Student file of W. Leroy Kennedy, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1892, graduated in 1896, and ultimately departed on September 4, 1901. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving. The file indicates…
Kennedy, Leroy


Student information card of W. Leroy Kennedy (here Leroy Kennedy), a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1892 and departed on September 4, 1901. The information card indicates Kennedy graduated in 1896.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Betsy White for the return of her grandson Ely S. Parker from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has made an inspection of the kitchen and dining room and interviewed students and found no complaints among the students. He also provides the weight of the students from the Seneca Nation…

Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's actions known to agencies and schools to prevent it happening again.

This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…