Student file of Henry Gordon, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on November 28, 1902, and departed on June 20, 1906. The file contains a student information card indicating that Gordon was originally from Onondaga Castle, New York.
Gordon, Henry


Student information card of Henry Gordon, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on November 28, 1902 and departed on June 30, 1906.

Student file of Margaret Gordon, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on January 5, 1914 and departed on September 30, 1914. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, a medical/physical record, financial transactions, and correspondence.
Note: In this file the student is identified as…

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the services of Henry Gordon as an assistant tinner.

William A. Mercer requests the position of tinner be changed to assistant tinner in order to appoint Henry Gordon to the position when his time as a student expires.

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who has left the school (Genus E. Baird) and all employees working at the school to start the 1906-1907 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving.

Henry Gordon submits his resignation as the tinner at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Abe Colonohaski) and employees who have left the school (Frederick Barthel and Henry Gordon). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.