Bonser, Pearl

Student file of Samuel Saunooke, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on September 17, 1899, and ultimately departed on September 30, 1907. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains newspaper clippings, student information cards, a returned student survey,…

Student information card of Samuel Saunooke, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on September 17, 1899 and departed on September 30, 1907. The file indicates Saunooke was married and living in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1914 and Detroit, Michigan in 1918.

Student file of Bruce Goesback, a member of the Arapaho Nation, who entered the school on June 25, 1904 and ultimately departed on December 12, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, trade/position record, medical/physical records, newspaper clippings, a…

Student file of Jack Jackson, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on July 1, 1905 and ultimately departed on June 4, 1912. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, certificates of promotion, medical/physical records,…

Student file of Joel Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on October 8, 1905 and ultimately departed on October 13, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a progress/conduct card, a photograph, a report after leaving, an outing…

Student file of Boni Carpenter, a member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, who entered the school on December 5, 1909 and ultimately departed on May 13, 1912. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a progress/conduct card, an outing evaluation, an outing record,…

Progress card of Pearl Bonser, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1910.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 19, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on September 16.

Student file of Pearl Bonser, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1910 and departed on April 4, 1914. The file contains student information cards, a medical/physical record, a progress/conduct card, financial transactions, a news clipping, a report after leaving, a photograph, and correspondence. The file…

Student information card of Pearl Bonser, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1910 and departed on April 4, 1914. The file indicates Bonser was married and living in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1914.

Note: Bonser married former student Samuel Saunooke. 

Student file of Samuel Chubby, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1910 and departed on May 14, 1912. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a progress/conduct card, an outing evaluation, and an outing record.

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Student file of Joseph Pierre, a member of the Flathead Nation, who entered the school on March 2, 1911 and departed on July 19, 1912. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a former student response postcard, a letter/correspondence, and a progress/conduct card. The file indicates…

Student file of Jesse Foot, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 8, 1911 and departed on May 20, 1912. The file contains a student information card, an application for enrollment, former student response postcard, and medical/physical records documenting Foot's tuberculosis treatment. The file indicates that Foot was…

Student file of Robert Little Hawk, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 8, 1911 and ultimately departed on November 12, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a trade/position…

Student file of Orrell Bonser, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 30, 1912 and departed on October 16, 1915. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing record, a financial transaction, outing evaluations, and correspondence. The file indicates that Bonser was living in…

Student file of John Lewey, a member of the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Nations, who entered the school on January 26, 1913 and departed on September 14, 1914. The file contains student information cards, an outing record, an outing evaluation, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, and correspondence. The file indicates Lewey…

Student file of George Miller, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 17, 1913 and departed on April 15, 1914. The file contains correspondence, a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a news clipping, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Miller was living in…

The handwritten note reads: Minnie White

Minnie White with a group of students sitting on the steps of a building.

The handwritten note reads: Pearl Bonser

Pearl Bonser with a group of students sitting on the steps of a building.

The handwritten note reads: Sara Mansur

Sarah Mansur with a group of students sitting on the steps of a building at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Moses Friedman to enroll 26 students over the age of 21 or under the age 14. The request was granted by the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs.