Fish, Roland

Student file of Roland Fish, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on February 2, 1884, and departed on July 8, 1889.  The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating that Fish was working as an Indian Service laborer in San Carlos, Arizona, in 1912.

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Student information card of Roland Fish, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on February 2, 1884 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file indicates Fish was living in San Carlos, Arizona in 1912.

The first page opened with a notice that there were no Indian Helper newspapers published for December 28 and January 3rd. A notice followed: “A Novel Christmas Present: Our Superintendent Made with his own Hands a tin Cup for Each Employee.” Next was a poem, by “E.G.“dated Dec. 25, ’89 titled “The School Poet Again Stirred” about…

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish, Hiram Doctor, and Owen Fire, all wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Roland Fish (seated at left), Jonas Place, and an unidentified young man. Fish is in a school uniform.

Studio portrait of Luke Phillips, Howard Logan, Frank Lock, Samuel Townsend, Roland Fish, Henry Kendall, and Richard Davis. All are wearing school uniforms. 

Studio portrait of Luke Phillips, Howard Logan, Frank Lock, Samuel Townsend, Roland Fish, Henry Kendall, and Richard Davis. All are wearing school uniforms.

Studio portrait of Victor Tozoski (standing at left) and Roland Fish (seated at right). 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption includes the date October 1888.

Studio portrait of Victor Tozoski (standing at left) and Roland Fish (seated at right).

Previous cataloging of the National Anthropological Archives version of this image indicates a date of October 1888.  

A series of nineteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

Richard Henry Pratt provides a response to the report of Inspector Junkin regarding former Carlisle students at the San Carlos Agency.