Lila H. Connolly Papers

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Lila H. Connolly Papers

1901-1943, 1950-1955, undated

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The Lila H. Connolly papers consist of materials regarding the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and its students. It includes letters Connolly received from Carlisle Indian School students, former Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Richard H. Pratt, and other Indian School personnel. The news clippings cover the dismissal of Pratt, Indian School students and athletes, controversy over a 1905 commencement speech at the school, Coach Glenn "Pop" Warner, Jim Thorpe's athletic career, the Carlisle, Pennsylvania, premiere of the movie "Jim Thorpe-All American", and Thorpe's death and burial. The papers also include notes regarding Indian School students and materials regarding Native Americans in general, Sunday school, her application for a job with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the Liberty Bell.

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Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953

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Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924

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Richard Henry Pratt (1840-1924) was a U.S. Army officer who fought for the Union during the Civil War, served on the western frontier (to 1875), established and administered the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879-1904). He advocated fair treatment of U.S. Indians and strongly believed that through education they could be assimilated into American society. Richard Henry Pratt devoted his life to public service, beginning as a soldier in the Civil War and later fighting Indians on the fron...

Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Carlisle, Pa.)

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Connolly, Lila H.

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Warner, Glenn S. (Glenn Scobey), 1871-1954

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