Nori, Siceni

Student file of Siceni Nori, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884, graduated in 1894, and ultimately departed on December 3, 1895. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains news clippings, student information cards, a report after leaving, and letters/…

Student information cardof Siceni Nori, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on December 3, 1895. The information card indicates that Nori graduated in 1894, studied printing, and had married Ida Griffin. Nori later worked at the Carlisle Indian School.

Student file of John Nori, a member of the Queres Nation, who entered the school on October 4, 1885, and departed on July 21, 1892. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, a trade/position record card, and a report after leaving that indicates Nori was working as a rancher in Casa Blanca, New Mexico.

Student file of George McDaniels, a member of the Cherokee Nation, who entered the school on October 15, 1891 and ultimately departed on July 4, 1893. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a trade/position record card, letters/correspondence, a returned student…

Student information card of Ida Griffin, a member of the Okanagan Nation, who entered the school on July 25, 1896 and departed on May 12, 1903. The information card indicates that Griffin had graduated in 1903, married Siceni Nori, and was living in Branford, Connecticut.

Student information card of Ida Griffin, a member of the Okanagan Nation, who entered the school on July 25, 1896 and departed on May 12, 1903.

This issue opened with a poem titled “THROUGH AND THROUGH” reprinted from Scattered Seeds.” Also found on that page was “MISS WILSON’S ACCOUNT OF HER TRIP TO SCOTLAND,” a travelogue of the teacher and her sister’s visit by ocean liner to Scotland and Ireland and back. Page two opened with “A Child’s Wise Speech,” that described the…

The first page opened with the poem, " A Proverb," followed by Jemima Wheelock's (Oneida) report of "Our Wilmington Trip," about a group of students traveling to Delaware where they stayed with families before they headed to Philadelphia with Capt. Pratt and Miss Leverett.  They visited John Wannamaker's Store, the zoo, an iron factory and the…

Studio portrait of Siceni Nori wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of Walter Analla (standing at left) and Siceni Nori (seated at right), both wearing school uniforms. 

Note: The identification of the students pictured is preliminary. 

Studio portrait of Siceni Nori. 

Studio portrait of nine female and ten male students. 

The top caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS OF 1894, INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

The lower caption reads: Flora Campbell, Alaskan. Howard Gansworth, Tuscarora. Thos. B. Bear, Sioux. Martha Napawat, Kiowa. Susie Metoxen, Oneida. Emmanuel…

Studio portrait of a large group of male and female students with a white male teacher in the center of the group. The caption identifies them as students who worked in the print shop.

One copy of this image has the sitters identified. They are, back row, left to right: William Denomie, Robert Hudson, Leroy W. Kennedy, Leander Gansworth…

Studio portrait of a large group of male and female students with a white male teacher in the center of the group. The caption identifies them as students who worked in the print shop. 

One copy of this image has the sitters identified. They are, back row, left to right: William Denomie, Robert Hudson, Leroy W. Kennedy, Leander Gansworth…

Studio portrait of twenty-three male students. The caption for this image, as well as the other copies, identifies them as students who worked in the print shop and gives a date of 1894. Other copies identify the sitters. They are: 

1st. Tier (presumably the back row), Robert Hudson, Leroy W. Kennedy, Leander Gansworth, William Denomie,…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian School.

The printed note on the reverse side reads: PRINTERS. Commence with those standing an read fro left to right in order, likewise the other two tiers.

1st. Tier.

1. Robert Hudson, Seneca.…

Group portrait of sixteen male students from the 1895 football team. 

In his 1951 book, Fabulous Redmen, John Steckbeck identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Lone Wolf, McFarland, Smith, H. Pierce, and Nori; middle row (l to r), Redwater, Cayou, Metoxen, B. Pierce, Seneca and Printup; bottom row (l to r), Unidentified,…

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students to be returned to their homes due to various reasons along with various escorts.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the application of former student Siceni Nori for a position in the Indian Service as a bookkeeper or clerk along with a letter of recommendation from the head of the Stewart Business College.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Siceni Nori and recommends him for a position as a clerk in the Indian Service.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards the contract between the Carlisle Indian School and Dr. S. L. Diven to render medical services for the 1902 fiscal year.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of E. Fitzgerald for the return of Ida and Thomas (here Tommy) Griffin at the behest of their father R. V. Griffin.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has instructed Siceni Nori to bring two girls from Laguna whose parents have requested that they attend Carlisle. The girls have been attending the Albuquerque Indian School.

List of 101 former Carlisle Indian School students including graduates who are employed in the Indian Service. List taken from the Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1902.

William A. Mercer forwards a letter from S. J. Nori requesting an increase in salary. Mercer notes that the office positions have not been adjusted and the changes are needed to provide equity.