Mt. Pleasant, Frank

Student file of Edward Rogers (Enwwayie dung), a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on November 15, 1894, graduated in 1897, and departed on July 2, 1901. The file contains news clippings, former student response postcards, a student information card, a returned student survey, a report after leaving, and correspondence.…

Progress card of Frank Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1896.

Note: Although this card indicates that Mt. Pleasant reentered the school on January 7, 1903, other records show that he had first enrolled at Carlisle on August 25, 1896.

Student information card of Frank Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1896 and departed on September 9, 1908. The information card indicates that Mt. Pleasant graduated in 1904 and was living in Camp Dix, New Jersey in 1917. 

Student information cards of Frank Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1896, graduated in 1904, and ultimately departed on September 9, 1908.

In school documentation Frank Mt. Pleasant's name is also spelled Frank Mount Pleasant.

Student file of William Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1896, graduated in 1902, and ultimately departed on April 6, 1907. 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…

Student information card of William Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1896 and departed on April 6, 1907. The information card indicates that Mt. Pleasant graduated in 1902, married Phebe Doxtator, and was living in Lewiston, New York in 1913. 

Student file of Edison Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1903, graduated in 1911, and ultimately departed on November 24, 1912. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information cards,…

Student information card of Edison Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1903 and departed on November 24, 1912. The information card indicates that Mt. Pleasant graduated in 1911 and studied carpentry. 

Student information card of Mamie Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1908 and ultimately departed on May 31, 1917. The information card indicates that Mt. Pleasant graduated in 1917.

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 10).

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 22).

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 48).

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 "…

The first article, written by Franz Boas, discussed "Methods in Indian Woodwork." Frank C. Churchill wrote about a council of Ponca, lead by Chief White Eagle and gave an account of the speeches made at the council. Next an article, pulled from the New York Tribune, reported on the improving conditions of Indians across the United…

Studio portrait of Frank Mt. Pleasant wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1904. They are identified in a label attached below the photo.

The label notes that Martha Enos was part of the graduating class but not included in the photo.

There is a faint caption on the front of the postcard which reads: Frank Mt Pleasant. This postcard may date to the final season of football in which Mt. Pleasant played for Carlisle, 1907. 

On the back someone has written in pencil "FRANK MT. PLEASANT FAMOUS FOOT BALL PLAYER?"

A. W. Ferrin, U.S. Indian Agent for the New York Agency, forwards a letter from M. F. Trippe, regarding religion among the Tuscarora. Ferrin ends his note that students for Carlisle are not questioned regarding their religion but only conform to the physical and moral requirements set by Carlisle.

Mary A. Smith requests permission from the Office of Indian Affairs to have two New York students enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

Commencement program for the 1904 graduating class. The program includes a picture of the graduating class with names and nation, the class motto and colors. The program listing includes student performances, words to the “Song of a Thousand Years" and statistical information.

This document lists payments made or owed by student athletes at Carlisle in 1907 and 1908.

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit G.