Student file of Lena Webster, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1885 and departed on July 2, 1891. The file contains a former student response postcard, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating that she was married to Martin Wheelock and living in Oneida, Wisconsin in 1914.
Wheelock, Martin


Student information card of Lena Webster, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1885 and departed on July 2, 1891. The file indicates Webster was married and living in Seymour, Wisconsin in 1913 and Oneida, Wisconsin in 1914.

Student information card of Martin Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1890 and departed on November 7, 1902. The file indicates that Wheelock graduated in 1902, married Lena Webster, and was living in Seymour, Wisconsin in 1913.

Student information card of Martin Wheelock, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 21, 1890 and ultimately departed on November 8, 1902.

Studio portrait of James Riley Wheelock (right) and Martin Wheelock, both wearing school uniforms.

Portrait of the 1894 football team. Bejamin Caswell, the captain of the team, is in the center holding a football with "94" painted on it.
In The Red Man vol. 12 no 7 (Sept. Oct. Nov., 1894) this image was included as a supplement and the players identified. Back row: Joseph Irwin (Gros Ventre), Charles Buck (Piegan), Martin…

Group portrait of sixteen male students from the 1895 football team.
In his 1951 book, Fabulous Redmen, John Steckbeck identifies the sitters as: top row (l to r), Lone Wolf, McFarland, Smith, H. Pierce, and Nori; middle row (l to r), Redwater, Cayou, Metoxen, B. Pierce, Seneca and Printup; bottom row (l to r), Unidentified,…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian School Football Team 1896.
Although this photo is not captioned, John Steckbeck in Fabulous Redmen (1951) lists the 1896 team as: Frank Cayou, Harrison, Frank Hudson, Jacob Jamison, Delos Lonewolf, David McFarland, Jonas Metoxen, Artie Miller, Dan…

Group portrait of the football team, posed with a football labeled '98 and a dog.
The Cumberland County Historical Society has the sitters identified as: back row (l to r): Artie Miller, Jonas Metoxen, Bemus Pierce, Edward Rogers, and Frank Hudson; middle row (l to r) Chauncey Archiquette, Thaddeus Redwater, Edwin Smith, Isaac Seneca,…

The handwritten note reads: Lida W.
Lida O. Wheelock on stage behind a table holding a bowl. The other two individuals on the stage are unidentified, but one person believes that Martin Wheelock may be pictured at the center of the stage.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martin Wheelock has been temporarily relieved of his duties as Assistant Disciplinarian due to his position on the football team.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the approval of irregular employees as well as the position of assistant cook.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martin Wheelock has resumed his duties as of January 8, 1900.

Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school to start the 1900-1901 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, O. H. Bakeless, W. B. Beitzel, W. Grant Thompson, Dennison Wheelock, M. Burgess, A. S. Ely, W. H. Miller, Fannie I. Peter, M. S. Barr, Benjamin F. Bennett, Kate S. Bowersox, Jessie W. Cook, Mariette Wood,…

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (George E. Hollenbaugh and Eugene Warren), those who have left the school (Martin Wheelock), and those who have changed positions (George E. Snyder). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.