Progress card of George Cushing, a member of the Alaskan Nation, who entered the school on July 22, 1912.
Cushing, George W.


Student file of George Cushing, a member of the Alaskan (Aleut) Nation, who entered the school on July 22, 1912, graduated in 1918, and departed on June 8, 1918. The file contains a student information card, correspondence, a returned student survey, an outing evaluation, an outing record, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid…

These materials include correspondence regarding two Alaskan individuals, George Cushing and Charles Foster, brought to the Carlisle Indian School by William Foster. Both boys desired to enroll in the Carlisle Indian School.

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt concerning the draft registration of George W. Cushing, a student from Alaska.