Student file of Seneca Clark Cook, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1907 and ultimately departed on May 29, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing record, medical/physical…
Cook, Seneca Clark


Student information card of Seneca Clark Cook (here Seneca Cook), a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1907 and ultimately departed on May 29, 1913. The card indicates Cook was married to former student Anna Bebeau.Â

Progress card of Seneca Cook, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1907.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 4, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on September 3.

These materials include correspondence regarding the grandsons of E. A. Pierce, Seneca Clarke Cook and Howard Jones.

These materials include correspondence regarding the forced return of Seneca Clark Cook by Carlisle's disciplinarian, Wallace Denny. Cook's grandmother, Mrs. E. A. Pierce, wrote to the Indian Office complaining about the treatment of her grandson by the school, including specific complaints against Denny's treatment of students.