Anna Buck writes about her school experiences at the Chemawa Indian School. She notes that the girls basketball team was recently defeated but that she had a nice Christmas. In addition, she writes about the differences between Chemawa and Carlisle as well as the differences in weather between Chemawa and her home in Alaska.
Note: The…
These materials contain correspondence regarding Moses Friedman's plans to send an agent through territories to gather statistics on former students.
Anna Goyitney Canfield, a former Carlisle student, writes to Richard Henry Pratt giving detailed updates on her life since leaving Carlisle, including her marriage to the former Art Department teacher at Carlisle, Fred Canfield. Canfield also discusses her views of changes at Carlisle since leaving.
These materials include two telegrams regarding an update on Supervisor Holcombe's investigation of the Wheelock Indian Band, which was accused of maladministration and disorganization in relation to its employment of former Carlisle Indian School students. Holcombe requested permission to have someone named Dougherty follow him to Chicago as a…
These materials include correspondence regarding the grandsons of E. A. Pierce, Seneca Clarke Cook and Howard Jones.
W. M. Camp writes to Richard Henry Pratt over two letters discussing a variety of topics related to the Carlisle Indian School, including the impact of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis Leupp, the early history of the school, and negative press coverage of former Carlisle students.
Charles W. Buck writes to Richard Henry Pratt over 8 months discussing the Indian agent in Browning, Montana, and issues on the Blackfeet reservation. Buck begins by discussing life on the reservation, and in following letters describes a potential change in agent from Mr. McFatridge. In the final letter, signed by Buck and other former…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Dora B. McCauley that her brother Eugene McCauley be granted a release from Carlisle in order to take up stenographic work at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. Eugene McCauley reportedly ran away from Carlisle after disagreements with Disciplinarian Wallace Denny.
These materials contain a copy of The Carlisle Arrow (Vol. 12, No. 23) with a handwritten note on an article about former student James Walker as well as correspondence inquiring about Walker, including reports from Carlisle's superintendent and an outing agent.
Anna Buck provides an update to Fannie Peter on her current life living in San Francisco, California as well as other students from Alaska including Annie Coodlalook and Emma Esenetuck.
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Montreville Yuda and his desire to teach a lecture on shipbuilding. Yuda was a shipbuilder with the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Newport News, Virginia. Carlisle's superintendent suggested that such a lecture would be counterproductive to the purposes of the school.
These materials contain correspondence regarding the whereabouts of Lincoln Levering after he departed from the school.
Mary Pradt Abeita writes to Richard Henry Pratt with birthday well-wishes, expressing her fondness for Carlisle and for Pratt as her "dear school-father."
Spyna Devereaux Buck writes to Richard Henry Pratt sending birthday greetings for his 80th birthday, and providing updates on her life and that of her husband Charles Buck and other former Carlisle students.
Anna Goyitney Canfield, a former Carlisle students, writes to Richard Henry Pratt with birthday greetings and updates on her life after leaving Carlisle.