Ortiz, Francis

Student file of Francis Ortiz, a member of the Queres Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884, and departed on February 25, 1890. The file contains a student information card, a report after leaving, a returned student survey, correspondence, and a former student response postcard indicates that Ortiz was working as a farmer and a…

Student information card of Francis Ortiz, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on August 24, 1884 and departed on February 25, 1890. The file indicates Ortiz was living in McCartys, New Mexico and Acomita, New Mexico in 1913.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October 24, the admissions ledger and his…

The first page opens with a poem titled "English Speaking," that discouraged students from speaking their native languages. The page also includes an article titled "How Miss Fisher went to Call on the President's Wife," that described Mrs. Fracnces Cleveland's dress and the decor of White House rooms in a visit by a Carlisle Indian School…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Pueblo boys. James H. Miller. by his Brother Francis H. Ortiz. Indian Training School. Carlisle, Pennsylvania

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25,…

Studio portrait of Francis Ortiz (standing at left) and James H. Miller (seated at right). Ortiz is in school uniform.

Studio portrait of Francis Ortiz.

Note: Previous cataloging indicates part of the handwritten caption on this image provides a date of November 1888.

Studio picture of Francis Ortiz wearing school uniform.

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

Note: The student referred to here as Maurice Walker is also known as Maurice Yellow Hair.