Tome, Robert

Student file of Robert Tome, a member of the Caddo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1889 and departed on September 29, 1896. The file contains a student information card.

In school documentation Robert Tome's name is also spelled Robert Tombs. He is also known as Tom-wit.

Student information card of Robert Tome, a member of the Caddo Nation, who entered the school on October 7, 1889 and departed on September 29, 1896. The file indicates Tome was living in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1914.

Studio portrait of Robert Tome [?] in school uniform.

Note: This student was previous identified as Robert Thomas. There are no records of a student with that name so it seems likely that he is Robert Tome. 

Studio portrait of Robert Tome [?]. 

Note: This original caption for this image identifies him as Robert Thomas (Caddo nation). There are no records of a student with that name. Therefore we believe it is Caddo student Robert Tome.

These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 11 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.

A copy of this descriptive statement, and a corrected version of it, was submitted by the Carlisle Indian School to reflect the proper names and vital statistics of admitted…

These materials include a cover letter and descriptive statements of students regarding 12 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.

One of the descriptive statements is a copy of the original received from the Indian Agent, and the other is a version corrected by the physician at the…