Progress cards of Rose Simpson, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on March 3, 1905.
Simpson, Rose


Student file of Rose Simpson, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on March 3, 1905, and departed on June 9, 1913. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information cards, a former student response postcard, a photograph, a progress/conduct card, correspondence, a wedding invitation, outing records, outing…

Student information card of Rose Simpson, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on March 3, 1905 and ultimately departed on June 9, 1913. The card indicates Simpson was married to former student John Bigfire and living in Winnebago, Nebraska in 1914.

Student file of John Bigfire, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1910, and departed on June 9, 1913. The file contains a student information card, trade/position record cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a news clipping about Bigfire's wedding in Carlisle to fellow student Rose…

Student information card of John Bigfire (here John Big Fire), a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1910 and departed on June 9, 1913.
Note: Before leaving Carlisle, Bigfire married fellow student Rose Simpson. Students John Bigfire and Walter Bigfire were probably brothers.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Rose Simpson
Rose Simpson standing beside an unidentified woman.