Smith, Sara

Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Sara K. Smith (Oh-nie), a member of the Shoshone Nation.

Student file of Sarah Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888, graduated in 1897, and ultimately departed on September 29, 1898. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, returned student surveys, letters/correspondence, and a…

Student information card of Sarah (here Sara) Ninham, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 30, 1888 and departed on July 2, 1891.

Note: Although this card shows a departure date of July 21, that is an error. Sarah actually departed on July 2, according to various other documents.

Note: Nelson Smith was…

Progress card of Sarah Smith, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on May 1, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of April, the admissions ledger and her file suggest that she actually arrived on May 1, 1903.

Student file of Sarah Smith, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on May 1, 1903 and departed on June 23, 1908. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating she was a housewife in Good Will, South Dakota in 1910. 

Note: The student is referred to as both Sarah and Sara throughout the…

Student information card of Gertrude Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1910 and ultimately departed on February 6, 1914.

Note: Students Christjohn and Gertrude Antone were siblings, and their mother, identified as Sarah A. Smith, was former student Sarah Ninham.

Student information card of Christjohn Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1910 and departed on December 2, 1913. The file indicates Antone was living in Oneida, Wisconsin in 1913.

Note: Students Christjohn and Gertrude Antone were siblings, and their mother, identified at Sarah A. Smith, was…

Studio portrait of tweleve female and fourteen male students. 

The caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS OF ’97. INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.

Samuel Gruett, Chippewa. Rob’t. Depoe, Siletz. Clarence Whitethunder, Sioux. Edw. Rogers, Chippewa. Brigman Cornelius, Oneida. Mary Miller, Chippewa. Frank…

The commencement program for the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  The program includes a schedule of events as well as a photograph of the graduating class of 1897.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of the Graduating Class of 1897 of the Carlisle Indian School to W. N. Hailmann along with his assessment of their character and efficiency.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to several irregular employees mentioned in the March 1897 report. Pratt also asks for approval of the April 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the…

Richard Henry Pratt forwards two coupons covering two half tickets for travel of students Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George to the Carlisle Indian School from different points.

Richard Henry Pratt requests increases in pay for the students serving in his office, as Outing Clerk, and Library Assistant.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Sara E. Smith for a transfer or an increase in salary. Pratt recommends increasing her salary and if she is not happy then he endorses her transfer.

Cover letter forwarding cards covering the qualifications of the teachers at the Carlisle Indian School for the 1900 school year.