Student file of Juan Antonio Chama, a member of the Pueblo Nation, entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file contains a student information card, correspondence, former student response postcards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving. The file indicates Chama was a blacksmith and farmer in…
Chama, Juan Antonio


Student information card of Juan Antonio Chama (here Juan Antonio Chamon), a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school August 24, 1884 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file indicates Chamon was living in Jemez, New Mexico in 1913.

Studio portrait of Juan Antonio Chama.
A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Juan Antonio Chama. What appears to be a date is also written along the side. It seems to be "3/79" but Chama didn't arrive until 1884, so that isn't possible.

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students to be returned to their homes due to various reasons along with various escorts.
Note: The student referred to here as Maurice Walker is also known as Maurice Yellow Hair.

A series of twenty-three letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.