Student file of John Needham, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 6, 1913 and departed on June 4, 1917. The file contains student information cards, letters, a photograph, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, an outing evaluation, financial transactions, an outing record, and a certificate of…
Needham, John


Student information card of John Needham, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on December 6, 1913 and departed on June 5, 1917. The file indicates Needham enlisted in the United States Army upon departing from Carlisle.

Student file of Earl Wilber, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on October 10, 1914 and departed on June 4, 1917. The file contains a student information card, a photograph, a physical record, an application for enrollment, certificates of promotion, a federal financial aid form, and correspondence. The files indicate that…

The handwritten note reads: Thomas Montoya John Needham
John Needham and Thomas Montoya in their respective uniforms with four other unidentified soldiers. Three separate photos.

This program was distributed for a performance by the students as part of the Commencement Exercises for 1917. The play, "The Continental Congress," is taken from McBrien's "America First," and the school borrowed the costumes for the performance. It surrounds the formation of the first Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence…