Chilson, Margaret

Student information card of Fred S. Schenandore, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1902 and ultimately departed on May 28, 1912. The file indicates Schenandore was married and living in Syracuse, New York in 1914 and 1916.

Student file of Margaret E. Chilson, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911, graduated in 1914, and departed on April 6, 1914. The file contains student information cards, a progress/conduct card, an application for enrollment, an outing record, a financial transaction, and correspondence. The file…

Progress card of Marguerite Chilson, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911.

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,…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1914. They are identified in a label attached below the photo as: 1) Louise Bluesky 2) Margaret Chilson 3) Florence Renville 4) Germaine Renville 5) Rose E. Lyons 6) Anna J. Roulette 7) Rose L. Whipper 8) Hazel N. Skye 9)…

Program for the 1912 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors, and a lacrosse game against the University of Maryland. In addition, the program includes a number of…

Program for the 1912 commencement concert by the Carlisle Indian Band. The program also contains the names of the students in the band.

This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment. 

Program for the 1913 commencement concert by the Carlisle Indian Band. The program also contains the names of the students in the band.

The typed transcript of Emma H. Foster's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time she worked as a teacher at Carlisle.

In her testimony Foster explains what she thinks is the cause of the friction between the students and school administration. She also answers questions about the use of corporal…