Shunion, Clara

Progress card of Clara Shunion, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1911.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September 22, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on September 21.

Student file of Clara Shunion, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1911 and departed on October 3, 1916. A note in the file says she re-enrolled on November 24, 1916 but no final departure date is given. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records,…

Student information card of Clara Shunion, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1911 and ultimately departed on August 31, 1918. The file indicates Shunion remained on outing in Narberth, Pennsylvania upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding the health of Clara Shunion. Shunion stayed in Pennsylvania on outing following the close of the Carlisle School, and developed tuberculous. After residing for some time in the Bryn Mawr Hospital, the Osteopathic Hospital of Philadelphia, and the home of former outing patron Elizabeth D. Edge,…