Smith, Sarah

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 Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 22, 1888 and departed on September 29, 1898. The file indicates Smith had graduated in 1897, married Charles F. King, and was living in West De Pere, Wisconsin in 1913.

Student file of Sarah Ninham, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on June 30, 1888 and departed on July 2, 1891. The file contains a returned student survey and reports after leaving indicating that Smith married a Nelson Smith, and lived in both Oneida, Wisconsin and West De Pere, Wisconsin.

Note: Sarah Antone Smith is…

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 Sarah Smith, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on May 1, 1903 and departed on June 23, 1908.

Student file of Gertrude Antone, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1910 and departed on April 4, 1913. The file consists of student information cards, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, outing evaluations, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, and letters/correspondence. The file…

Student information card of Alvin N. Smith, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 3, 1917 and departed on August 28, 1918. The file indicates Smith transferred to the Tomah Indian School in Tomah, Wisconsin upon the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.

Studio portrait of Sarah Smith. 

Portrait of twelve female and fourteen male students posed outside on the school grounds. The students are identified below the image. This is a page from The Red Man, March 1897. The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: 14A-02-01 and 15-28-01. 

Studio portrait of Fred E. Smith and Sarah Smith.

Note: If the identification of the sitters is correct, this photo must have been taken in November 1898. They only overlapped for one month.

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…