Dupuis, Thamar

Student file of Anna La Fernier, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on January 18, 1911 and ultimately departed on April 20, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a progress/conduct card, an application for enrollment, a federal…

Progress card of Thamar Dupuis, a member of the Iowa Nation, who entered the school on December 30, 1911.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of January 2, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on December 30.

Student file of Thamar Dupuis, a member of the Iowa Nation, who entered the school on December 30, 1911 and ultimately departed on March 13, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains progress/conduct cards, applications for enrollment, student information cards, a medical/physical record…

Student information card of Thamar Dupuis, a member of the Iowa Nation, who entered the school on December 30, 1911 and ultimately departed on March 13, 1917.

These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation was done "in accordance with Section 156 of the Rules for the Indian Service." The confiscated cards…

The typed transcript of Jeanette Pappin's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Pappin was a student at Carlisle. In this document she is referred to as Jeannette Patten.

Pappin discusses the harsh demeanour of the Matron Anna Ridenour and friction between the students and Superintendent Friedman…