Student file of Sophia Metoxen, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885, and ultimately departed on April 12, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, news clippings, a report after leaving, a returned student survey in…
Silas, Roger


Student information card of Sophia Metoxen, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885 and departed on April 12, 1897. The file indicates Metoxen was married and living in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1913 and in West De Pere, Wisconsin in 1914.

Student file of Roger Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888 and ultimately departed on March 12, 1895. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a returned student survey, former student response postcards, and a report after…

Student information card of Roger Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888 and departed on March 12, 1895. The file indicates Silas was married and living in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1913; West De Pere, Wisconsin in 1914; and Little Chute, Wisconsin in 1917.

Student file of Alvin Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 22, 1913 and departed on June 12, 1916. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing record, a federal financial aid form, and correspondence. The file indicates Alvin was living in Irving, New York in 1917.…

Student file of Fannie Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 26, 1914 and ultimately departed on August 28, 1918. The file contains a progress/conduct card, student information cards, applications for enrollment, outing evaluations, financial transactions, an outing record, correspondence, and a 7th grade…

Student information card of Fannie Silas, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 26, 1914 and ultimately departed on August 28, 1918.

Studio portrait of Nelson Green, Roger Silas, and John Hill, one in school uniform.

Studio portrait of John Webster and Roger Silas, both wearing school uniforms.

Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and continuing their education but that it was up to them if they wanted to stay. After a discussion in…