Calac, Peter

Progress cards of Peter Calac, a member of the Rincon Nation, who entered the school on November 16, 1908 .

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of November 17, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 16.

Student file of Peter Calac, a member of the Rincon Nation, who entered the school on November 16, 1908 and ultimately left the school on November 11, 1916. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, medical/physical records, a trade…

Student information card of Peter Calac, a member of the Rincon Nation, who entered the school on November 16, 1908 and ultimately departed on November 11, 1916.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of November 6, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 16.

Student file of Iva Miller, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on October 6, 1909, graduated in 1912, and departed on June 24, 1912. The file includes a student information card, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, an outing record, an outing evaluation, a progress/conduct card, a trade/…

Student file of Elmer Busch, a member of the Pomo Nation, who entered the school on October 1, 1910 and ultimately departed on April 18, 1915. The file contains a returned student survey, financial transactions, trade/position record cards, student information cards, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, an outing evaluation…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: BRACKLIN  CALAC  GUYON  WELCH  VETTERNACK

The individuals in this photograph are Edward Bracklin, Peter Calac, Joseph Guyon, Gus Welch, and George Vetternack.

This image was shared courtesy of Robert R. Rowe.…

Eleven male students, in football uniforms, posed on the football field. 

They are identified as the 1912 football team. Left to right, front row: Charles Williams, Pete Calac, Elmer Busch, Joe Bergie, William Garlow, Joe Guyon, and Roy Large; back row: Alex Arcasa, Stansill "Possom" Powell, Gus Welch, and Jim Thorpe. 

Part of a scrapbook compiled by William Winneshiek (Winnebago), who wrote the caption "Jim Thorpe's Historical Wedding. Ivy Miller (Choctaw) The Smiling Bride. October 1913." 

Men standing in back row, left to right:  Francis Bresette, Ribbon Boy;  Charles Pratt, Usher; Joseph Guyon, Usher;  Augustus Look-Around,…

Four men standing outside wearing football clothing. They are identified in a handwritten caption below as, from left to right: Coach Kelley, Gus Welch, John McGillis, and Pete Callac. 

This photo appears in the Carlisle Arrow on October 15, 1915. 

Portrait of Peter Calac posed outdoors wearing football uniform.

Note: The CCHS description of this image notes Calac was captain of the football team at this time.

The caption reads: Pete Calac

The headline reads: Will Lead Wesleyan

The article begins: Pete Calac, the famous Indian football player who has played on the West Virginia Wesleyan team for the past two seasons, was selected last night by his team mates, at the annual football banquet which…

Oscar H. Lipps forwards a number of questions for the disbursement of the Athletic Fund following the investigation into Moses Friedman including paying for a lacrosse coach as well as building a new grandstand.

In this affidavit, student Peter Calac answers questions about the character of Athletic Director Glenn Warner and explains how his fare to return to the school for a second term was paid out of the Athletic fund (after Warner had recruited him to try football).

In Inspector Linnen's main report on the 1914 Congressional investigation at…

Addressed to Commissioner Sells and signed by 55 student athletes, this petition asks that school athletic director Glenn Warner be removed for his position due to his poor moral character and conduct. The petition includes nine different critiques ranging from Warner's use of "profane and abusive language" to his practice of suppressing…