Student file of James Arquette, a member of the Puyallup Nation, who entered the school on July 7, 1896 and departed on July 14, 1897. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that he was working as a Blacksmith in Tacoma, Washington in 1910.
Note: Students James Arquette and John Arquette were…
Student information card of James Arquette, a member of the Puyallup Nation, who entered the school on July 7, 1896 and departed on July 14, 1897.
Note: Students James Arquette and John Arquette were brothers.
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…