Student file of Charles A. Bender, a member of Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 5, 1896, graduated in 1902, and departed on May 14, 1902. The file contains a student information card, a report after leaving, a returned student survey, photographs, news clippings related to Bender's professional baseball career, and…
Bender, Charles Albert


The superintendent of the school described improvements of school buildings, as well as an increase in attendance. Next, appeared a history of the Flathead Indians, accompanied by images from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. F. Shoemaker, M.D. detailed how tuberculosis infections were handled at the school. The following section, "Legend…

The caption reads: BENDER, PHILA. AMER.
This baseball card dates from when Charles Albert Bender played for the Philadelphia Athletics.
This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Charles Bender
Charles Albert Bender in his Philadelphia Athletics uniform having just thrown a baseball.

The caption reads: Athletics Got Revenge for That 12-Inning Tie
A cartoon showing the Philadelphia Athletics elephant mascot giving medicine to a Cleveland Indians player after Charles Bender threw a no-hitter. Bender is depicted with a plains indian nation war bonnet on top of the Athletics mascot. Drawn by Hugh Doyle…

The headline reads: ATHLETICS WIN FIRST GAME IN WORLD'S SERIES
The subheadline reads: Indian Bender's Wonderful Pitching and Baker's Hitting Give Mackmen 4 to 1 Victory.
Charles Albert Bender after throwing a baseball in his Philadelphia Athletics uniform.
This image of Charles Albert…

The headline reads: CHIEF BENDER.
The subheadline reads: Athletics' Pitcher Held "Cubs" Down to Three Hits.
Charles Albert Bender in his Philadelphia Athletics uniform.
This image appears in the Evening Sentinel, which was published in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 18, 1910.…

The headline reads: Famous Baseball Players Snapped at World's Series
The first caption reads: TY COBB (AT LEFT) TALKING TO CHRISTY MATHEWSON BETWEEN THE PITCHERS INNINGS.
The second caption reads: THE TWO INDIANS PLAYING IN THE WORLD'S SERIES. CHIEF MEYERS, CATCHER FOR NEW YORK (ON LEFT)…

The top picture shows a close up Charles Albert Bender in a sweater bearing his name.
The bottom picture shows an Athletics player after sliding into second base in the 1911 World Series against the New York Giants as an umpire looks on.