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Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1887-05-28 - 1953-03-28

biographical statement

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

The Carlisle Arrow Vol. 9 No. 2, 1912-09-13

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1995.002.4.2.016
Scope and Contents

First page features special mention: "Carlisle Honors Her Olympic Victors on the Return from Stockholm". Jim Thorpe is also featured in this print.

Dates: 1912-09-13

Thorpe, Jim to Gus Welch, 1941-11-26

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1995.002.1.3.044
Scope and Contents

Jim Thorpe relates his experience travelling on tour and expresses his desire to see Gus Welch again soon.

Dates: 1941-11-26

Trimble, South to Major General Allen W. Gullion, 1942-12-07

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1995.002.1.3.043
Scope and Contents

Trimble was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.

Dates: 1942-12-07

Welch, Gus to Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., 1950-03-09

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1995.002.1.4.013
Content Description From the Collection:

Correspondence and clippings from and about Gustavus Gus Welch (1892-1970) a full blood Chippewa born in Spooner, Wisconsin, was a member of the Carlisle Indian School Class of 1911, Jim Thorpe's quarterback for the professional football team the Ohio Bulldogs in Canton, Ohio, a member of the U. S. Track Team for the 1912 Olympics, a 1917 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law and a coach at a number of institutions.

Dates: 1950-03-09

Wheeler, Harry to Mr. Albert Exendine, 1951-02-19

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1995.002.1.4.012
Scope and Contents

Attached is list of names, by row, of a photo referred to in the letter of Carlisle team.

Dates: 1951-02-19

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Subject
Indians of North America -- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Carlisle -- History. 25
Oklahoma Historical Society. 1
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1