Rooks, John

Student information card of John Rooks, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on July 8, 1889.

In school documentation John Rooks is also known as John C. Rooks.

Studio portrait of John Rooks wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of John Rooks and an unidentified female student. 

 Note: Previous cataloging interpreted the unidentified student's name as "L. [?] Two Cuts." There is no female student with the surname Two Cuts. 

Studio portrait of John Rooks. 

Studio portrait of John Rooks.

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of 80 students to return to their homes due to expiration of their terms and sickness. Pratt also details the travel arrangements for travel to the various agencies and locations. He also notes that 68 pupils whose terms have expired have elected to remain at the school.

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.

A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of a letter from George LeRoy Brown, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. In Brown's letter he provides an update and a character assessment on former Carlisle Indian School students he has met.