Student file of Robert J. Tahamont, a member of the Abenaki Nation, who entered the school on July 24, 1906, graduated in 1911, and departed on September 1, 1911. The file contains correspondence, photographs, a former student response postcard, a student information card, returned student surveys, an application for enrollment, a report after…
Tahamont, Robert J.


Progress card of Robert J. Tahamont, a member of the Abenaki Nation, who entered the school on July 24, 1906.
Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of September, his file and information card suggest that he actually arrived on July 24.

Student information card of Robert J. Tahamont, a member of the Abenaki Nation, who entered the school on July 24, 1906 and departed on September 1, 1911. The file indicates that Tahamont graduated in 1911 and was living in Newark, New Jersey in 1913.

Studio portrait of a large group of seated and standing male and female students, identified as the graduating class of 1911. They are identified in a label attached below the photo. They are: 1) Mazie Skye 2) Estelle W. Ellis 3) Elizabeth Keshena 4) Emma La Vatta 5) Minnie White 6) Ellen Lundquist 7) Nan Saunooke 8) Edison Mt. Pleasant 9)…

Studio portrait of a male student. The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: R. Tahamont.

Studio portrait of a male student, Corporal Robert James Tahamont, member of the second infantry of Company C of the National Guard of New Jersey, wearing his overcoat uniform.

Corporal Robert James Tahamont member of the second infantry of Company C of the National Guard of New Jersey in 1916 in his overcoat uniform.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Robert J. Tahamont to remain at the Carlisle Indian School past his term of enrollment in order gain more experience in the carpenter trade by assisting the school in building in a plumber shop.