Childers, Ellis

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Ellis Childers Student File
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Student file of Ellis Childers, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file contains a student information card, a newspaper clipping from the Sherman Institute, correspondence, financial transactions, and legal documents regarding Childers' departure date from Carlisle. The…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Ellis Childers Student Information Card
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Student information card of Ellis Childers, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884. The file indicates Childers lived in Muscogee, Oklahoma.

 

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National Archives and Records Administration
Minnie Atkins Student File
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Student file of Minnie Atkins, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881, and departed on July 8, 1884. The file contains a student information card, correspondence, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating Minnie was working in the U.S. Army in 1915.

In school documentation Minnie…

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National Archives and Records Administration
The School News (Vol. 1, No. 11)
April 1881

The opening article was written by Michael Burns (Apache), and focused on “The Indian Question.” In it he explains how many Indians falsely believe that white men are wiser simply because they are born white, and argues that their wisdom comes not from their skin color, but from more easily accessed education. The second page gives some…

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Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
The School News (Vol. 2, No. 4)
September 1881

The first page is has a small narrative from Nellie Carey (Apache) on her visit to the Navajoes with her white family, She describes the Navajoes as dirty, explaining how they don’t keep their tents clean. There was also a letter from Davis Cheyenne (Cheyenne) to Captain Pratt about his time in Old Bucks. Charles Kihega (Iowa) and Ellis B.…

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Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
The School News (Vol. 2, No. 10)
March 1882

The first page opened with Dessie Prescott narrating the school trip to Philadelphia. While there, they saw toys, went to the Grand Depot, and sang for money for the school. Page two had an article about Tobacco, its side effects, and why it should not be used. Following was a letter exchange between Ellis Childers (Creek) and Mr. C. Kihega…

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The School News (Vol. 3, No. 1)
June 1882

On the first page Justine A. LaFromboise describes her trip to Carlisle, explaining how her father convinced her to go get an education. The story continues on page four. On page two Ellis B. Childers (Creek) explained that he will be the editor while Charles Kihega (Iowa) visits home. C. Kihega examines the misconceptions whites and Indians…

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Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Ellis Childers, c.1881

Studio portrait of Ellis Childers wearing school uniform.

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Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand [version 1], 1881

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand [version 2], 1881

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

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Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Ellis Childers, c.1883

Studio portrait of a young man . 

Note: There is a difficult to read handwritten caption along the side of the image which we believe says: Ellis Childers

Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Tullahassee Mission, 1881
January 19-20, 1881

These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 25 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Tullahassee Mission in Muscogee Indian Territory.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Autograph Book, 1881
March 1881

A description of this item is not currently available.

Format:
Books and Pamphlets
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections