Darlington

Student information card of Darlington, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on July 1, 1882.

Student information card of Darlington, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on July 1, 1882.

The first article is by John Downing (Cherokee), titles “Learning How to Use Bad Things.” In which he writes about alcohol and the benefits of being nice to the people of the United States, and a letter from Moses Nonway to his mother asking on the health of his people and reflecting on their poverty. The next page contained a list of small…

Studio portrait of Darlington wearing school uniform. 

Handwritten caption along bottom edge of image probably reads: Darlington.

Studio portrait of Darlington wearing school uniform. 

Note: CCHS has multiple copies of this image: PA-CH1-032b and CS-CH-003.