshena to go to Hampton Institute, payment for which had already been sent along to Mrs. W. Wheeler from General Armstrong. Hayt also suggests that he might meet up with Indian Agent Charles…
![Defers American Horse's Request to Visit Washington, DC and Carlisle A hand-written letter on yellowed paper](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_CIVI_027b_p141.jpg?itok=blW2_voI)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt denies the request of American Horse to visit Washington DC and Carlisle (to see his children), citing concerns about the winter weather. Hayt says to W. McK. Heath (the recipient of the letter) that plans will be made for some of the members of the Oglala Sioux to visit Carlisle in the spring instead…
![Defers Spotted Tail's Request to Visit Carlisle Hand-written letter on yellow-tinted paper, standardized form for the Office of Indian Affairs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_0096_CIVI_027b_p409.jpg?itok=f0tu_M3H)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt informs the Indian Agent of Rosebud Agency Cicero Newell that he cannot consider Spotted Tail's request to visit Carlisle this winter. "It is not deemed best for any of the members of the tribe to make the proposed visit this winter." Instead, arrangements will be made in the spring.
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![Monthly School Report for January 1880 Monthly School Report for January 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b574_1880_P0186_0003.jpg?itok=Zel_5I7f)
Two duplicate copies of the monthly school report for January 1880, submitted by the Carlisle Indian Training School to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report includes a list of employees, a count of students by Nation/Tribe, descriptions of the educational program, and Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt's remarks about developments and…
![Request for Additional Student Postage Allowance Request for Additional Student Postage Allowance](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b574_1880_P0401_0003.jpg?itok=BlVexE2U)
Richard Henry Pratt requests additional money for postage of student letters from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pratt states that letter-writing increases student morale and promotes the school's reputation among their families and tribes.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils Transferred to Lincoln Institute, 1884 Descriptive Statement of Pupils Transferred to Lincoln Institute, 1884](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0170_00469_c2241_combined.jpg?itok=l8FzM8v3)
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.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1885 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1885](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0262_21274_c2463_combined.jpg?itok=x1bbIgny)
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 13 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1887 Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1887](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0403_16688_c2838_combined.jpg?itok=p03Fa-Vf)
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding three students discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes at the Green Bay, Rosebud, and Pine Ridge Agencies.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Green Bay Agency and Transferred to Pine Ridge Agency, 1888 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Green Bay Agency and Transferred to Pine Ridge Agency, 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0457_09585_c3263_combined.jpg?itok=ZyqnqwSo)
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Green Bay Agency, and 4 individuals discharged from Carlisle and transferred back to their homes in the Pine Ridge Agency due to sickness. A single Descriptive Statement was used for both groups…
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1888 Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0471_17272_c2982_combined.jpg?itok=qmu6gwi5)
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 61 individuals discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes in the San Carlos, Laguna, Wallace, Isleta, Quapaw, Eufaula, Omaha, Winnebago, Nez Perce, Crow, Kiowa and Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho, Ponca, Rosebud, and Pine…
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1888 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0496_00428_c3767combined.jpg?itok=HPuAal66)
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 15 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of the Dakota Territory.
Note: Some people listed here were re-enrolling at Carlisle (having left and come back) while others (such as Mary Sitting Bear) did not enroll at this time, but…
![Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 4 of 5) Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 4 of 5)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0640_21249_0060.jpg?itok=v74sfjQU)
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.
![Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 1 of 5) Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 1 of 5)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0632_18284_0001b.jpg?itok=fjW2tAY1)
A series of sixteen 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.
![Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 2 of 5) Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 2 of 5)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0633_18556_0009b.jpg?itok=L96m7BSI)
A series of fifteen 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.
![Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5) Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0637_20195_0003.jpg?itok=1d5-JtBp)
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.
![Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 5 of 5) Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 5 of 5)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0644_22502_0006.jpg?itok=fLoqu5R4)
A series of nineteen 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.
![Descriptive Statements of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891 Descriptive Statements of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0707_07137_c1099_combined.jpg?itok=5cyiTeCD)
These materials include two descriptive statements of students regarding 9 girls and 8 boys sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1891](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0745_22675_c1644_combined.jpg?itok=rVzC67C7)
These materials include telegrams and a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota. The telegrams indicate that Carlisle's superintendent, Richard Henry Pratt, travelled to Pine Ridge to select students and escort them back East.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, February 1892 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, February 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0829_07724_c1985_combined.jpg?itok=cyFIDogu)
These materials include a descriptive statement of students for 10 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, November 1892 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, November 1892](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0924_40285_c1806_combined.jpg?itok=0Us2M1VE)
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 14 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota.
Note: A duplicate of this statement was also submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and is posted.
![Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Santee Agency, 1896 Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Santee Agency, 1896](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b1354_35828_c5009.jpg?itok=ZHh8Uvgi)
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 10 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Santee Agency.