Harris, Joseph

Student file of Joseph Harris, a member of the Gros Ventre Nation, who entered the school on April 2, 1881, graduated in 1889, and departed on July 16, 1892. The file contains a student information card, a trade/position record card, former student response postcards, a report after leaving, returned student surveys, and correspondence. The…

Student information card of Joseph Harris, a member of the Gros Ventre Nation, who entered the school on April 2, 1881 and departed on July 16, 1892. The information card indicates that Harris had graduated in 1889, studied printing, and was living in Langhorne, Pennsylvania in 1913. 

Student file of Mary Harris, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on September 2, 1905, and ultimately departed on September 26, 1911. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a news clipping, a physical record, an application for enrollment…

Student file of Fredmund M. Harris, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1911 and departed on October 14, 1911. The file contains a student information card, a medical/physical record, and an application for enrollment.

In school documentation Fredmund M. Harris is also known as Fredwin Harris.

Student information card of Fredmund M. Harris, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1911 and departed on October 14, 1911.

Student file of Margaret M. Harris, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1911 and departed on May 21, 1912. The file contains a student information card, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, a former student response postcard, correspondence, a progress/conduct card, a trade/position…

Student information card of Margaret M. Harris, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on September 6, 1911 and departed on May 21, 1912. The file indicates Harris was married and living in Emerson, Nebraska in 1913.

The first page opened with Dessie Prescott narrating the school trip to Philadelphia. While there, they saw toys, went to the Grand Depot, and sang for money for the school. Page two had an article about Tobacco, its side effects, and why it should not be used. Following was a letter exchange between Ellis Childers (Creek) and Mr. C. Kihega…

The first page began with a poem titled “My Kingdom,” followed by a story told by the Man-on-the-band-stand called “An Indian Boy in Ohio Whispers His Story of a Hard Row on the River.” The story described how an Indian student survived a dangerous storm in a boat with his companions. Page two opened with a letter “From Peter Powlas, Oneida,”…

Studio portrait of thirteen male students, all wearing school uniforms. The caption of this and other copies identifies them as working in the print shop. 

Other copies identify the students. They are: 

1. Bennie Thomas, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, 3. Willie Butcher, 4. C. P. Cornelius, 5. Dennison Wheelock, 6. Samuel Townsend…

Studio portrait of thirteen male students wearing school uniforms.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: 1. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo Tribe, 2. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo, 3. Willie Butcher, Chippewa, 4. C. P. Cornelius, Oneida, 5. Dennison Wheelock, Oneida, 6. Samuel Townsend, Pawnee, 7. Richard Davis, Cheyenne…

Studio portrait of fifteen male students wearing school uniforms. 

The printed note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian Printers. 1. Robert Mathews, Pawnee ; 2. Yamie Leeds, Pueblo ; 3. Paul Boynton, Arapahoe ; 4. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo ; 5. Benajah Miles, Arapahoe ; 6. Carl Lieder, Crow ; 7. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo…

Studio portrait of seven male and seven female students, the first graduating class in 1889.

The are, back row, left to right: Frank Dorian, Joel Tyndall, William F. Campbell, Edwin Schanandore, Thomas Wistar, Joseph B. Harris; middle row (seated), left to right: Kish Hawkins, Eva Johnson, Esther Miller, Lillie Cornelius, Julia Powlas;…

Studio portrait of Joseph Harris.

Studio portrait of Joseph Harris.

Portrait of the school's Union Reserve baseball team, some in uniforms. 

The caption identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Joseph Harris, Jonas Place, Paul Lovejoy, Joseph Hamilton, Harry Hutchinson, and David Turkey; middle row (l to r), Felix Eagle Feather, John Baptiste, Fred Big Horse, and George Baker; front row (l to r…

Portrait of a baseball team with "Indians" on the front of their uniforms, with white coach or teacher in center.

The handwritten caption for the Cumberland County Historical Society version of this images identifies them as the Union Reserve baseball team. The sitters are identified in that image as: back row, Frank Everett and Charles…

Portrait of a baseball team with "Indians" on the front of their uniforms, with white coach or teacher in center. The handwritten caption in the album identifies them as the Union Reserve baseball team. 

The caption written below the image identifies the sitters as: back row, Frank Everett and Charles Damon; middle row, Josiah…

Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school for the 1890-1891 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, Fordyce Grinnell, C. H. Hepburn, L. A. Bender, E. L. Fisher, Emma A. Cutter, Anna L. Hamilton, M. E. B. Phillips, Anna S. Luckenbach, Mary H. Cooks, Fanny G. Paull, Della F. Botsford, Clara C. McAdam, Rachel…

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Report of School Employees for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to employ a Carlisle Indian School graduate from 1889, Joe Harris, as an Assistant Printer at $240 a year.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from sixty-nine newly appointed employees.