Robitaille, Emily

Student file of Emily Peake, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 23, 1890, graduated in 1893, and departed on March 6, 1893. The file contains a student information card, returned student surveys, financial transactions, a report after leaving, and letters/correspondence. The file indicates Peake attended the…

Student information card of Emily Peake, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 23, 1890 and departed on March 6, 1893. The information card indicates that Peake had graduated in 1893, married Ernest Robitaille, and was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1914. 

Student file of Raleigh Jackson, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on May 16, 1899 and ultimately left on March 22, 1905. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, letters/correspondence regarding financial transactions, and a report after leaving…

Emily Peake Robitaille, Secretary of the Alumni Association of the Carlisle Indian School, writes to former students regarding the desire of the Alumni Association to start an Alumni Publication following a conference of Alumni Secretaries. Robitaille notes that the publication will only come about if the Association can meet its membership…

These materials include correspondence and a pamphlet regarding George W. Tibbetts' eligibility for coverage under Minnesota's Soldiers' Bonus Act. Minnesota's Attorney General ruled that, because Tibbetts had initially claimed exemption from drafted military service on the grounds that he was not a citizen of the United States, he was not…