Progress card of James Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904.
Thorpe, James
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Student file of James (Jim) Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904 and ultimately departed on February 1, 1913. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a progress/conduct card, a student information card, letters, financial transactions,…
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Student information card of James Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on February 6, 1904 and departed on January 23, 1911.
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Student file of Lewis Tewanima, a member of the Hopi Nation, who entered the school on January 26, 1907, and departed on August 31, 1912. The file contains a student information card, trade/position record cards, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, medical/physical records, letters/correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.…
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Student information card of Iva Miller, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, who entered the school on October 6, 1909. The information card indicates that Miller graduated in 1912, married James Thorpe, and was living in New York City, New York in 1918.
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Student file of Edward Thorpe, a member of the Sac & Fox Nation, who entered the school on January 17, 1913 and ultimately departed on June 6, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, a…
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The headline reads: Indian Wins Exiciting Ten Mile Run
The captions read: JOHNNY McHUGH STARTER JAMES THORPE. LEWIS TENEWANINA J. NORMAN LYND WESLEY W COE. HARRY HILLMAN LAWSON ROBERTSON JOHN J. ELLER.
The article starts: Lewis Tewanina Makes Up…
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Photograph, Reproduction
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National Archives and Records Administration
Jim Thorpe around 1910.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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National Archives and Records Administration
The caption reads: JAMES THORPE (INDIAN) FROM THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL THE WORLD’S CHAMPION ATHLETE.
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The handwritten notes reads: Warner Jas. Thorpe Tewanima Friedman
Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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National Archives and Records Administration
The handwritten note reads: Thorpe
Jim Thorpe shaking hands with Moses Friedman while Glenn "Pop" Warner, Lewis Tewanima, and a crowd look on.
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Photographic Print, B&W
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National Archives and Records Administration
The headline reads: CARLISLE INDIAN ATHLETES LIKELY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM
The captions reads: TEWAUNIA, MARATHON. THORPE, WEIGHTS, HURDLES AND SPRINTS.
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National Archives and Records Administration
The caption reads: JAMES THORPE ALL - ROUND ATHLETE
The printed note reads: Thorpe is a student of the Carlisle Indian School and last year was selected for the All-American football team. He has been selected to represent the United States in six events in the Olympic Games in Sweden, and is considered as a good…
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Photograph, Reproduction
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
February 16, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards additional receipts for accounts of individual students of individual Indian moneys not included in cash papers previously sent. Also included are receipts for disbursements from the Emergency Account as well as documenting other Emergency Account disbursements for which there are no receipts.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 20, 1909
Program for the 1908 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
January 31, 1912
Program for the 1911 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
July 22, 1912- July 31, 1912
This material includes letters and articles about the success of Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm Olympics. This includes a newspaper article as well as a personal letter of congratulations from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 10, 1912
Postcard featuring Jim Thorpe throwing a shotput. Back highlights the date of the parade honoring Thorpe and Lewis Tewanima.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
August 16, 1912
Invitation to a reception honoring Olympic Athletes Jim Thorpe and Lewis Tewanima and an envelope addressed to L. B. Harnish
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
August 16, 1912
Program for the reception honoring Jim Thorpe, Lewis Tewanmia, and Glenn Warner. Includes the list of participants, route of the parade, and the schedule.
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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Cumberland County Historical Society
September 9, 1912 - October 4, 1912
The material includes correspondence about Jim Thorpe and his desire to decline a contract with the New York National Baseball Club. Richard C. Adams, Great Sachem of the Brotherhood of North American Indians National Organization, wrote to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding this matter, protesting that Thorpe and other adult students…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 9, 1912 - November 1, 1912
This material contains correspondence regarding a request Jim Thorpe made to have his siblings, Edward Thorpe and Adeline Thorpe, transferred from schools in Oklahoma (the Sac and Fox Indian School and the Chilocco Indian School) to Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration