Student Information Card for Jim Thorpe
ca. 1909
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This student information card records basic data about a student, Jim Thorpe, who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The card provides the name of Thorpe’s tribe, the dates he entered and left school, his parents’ names, and his age at entrance date. Thorpe, an excellent athlete, led the school’s football team to a collegiate championship in 1912. He went on to win Olympic gold medals for decathlon and pentathlon later that year.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier:
595341Full Citation: Student Information Card for Jim Thorpe; ca. 1909; Jim Thorpe Student File; Student Records, 1879 - 1918; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/student-information-card-for-jim-thorpe, April 23, 2024]