Student file of Abe Sommers , a member of the Cheyenne Nation, who entered the school on August 31, 1882 and ultimately departed on November 12, 1896. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a former student response postcard, and a report after leaving. The file…
Somers, Abe
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May 25, 1888
The first page opened with a poem, "Try," followed by a blurb against tobacco use and by "A Visit Through the Lower School Rooms," that reported the activities of students in the lower grades. It continued on page four. The second page bore news of students out in the country, the "disgraceful" portrayals of Indians by Buffalo Bill's Wild West…
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Newspapers
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
June 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of the Indian Affairs of the 60 students who are entitled to return to their home at the end of the school term due to the expiration of their enrollment or sickness.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 16, 1893
Former student Abe Somers requests to transfer from the Haskell Institute to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration