Schweigman, Joseph

Student file of James Schweigman, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882, and departed on July 21, 1884. The file contains a student information card, correspondence in which Schweigman explains why he left the a returned student survey blank, and a report after leaving that indicates Schweigman was a farmer…

Student information card of James Schweigman, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 30, 1882 and departed on July 21, 1884. The file indicates Schweigman was living in Rosebud, South Dakota in 1913.

Student file of Joseph Schweigman, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on January 14, 1884, and departed on June 22, 1886. The file contains a student information card, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving that indicates Schweigman was working as a laborer in Rosebud, South Dakota in 1911.

The first page opened with a poem, “The Golden Keys,” followed by a letter from Richard Davis (Cheyenne) who lived in West Grove, PA and ran a dairy farm there. There was an article called “No Wonder Indians Get Along Slowly,” and news from Joseph Schweigman (Sioux) at the Rosebud Agency titled “Willard Married.” The second page featured “The…

Studio portrait of Joseph Schweigman.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Joseph Schweigman

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, 1886.

Studio portrait of Joseph Schweigman.

Studio portrait of Joseph Schweigman and an unidentified young man. 

Studio portrait of Joseph Schweigman and Frank Conroy, both wearing school uniform.

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students whose terms of enrollment are set to expire or for other reasons and requests authority to return them to their homes.

Reply to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the ages of outgoing pupils.