Student information card of Fannie Gibson, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1899. She died on December 6, 1900 and was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
Gibson, John


Student information card of Fannie Gibson, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on December 24, 1899 and died on December 6, 1900. Gibson was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
In school documentation Fannie Gibson's name is also spelled Fanny Gibson.

Student file of Montreville Yuda, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1908 and departed on May 19, 1913. The file contains a progress/conduct card, financial transactions, a student information card, returned student surveys, an application for enrollment, trade/position record cards, a medical/physical record…

Student file of Thomas Sheldon, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on March 22, 1911 and ultimately departed on June 22, 1914. The student did not attend the school continuously but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, financial…

Progress card of John Gibson, a member of the Pima Nation, who entered the school on November 19, 1911.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of November 20, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 19.

Student information card of John Gibson, a member of the Pima Nation, who entered the school on November 19, 1911 and departed on September 9, 1914. The information card indicates that Gibson had attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania.
Note: Although it is not shown on this card, Gibson returned, graduating in 1915 and…

Student information cards of John Gibson, a member of the Pima Nation, who entered the school on November 19, 1911, graduated in 1915, and ultimately departed on November 2, 1916. The file indicates Gibson attended the Mercersburg Academy on the outing program in 1915 and 1916.
In school documentation John Gibson is also known as John E…

A group of female and male students posed in front of the band stand on the school grounds, A male student in the front row holds a banner which reads: "Class 1915 Fidelity." The students are identified by white numbers; a list of names associated with those numbers is attached to the reverse of the photo. They are: 1) Cora M. Battice 2)…

A typed transcript of John Gibson's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Gibson was a student at Carlisle.
Gibson discusses the faulty advertising and management of the school's trade programs, the removal of Dr. James W. W. Walker as Y.M.C.A. advisor, and the poor quality food provisions.
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Addressed to Commissioner Sells and signed by 55 student athletes, this petition asks that school athletic director Glenn Warner be removed for his position due to his poor moral character and conduct. The petition includes nine different critiques ranging from Warner's use of "profane and abusive language" to his practice of suppressing…

These materials include correspondence and a resolution regarding the YMCA Middle Atlantic Student Conference of 1914. A delegation of four Carlisle Indian School students attended the conference, and adopted resolutions "for the betterment, elevating and promoting Christian fellowship of the Indian Race."