Student file of Jennie Tallchief, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1892 and departed on July 5, 1898. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating Tallchief was living in Gowanda, New York in 1910.
In school documentation Jennie Tallchief's name is also spelled…
Student information card of Jennie Tallchief, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1892 and departed on July 5, 1898.
Studio portrait of Jennie Tallchief taken while she was on outing with Mrs. Winifield Scott Davidson in Newville, Pennsylvania. Records show Tallchief was on outing there from April 21, 1893 to September 13, 1893.
The information on the back of the photograph identifies her as "Mrs. Winifield Scott Davidson's Indian girl from the…
Studio portrait of Jennie Tallchief.
Studio portrait of Jennie Tallchief wearing school uniform.
William Tallchief requests the return of his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. Tallchief notes that Jennie was induced to go to Carlisle without his consent and knowledge and that after receiving a contract for his agreement which he refuses to sign. As a result he requests her return as she now desires to return and…
Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon and George Runciman who were involved in gathering students from the New York Reservations when Jennie…