Lane, Helen Frances

Student file of Constance Lane, a member of the Lummi Nation, who entered the school on July 7, 1896, and departed on March 19, 1900. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, correspondence, and a report after leaving indicating she was working as an assistant seamstress in Tulalip, Washington in November 1909.…

Progress card of Helen F. Lane, a member of the Nooksack Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1906.

Note: Although this card lists tribal affiliation as Lummi, other documentation suggests that Helen was actually a member of the Nooksack Nation.

Student information card of Helen Frances Lane, a member of the Nooksack Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1906 and departed on June 21, 1909.

In school documentation Helen Frances Lane is also known as Helen F. Lane and Helen Lane. Her married name is Helen DeKoff.

Student information card of Helen Lane, a member of the Nooksack Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1906 and departed on June 21, 1909. The information card indicates Lane graduated in 1909, married Mr. DeKoff, and was living in Washington in 1914. 

Note: Although this card lists tribal affiliation as Lummi, other…

This issue, which commemorates the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1909, featured speeches highlighting the success of Indian education. Francis E. Leupp, in his address, among many things spoke on the success of the arts at Carlisle. He was followed by Moses E. Clapp, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Clapp shared "…

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1909. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Alonzo Patton 2) Michael Balenti 3) Cecilia Baronovitch 4) Savannah Beck 5) Bennett, Georgia 6) Olga Reinkin 7) Alonzo G. Brown 8) Irene Brown 9)…