Student file of Chester P. Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on February 6, 1891. The file contains a student information card, a letter/correspondence related to a request for a photograph, and a report after leaving indicating Cornelius was living in Seymour, Wisconsin in 1912…
Cornelius, Chester P.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Chester P. Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on February 6, 1891. The file indicates Cornelius was living in Seymour, Wisconsin in 1913.
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![Thirteen male student printers [version 1], c.1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/NAA_73294.jpg?itok=yIKDh9KB "Thirteen male student printers [version 1], c.1886")
Studio portrait of thirteen male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption of this and other copies identifies them as working in the print shop.
Other copies identify the students. They are:
1. Bennie Thomas, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, 3. Willie Butcher, 4. C. P. Cornelius, 5. Dennison Wheelock, 6. Samuel Townsend, 7.…
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Thirteen male student printers [version 2], c.1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/CIS-P-0077.jpg?itok=3K3kAVKl "Thirteen male student printers [version 2], c.1886")
Studio portrait of thirteen male students wearing school uniforms.
The printed note on the reverse side reads: 1. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo Tribe, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo, 3. Willie Butcher, Chippewa, 4. C. P. Cornelius, Oneida, 5. Dennison Wheelock, Oneida, 6. Samuel Townsend, Pawnee, 7. Richard Davis, Cheyenne…
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Studio portrait of Chester Cornelius (sitting) and Stacy Matlock (standing), both wearing school uniforms.
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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
August 12 - September 4, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (C. A. Merritt, Florence M. Carter, J. B. Given, Chester P. Cornelius, Annie B. Moore, Clara Anthony, Jemima Wheelock, Julia Bent, Charles Monteravia, Yamie Leeds, Howard Logan), those who have left the school (Bertha V. Agpell, Lavinia Bender), and those who have changed…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 2-3, 1890
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school for the 1890-1891 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, Fordyce Grinnell, C. H. Hepburn, L. A. Bender, E. L. Fisher, Emma A. Cutter, Anna L. Hamilton, M. E. B. Phillips, Anna S. Luckenbach, Mary H. Cooks, Fanny G. Paull, Della F. Botsford, Clara C. McAdam, Rachel…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 7 - February 9, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (W. R. Claudy and Kish Hawkins) as well as those who have left the school (J. B. Given and Chester P. Cornelius). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Pratt also sends W. R. Claudy's application…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 13, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs from Clement C. Gaines, President of the Eastman Business College, and a contract between Gaines and former student Chester P. Cornelius. Gaines' understanding is that the contract permits Cornelius to receive an allowance to attend the Business College. However, Gaines…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 19, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of certificate of Chester P. Cornelius.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 14, 1896 - June 28, 1897
Dennison Wheelock seeks assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the creditors of Chester P. Wheelock in Carlisle, Pennsylvania seeking repayment.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that tickets will be delivered to Chester P. Cornelius.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration