Wheelock, James Riley
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Studio portrait of a large group of male and female students with a white male teacher in the center of the group. The caption identifies them as students who worked in the print shop.
One copy of this image has the sitters identified. They are, back row, left to right: William Denomie,...
Studio portrait of a large group of male and female students with a white male teacher in the center of the group. The caption identifies them as students who worked in the print shop.
One copy of this image has the sitters identified. They are, back row, left to right: William Denomie,...
Studio portrait of James R. Wheelock and Cecelia Wheelock. James is wearing a school uniform.
Studio portrait of James Riley Wheelock (right) and Martin Wheelock, both wearing school uniforms.
Student file of James R. Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1889 and ultimately departed on June 30, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, financial transactions, a...
Student information card of James R. (here James) Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1889 and departed on June 30, 1897. The file indicates that Wheelock graduated in 1896, married Emma Eversman, and was living in Tyrone, Pennsylvania in 1913.
Studio portrait of James R. Wheelock.
The caption reads: JAMES REILY WHEELOCK
Portrait of James Riley Wheelock.
This image appears in The Telegraph, which is published in Harrisburg.
The title reads: THE UNITED STATES INDIAN BAND THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL INDIAN BAND IN THE WORLD
The caption reads: JAMES RILEY WHEELOCK (ONEIDA) DIRECTOR
The letterhead reads: Wheelock AND HIS CONCERT BAND
PERMANENT OFFICE - PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The caption reads: JAMES RILEY WHEELOCK; DIRECTOR.
Studio portrait of Johnson Webster (left) and James R. Wheelock (right).
Studio portrait of Joseph Morrison (left) and James R. Wheelock (right).
Studio portrait of Joseph Morrison (at left) and James R. Wheelock (at right).
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-031b and CS-CH-055.
A composite collection of individual portraits of the school band's members, each posed with their instrument. The only person identified is the Band Master, James Riley Wheelock.
Studio portrait of William Archiquette (left) and James R. Wheelock (right), both wearing school uniforms.
The Indian Helper (Vol. 10, No. 11) newspaper with a note that Mrs. Spray and her adopted Cherokee daughter have arrived at the Carlisle Indian School highlighted.
Alfred John Standing responds to a circular letter from W. N. Hailmann by providing a list of band leaders both at Carlisle and available graduates.
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to consolidate the positions of Band Leader and Assistant Printer in order to retain James Riley Wheelock.
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding claims by Henry Doxtator that his daughter Phoebe was enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School without her parents consent.
Charles D. Wheelock requests the assistance of Richard Henry Pratt in helping him secure a new position in the Indian Service as well as a position for his wife Julia Powlas Wheelock.
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for former student Julia Powlas Wheelock for her appointment as a laundress at the Shoshone Agency.
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform Superintendent Hart of Oneida Agency that he is not to interfere with the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School.
List of 101 former Carlisle Indian School students including graduates who are employed in the Indian Service. List taken from the Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1902.
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Charles Lamar be appointed to the position of band leader following the resignation of James Riley Wheelock. Pratt notes that if the Civil Service Commission declines to appoint Lamar that the position be abolished and that of laborer be created in its place....
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make the account known to Agencies and Schools to prevent it...
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