Hansel, Ellen

Student file of Ellen Hansel, a member of the Pit River Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882, and ultimately departed on July 8, 1889. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, a returned student survey, photographs, a report after…

Student information card of Ellen (here Helen) Hansel, a member of the Pit River Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1886 and departed on July 8, 1889. The file indicates Hansel was married and living in Clinton, Oklahoma in 1913.

Note: Other records show Hansel first enrolled at the…

William B. Freer wrote about the second annual Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Fair held in Watonga. He mentioned that between 2,000 and 2,500 Cheyenne and Arapaho attended the fair. Some of the events discussed were religious services; a lecture on tuberculosis and trachoma; and numerous exhibitions of livestock, produce, and farm practices. The…

Studio portrait of Ellen Hansel and her brother, Willie Hansel. Willie is wearing school uniform, and Ellen may be as well. 

Note: Previous cataloging indicates the handwritten caption on this plate says "Ellen Mansee and her brother." There is no student by that name, so the identification of the students in this image is a best guess…

The handwritten note reads: Mr & Mrs King with their colts.

Ellen and Charles King with four colts and a dog.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. King

View of Ellen Hansell King and her husband, Charles King, around 1915.

These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statements of Pupils regarding 27 children transferred to the Lincoln Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the Carlisle Indian School. Those children, from a variety of Nations, had previously been sent to Carlisle.