Progress card of Henry P. Sutton, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1906.
Sutton, Henry P.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student file of Henry P. Sutton, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 8, 1906 and ultimately graduated in 1917, departing on June 1, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file includes applications for enrollment, student information cards, a returned student survey,…
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Student file of Charles Sutton, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 15, 1907 and departed on May 23, 1918. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, applications for enrollment, medical/physical records, a returned student survey,…
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A group of male and female students posed on the steps of a building on the school grounds. A male student in the front row holds a banner reading: "Justice Class 1917." A handwritten list of student names below the photo identifies each person. They are: 1) Sarah Fowler 2) Maude Cook 3) Hattie McAfee 4) Theodore Frank 5) Jesse Wofford 6) Peter…
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Choctaw, Iroquois, Mohawk, Seneca, Cherokee, Sioux, Ponca, Chippewa, Chippewa (Otter Tail), Chippewa (Fon du Lac), Menominee, Cherokee (Eastern), Chippewa (Mille Lac), Pawnee, Ottawa, Little Lake, Creek, Tuscarora, Walla Walla, Cayuga, Assiniboine, Oneida, Mashpee (Blue Hill), Mashpee Wampanoag, Ute, Miami, Chippewa (Lac du Flambeau), Nez Perce, Shoshone, Chippewa (Cow)
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The caption reads: Sutton
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 6, 1911 - March 7, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding requests for Henry P. Sutton to enter the Carlisle Indian School in order to take a commercial course. Sutton was initially due to his physical health but was later enrolled after paying his own transportation to the school.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 7, 1914
The typed transcript of John Whitwell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Whitwell was the principal teacher at Carlisle.
In his testimony Whitwell begins by summarizing his duties as principal teacher then discusses negative influences on the academic program and narrates the difficulties in…
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 17, 1915 - July 22, 1916
These materials include correspondence and federal financial aid documents regarding a list of students who were not eligible for enrollment at Carlisle under new enrollment guidelines regarding the availability of schools at home agencies. Upon further investigation, certain students were allowed to remain at Carlisle.
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 27, 1917 - June 13, 1919
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
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Letters/Correspondence, Photographs, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration