Student information cards of Carl Sylvester (Tse-sha-shi-pi), a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, graduated in 1907, and departed on July 7, 1909. The file indicates Sylvester had studied blacksmithing and was living in Crow Agency, Montana in 1913 and Tyrone, Pennsylvania in 1913.
Note: Although this…
Student information cards of Carl Sylvester, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903, graduated in 1907, and ultimately departed on July 7, 1909.
In school documentation Carl Sylvester is also known as Carl Silk Carl E. Silk, Carl Silk Sylvester, and Tse-sha-shi-pi.
Note: Although this card shows…
Progress card of Carl Sylvester, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on July 3, 1903.
Note: Although this card shows Gros Ventre, a member of the Fort Berthold community has indicated that this individual is actually Hidatsa.
Student file of Frank J. McCann, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 1, 1908 and departed on April 8, 1909. The file contains an application for enrollment, a student information card, a medical/physical record, a former student response postcard, a returned student survey, a news clipping, a progress/conduct card…
Group portrait of male and female students on stage wearing costumes. They are the cast of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The caption written below this image was supplied by Cumberland County Historical Society staff.
Note: There were two students named James…
Program of the four days of graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School, including the names of the 1907 graduating class and those receiving industrial certificates. Also includes various images associated with the school and the lyrics of the school song.
Note: The student Carl Silk is also known as Carl Sylvester.
The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1909. The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.
Note: In two cases it is unclear which student is referred to: Mary Cooke in this program could refer to Mary Cook (who entered in 1901) or Mary…
This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return home Spencer Williams and Carl Sylvester. Also included is correspondence discussing the school's acceptance of overage pupils, and whether or not to charge tuition in a similar manner to the Hampton Institute.
This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment.