Student file of William Colombe, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1895, and departed on May 20, 1899. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving that indicates Colombe was working as a farmer in Lamro, South Dakota in 1910.
Colombe, William


Student information card of William Colombe, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1895 and departed on May 20, 1899. The file indicates Colombe enlisted in the United States Army upon departing from Carlisle.

Studio portrait of William Colombe.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery, Thomas Marshall, Taylor Smith, and William Colombe). Pratt also notes that two other employees (Ella…

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.