Tilden, Samuel

Student file of Samuel Tilden, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on September 7, 1890 and ultimately departed on November 12, 1896. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains a student information card from his reenrollment in 1895, returned student surveys, letters/…

Student information card of Samuel Tilden, a member of the Nez Perce Nation, who entered the school on September 7, 1890 and departed on November 12, 1896. The file indicates Tilden was living in Fort Lapwai, Idaho in 1913 and Spalding, Idaho in 1915.

Studio portrait of Samuel Tilden. 

Studio portrait of Samuel Tilden.

Studio portrait of Josiah Redwolf, Lewis Williams, Samuel Tilden, Stephen Reuben, Charles White, and David McFarland. All are wearing school uniforms.

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: from left to right: Jessy Tilden and Raph Tilden.

View of Samuel and Amy Tilden's children around 1910.

Richard Henry Pratt replying to an Office of Indian Affairs letter notes that various students from the Nez Perce Nation attending the Carlisle Indian School wish to have their share of the Nez Perce funds sent to them at Carlisle.