Student file of Goliath Bigjim, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee who entered the school on June 10, 1894 and ultimately departed on August 19, 1903. The file contains letters/correspondence, photographs, a newspaper clipping, a trade/position record card, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Bigjim was on the track and field…
Bigjim, Goliath
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Student information card of Goliath Bigjim (here James B. Driver), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on June 10, 1894 and departed on August 19, 1903. The file indicates Bigjim was living in Derry Church, Pennsylvania in 1913.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of January 10, the admissions…
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Student information cards of Goliath Bigjim (Gillowich), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on June 10, 1894 and ultimately departed on August 19, 1903.
Note: After leaving the school, Bigjim seems to have primarily used the name James B. Driver.
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Student file of Joseph Colonahaski, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on August 21, 1904, and departed on November 22, 1904. The file contains a student information card, former student survey postcards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates that he living in North Carolina and…
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Studio portrait of Goliath Bigjim.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: "Goliath Big jim" James Driver.
View of James B. Driver (Goliath Bigjim)'s with his delivery wagon, which he used in and around Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: James Driver
View inside of James Driver (Goliath Bigjim)'s bakery with Driver and bread oven in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: James Driver
View of James Driver (Goliath Bigjim) next to his bakery and delivery wagon in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 11 - August 1, 1903
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Elizabeth E. Forster, Jessie L. McIntire, Annie Belle Moore, Joseph Hummingbird, and Lila H. Connolly), those who have changed positions (William Davies, Florence M. Carter, and Margaret Roberts), and all employees working at the school to start the 1903-…
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March 24 - April 29, 1904
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Nikefer Shoushick (here spelled Nekifer Shouchuk), Charles Lamar, Mary A. Yarnall), employees who have left the school (Alexander J. Pope, James R. Wheelock, and Edith S. Prince), and those who have changed positions (Goliath Bigjim). The reports include the position title, salary,…
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August 2-3, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Goliath Bigjim (baker), Mary A. Yarnall (music teacher), W. B. Beitzel (clerk), and Bessie B. Beach (librarian).
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September 20-30, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards fifty-five reports on leave of absence and seven applications for leave of absence for fifty-five employees: Mariette Wood (teacher), William Normast (instructor in tailoring), Nellie V. Robertson (clerk), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher), Jeannette L Senseney (music teacher), W. S. Dysert (instructor…
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Letters/Correspondence
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December 19, 1904
Report on the health of current and former Cherokee students of the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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July 12, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Jeannette L. Senseney, Emma G. Sky, Elizabeth Searight, Ida Boger, and George Brown Jr.) and all employees working at the school to start the 1905-1906 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for…
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July 2, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who has left the school (Genus E. Baird) and all employees working at the school to start the 1906-1907 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving.
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November 12-15, 1907
Baker Goliath Bigjim submits his resignation to Superintendent William A. Mercer in order to take another position elsewhere. Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee of Bigjim's resignation and notes that a "recommendation for filling the vacancy will be submitted" at a later date.
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