Williams, George

Student file of George Williams, a member of the Navajo Nation, who entered the school on October 21, 1882 and departed on July 15, 1890. The file contains a student information card and a report after leaving indicating that in 1910 Williams was a machinist living in Philadelphia. 

Note: George was the brother of fellow student…

Student file of Elijah Baldwin Williams, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1907 and departed on September 7, 1911. The file contains a student information card, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, a former student response postcard, letters/correspondence, a financial transaction, an…

Student information card of Elijah Baldwin Williams, a member of the Onondaga Nation, who entered the school on August 25, 1907 and departed on September 7, 1911. The file indicates Williams was living in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada in 1912 and Marcellus, New York in 1914.

Student file of Edward Williams, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on September 28, 1916 and died on September 17, 1917. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, applications for enrollment, a federal financial aid form, a list of clothing that belonged to Williams in 1917, and medical/physical records…

The first page began with an untitled poem that opened with the first line “We can never be too careful,” followed by “Which Would You Rather Be a Spider or a Fly? / The White Man Like a Spider,” an account of Mr. Seger’s description of the idiosyncrasies of language translation. It continued on the fourth page. Page two featured news articles…

Portrait of Richard Henry Pratt (seated on the bandstand) with one female Navajo student and eleven male students. The female student, Antoinette Williams, had arrived on December 5, 1881. She and Pratt are posed with a group of male Navajo students who had arrived on the day this photograph was taken, October 21, 1882.

The students are…

Portrait of eleven male students and one female student posed in front of the bandstand on the school grounds. Richard Henry Pratt is sitting on the bandstand, behind the group.

The female student, Antoinette Williams, had arrived on December 5, 1881. The male students are a group of male Navajo students who arrived on October 21, 1882.…

Portrait of eleven male students and one female students posed in front of the bandstand on the school grounds. Richard Henry Pratt is sitting on the bandstand, behind the group. They are a group of Navajo students who arrived on October 21, 1882.

They are, front row, seated, left to right: George Williams, Stailey Norcross, Antoinette…

Studio portrait of ten male students and one female student.

For explantion of the identification of the students in this image and the date see the Dickinson College copy of this image in Related Images.

The students are, seated in front, left to right - Charles Damon, George Williams. Seated, left to right - Manuelito…

Studio portrait of George Williams wearing school uniform.

Studio portrait of ten male students and one female student.

The handwritten note reads: Students at Government School at Carlisle, Pa.

Based on enrollment information and a few other photographs of the individuals pictured, we believe the students are as follows:

Younger boys seated in front, left to right…