Student file of Beatrice Morton, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886, and departed on November 4, 1895. The file contains student information cards and a report after leaving indicating Morton was a housewife living in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1910.
Morton, Beatrice
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Beatrice Morton (Ki-ah-tel), a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and departed on November 4, 1895.
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National Archives and Records Administration
Studio portrait of Jason Betzinez (seated right), Caleb Kechjolay (seated left), Beatrice Morton (standing right), and Maggie Iahanetha (standing left), all wearing school uniforms.
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
November 1-9, 1886
These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's band remained imprisoned. The 37 individuals transferred to Carlisle represented a portion of all…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 25 - September 24, 1895
Correspondence regarding a request from Apache prisoners of war for the return of their children from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the correspondence are various recommendations for the students as well as Richard Henry Pratt's philosophy in educating the Apache students and his views on interpreters.
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration