Student file of David Little Oldman (David Oldman, Braided Locke), a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 13, 1904, and departed on April 2, 1909. The file contains photographs, correspondence, a physical record, a news clipping, a progress card, and a report after leaving indicating that he was working as a rancher…
Little Oldman, David


Progress card of David Little Oldman, a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 13, 1904.

Student information card of David Little Oldman (here Old Man), a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 13, 1904 and departed on April 2, 1909. The file indicates Little Oldman was living in Burney, Montana in 1913.

Group portrait of eight male students wearing costumes. They are the "Braves' Chorus," characters in the performance of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The program lists eleven students in the Braves Chorus: Ernest Quickbear, Lyford John, Thomas Rowland, George Gates, David…

The handwritten caption on the reverse reads: D. Little Oldman.
This photo shows David Little Oldman shoeing a horse at a blacksmith's shop "in which he was regularly employed... at $75 per month." This information was taken from a letter contained in Little Oldman's student file.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.
This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.
This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: David Little Oldman.
This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: D. Little Oldman.
This photograph is of David Little Oldman plowing his field with the assistance of horses and another man.

These materials include correspondence regarding mistakes on the attendance report. The report indicated certain students were over the age of enrollment and the Office of Indian Affairs sought clarification on their enrollment.