Student information card of Jane John, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on July 2, 1891.
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Student information card of Jane John, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on July 2, 1891.
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Student file of Henry W. Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 16, 1889, and departed on September 26, 1894. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, a newspaper clipping, a trade/position record, a returned student survey, correspondence, a progress/conduct card, and a…
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December 18, 1885
The first page opens with a poem titled “For the Boys,” followed by a description of “Loafing” observed by the Man-on-the-band-stand among the boys on campus. There is also a feature, “200,000,000" that tallies up the time it would take to become as rich as Mr. Vanderbilt ending with financial advice for students. Page two reports miscellaneous…
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Newspapers
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Students Running Away, Industrial Training - Laundry, Student Deaths, Students on Outings, Local Businesses, Student Travel, School Band, Industrial Training - Tinsmithing, School Employees - Industrial Training, School Employees - Religious, School Farms - Statistics, Enrollment Statistics, Ice skating at the school
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Cumberland County Historical Society
December 31, 1886
The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…
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Cumberland County Historical Society
February 11, 1887
The first page opens with the poem, "New Every Morning" by Susan Coolidge, followed by "Good Words from a Blind Young Man," which was a typewritten letter sent by Joseph Link, student of the Institution of the Blind, to Charles Wheelock (Oneida). There is also an article reprinted from the Truckee (Cal.) Republican, titled "Indian Ahead of…
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Cumberland County Historical Society
December 11, 1885 - January 15, 1886
Oneida Sachems and Councilors request the return of various students currently at Carlisle due to lack of full consideration. Richard Henry Pratt notes that the request should be rejected as there is little discontent among the students aside from routine and some work requirements. He states that some parents requested additional children to…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration