Scott, Samuel

Student file of Samuel Scott, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881, and departed on June 17, 1884.  The file contains a student information card indicating that Scott went on three outings while at Carlisle.

In school documentation Samuel Scott is also known as Sam Scott.

Student information card of Samuel Scott, a member of the Creek Nation, who entered the school on January 22, 1881 and departed on June 17, 1884.

Progress card of Samuel Scott, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on November 12, 1907.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of November 15, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 12.

Student file of Samuel Scott, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on November 12, 1907 and departed on June 1, 1909. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, a progress/conduct card, a financial transaction, a former student response postcard, and a report after leaving. The records…

Student information card of Samuel Scott, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on November 12, 1907 and departed June 1, 1909. The file indicates Scott was living in Ferdinand, Idaho in 1914.

The first page opened with an article titled "Hell Gate!” that described the explosive removal of the giant rocks from the river that connected Manhattan Island to Long Island Sound in New York. Page two featured small national headlines, local school news items, an article about “Money,” and a report of the “Sunday Morning Inspection.”

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Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

Ten male Creek students posed at the bandstand on the school grounds. All are wearing school uniforms. In the front row (from left to right) are: Almarine McKellop, Robert Stewart, Alexander McNac, Ellis Childers, Samuel Checote, and Corenlius Carr. In the back row (front left to right) are: Benjamin Marshall, James Bell, Samuel Scott, and…

Studio portrait of Samuel Scott.

Note: The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-029d and 13-29-02.

These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 25 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Tullahassee Mission in Muscogee Indian Territory.

This material includes correspondence concerning a November 1910 inspection of Carlisle by James McLaughlin. This includes information concerning the guard house, a list of runaway students, and an investigation into the administrative affairs at the school.