Cayou, Frank

Student file of Frank Cayou, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on October 8, 1893, graduated in 1896, and departed on September 8, 1899. The file contains news clippings, a student information card, a returned student survey, a former student response postcard, a report after leaving, and letters/correspondence. The file…

Student information card of Frank Cayou, a member of the Omaha Nation, who entered the school on October 8, 1893 and departed on September 8, 1899. The information card indicates that Cayou had graduated in 1896, married Anna E. Snyder, and was living in St. Louis, Missouri in 1913. 

This issue commemorates the Eighth Graduating Exercises and Seventh Anniversary Exercises. The first page contained a list of distinguished guests in attendance.  Graduation speeches from students are presented in the paper, as are transcribed accounts of the exercises. The list included Pennsylvania State officials, judges, clergymen, and…

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 20).

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 37).

Group portrait of sixteen male students from the 1895 football team. 

In his 1951 book, Fabulous Redmen, John Steckbeck identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Lone Wolf, McFarland, Smith, H. Pierce, and Nori; middle row (l to r), Redwater, Cayou, Metoxen, B. Pierce, Seneca and Printup; bottom row (l to r),…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian School Football Team 1896.

Although this photo is not captioned, John Steckbeck in Fabulous Redmen (1951) lists the 1896 team as: Frank Cayou, Harrison, Frank Hudson, Jacob Jamison, Delos Lonewolf, David McFarland, Jonas Metoxen, Artie Miller,…

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1896. The sitters are marked with white numbers and identified in the caption below. They are: 1. Adams, Johnson, Chippewa  2. Davenport, Susie, Ottawa  3. Cayou, Frank, Omaha  4. Cornelius, Leila,Oneida  5. Gansworth, Leander, Tuscarora  6. Henry, Timothy, Tuscarora  7…

The caption reads: THE CARLISLE INDIAN-SCHOOL FOOTBALL ELEVEN.

Printup, Redwater, H. Pierce, Lonewolf, Wheelock, B. Pierce, Rogers, Morrison, [unidentified], Metoxen, Smith, McFarland, Miller, Jamiason, Cayou, Hudson, Shelafo, Seneca.

This image appears in Harper's Weekly vol. 41, no.…

The caption reads: YALE VS. CARLISLE INDIANS, MANHATTAN FIELD, OCTOBER 24, 1896. Cayou, Indian Back, awaiting his Signal.

This image appears in Harper's Weekly vol. 40, no. 2081 (October 1896).

Studio portrait of Frank Cayou wearing a football uniform.

Studio portrait of Frank Cayou.

Studio portrait of Frank Cayou.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to several irregular employees mentioned in the March 1897 report. Pratt also asks for approval of the April 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the…

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular employees required for May 1897 and asks for approval of the employment. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month. 

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the need for irregular employee positions at the Carlisle Indian School.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on his need for various types of irregular employees. He also asks for approval of the June 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the month for each person listed.