Student file of Letha Seneca, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on November 13, 1895 and ultimately graduated in 1902, departing on February 11, 1902. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, correspondence concerning her application to become a…
Kennedy, Charles


Student information card of Letha Seneca, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on November 13, 1895 and departed on February 11, 1902. The file indicates Seneca had graduated in 1902, married Charles Kennedy, and was living in Irving, New York in 1913.
Note: Although this card indicates that Seneca reentered the school…

Student file of Charles M. Kennedy, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1897 and departed on September 20, 1898. The file contains a student information card.
Note: Information in other records identify this as Charles M. Kennedy who re-enrolled at the school in 1904 and ultimately left on November 16,…

Student information card of Charles M. Kennedy, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1897 and ultimately departed on November 16, 1904.

Student file of Jesse Jamison, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on December 15, 1897 and ultimately departed on January 9, 1906. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards.

Student file of Charles W. Kennedy (Tienewngwas), a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and ultimately departed on April 7, 1910. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a photograph, news clippings, an application for enrollment…

Progress card of Charles W. Kennedy (here Charles Kennedy), a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900.
Note: Although this card indicates that Kennedy reentered the school on March 3, 1909, other records show that he had first enrolled at Carlisle on June 29, 1900.

Student information card of Charles W. Kennedy, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and departed on April 7, 1910. The file indicates Kennedy was living in White Earth, Minnesota and in Hayward, Wisconsin in 1913.

Student file of Elmer Armstrong, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on June 29, 1900 and ultimately departed on Jan 23, 1911. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a medical/physical record, a progress/conduct…

Student file of Simon Hemlock, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on December 21, 1904, and departed on July 3, 1907. The file contains a student information card, letters regarding financial transactions, trade/position record card, former student response postcards, and a report after leaving indicating that Hemlock was…

Student information cards of William Winnie, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on December 21, 1904 and ultimately departed on April 5, 1909.

Student file of Clifford Halftown, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1914 and ultimately departed on May 3, 1918. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an outing evaluation, financial transactions, a federal financial aid form,…

Student information card of Clifford Halftown, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1914 and ultimately departed on May 3, 1918.

Group portrait of male and female students on stage wearing costumes. They are the cast of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The caption written below this image was supplied by Cumberland County Historical Society staff.

Edgar A. Allen forwards a list of New York students at the Carlisle Indian School who are eligible to receive money appropriated by Congress for New York Indians.

William A. Mercer requests to have Patrick Kennedy certified for the position of fireman at the Carlisle Indian School in order to comply with Civil Service regulations.
Note: Mercer later clarifies that the correct name of the student to be appointed to the position is Charles Kennedy.

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the correct name of the student to be appointed to the fireman position at the Carlisle Indian School is Charles Kennedy not Patrick Kennedy.

William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding having Charles Kennedy replace Charles Yeager as fireman.

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards six applications for leave of absence for several employees: Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), Bessie B. Beach (librarian), Emma H. Foster (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher), and Charles Kennedy (fireman).

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Jeannette L. Senseney, Emma G. Sky, Elizabeth Searight, Ida Boger, and George Brown Jr.) and all employees working at the school to start the 1905-1906 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for…

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have changed positions (Norman H. Justus and Chauncey E. Archiquette) and employees who have left the school (Benjamin F. Bennett, Anna F. Bennett, and Charles Kennedy). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

Charles M. Kennedy resigns his position as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the resignation and notes that there is no recommendation to fill the vacancy and requests that it remain vacant.

William A. Mercer responds to the request of Sarah White for the return of her daughter Sophia Green from the Carlisle Indian School.

William A. Mercer reports that Sophia Green is returning to her home following further correspondence.

William A. Mercer forwards affidavit listing the names of students who ran away from the Carlisle Indian School and whose funds were paid out to them or transferred to the Emergency Fund from October 1, 1907 to December 31, 1907.