Personnel file of Nellie Robertson Denny, who served as the Clerk of the Carlisle Indian School from 1900 to 1912 and from 1914 to 1918. She also served as Outing Manager for the Carlisle Indian School from 1908 to 1912. Robertson Denny was a graduate of Carlisle's class of 1890, and was married to Wallace Denny.
The file contains…
Physical exam form for Albert Whirlwind, a member of the Sioux Nation. The form is dated November 6, 1913, signed by the Carlisle school physician.
No other information can be found for Albert Whirlwind. His name does not appear in the admissions ledger nor in the quarterly enrollment report for December 31, 1913 (which would cover the…
These materials include correspondence regarding the application by student James Holy Eagle towards his pro rata share of tribal trust funds.
This document contains correspondence requesting the return home of six students from the Pine Ridge Agency who were diagnosed with tuberculosis.
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…
Charles Dagenett encourages Adelia Walker (Sioux) to apply for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. She had previously attended Pipestone in Minnesota, but the superintendent there and the superintendent for the Birch Coulee District felt she should continue her education.
No documents have been found to suggest that Adelia…