A tall, slender carving of a woman's face carved from a piece of milo wood. Her hair which extends vertically is formed from the root of the tree from which the piece was carved. It is fixed to a shield-shaped wooden base and is unsigned. According to an appraisal report, unsigned carvings of this type and age from Hawaii were typically done by prison inmates and sold by the guards on the outside of the prison to tourists.
A large Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's face and shoulders. It was carved from a root burl of a milo tree, which has been turned so that the roots form her hair. It is unsigned. According to an appraisal report, unsigned carvings of this type and age from Hawaii were typically done by prison inmates and sold by the guards on the outside of the prison to tourists.
A Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's head, probably made from milo wood, or possibly from koa wood. Unsigned. This is one of a group of similar carvings of women's heads made in Hawaii probably between 1950-1990. Approx. 11" x 4.25" x 3.5".
A Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's head, made from milo wood, attached to a koa wood base. Unsigned. This is one of a group of similar carvings of women's heads made in Hawaii probably between 1950-1990. Approx. 12" x 5.5" x 5.5".
A Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's head, made from milo wood. Signed on bottom: "Milo wood. Drift wood found in the Island of Hawaii. Made in Hawaii. Aloha. Murial. May 8, 1964. New York's World Fair." This is one of a group of similar carvings of women's heads made in Hawaii probably between 1950-1990. This carving was apparently made in Hawaii, but sold as a souvenir at the Hawaii exhibit of New York World's Fair in 1964. Approx. 14.5" x 4.5" x 4.5".
A Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's head, made from a slender log of tamarind wood. Signed on the bottom "N. Furukawa" and pencilled on the top, "tamarind." This is one of a group of similar carvings of women's heads made in Hawaii probably between 1950-1990. Approx. 12" x 2.75" x 2.75".
A photocopy of a document that was probably created sometime in late 1912, titled "List of tubecular cases since 1900 with date of entering Hospital and date of discharge from Hospital." This appears to have been created by wither school administrators or other staff of the United States Indian Service of the Department of the Interior, which is the division of government that oversaw the school. The document lists the name, diagnosis, date hospitalized, and date discharged for each student. The list was likely compiled using records from the school physician and/or the Chemawa Indian School hospital.
This document was shared with the Pacific University Archives by an independent researcher; the original is in the Chemawa Indian School Records, Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration (Seattle).
A photocopy of two lists that appear to have been created in mid-June, 1912, documenting cases of tuberculosis and trachoma at the Chemawa Indian School at that time. The two lists are titled: "List of cases of Trachoma at Salem Indian School, June 10, 1912"; and: "List of pupils at Salem Indian School having tuberculosis in different forms, June 10, 1912." The lists provide the name and diagnosis of each student. They appear to have been authored by authorities at the school. At the time, the school was formally known as the "Salem Indian School at Chemawa."
This document was shared with the Pacific University Archives by an independent researcher. The original is in the Chemawa Indian School Records, Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration (Seattle).
A photocopy of a document that was probably created sometime in mid-1912, titled "Deaths from 1900 to 1912, Salem Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon." This was created by the United States Indian Service of the Department of the Interior, which is the division of government that oversaw the school. The document lists the name, age, tribe, diagnosis and date of death for students who passed away at the school from 1900 through February, 1912. However, it should be noted that the list is incomplete; additional deaths are known to have occurred among students at Chemawa beyond the ones listed here.
This document was shared with the Pacific University Archives by an independent researcher; the original is in the Chemawa Indian School Records, Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration (Seattle).
A photocopy of a document that was probably created sometime in mid-to-late 1912, titled "Pupils sent home because of sickness, Salem Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon." This was created by the United States Indian Service of the Department of the Interior, which is the division of government that oversaw the school. The document lists the name, tribe, diagnosis and date sent home for students between January 1901 through April 1912.
This document was shared with the Pacific University Archives by an independent researcher; the original is in the Chemawa Indian School Records, Record Group 75; National Archives and Records Administration (Seattle).
A scan of one page of a log book created by Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Oregon. The page documents burials in Lot no. 215, which was deeded to the "Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in trust for [Forest Grove] Indian Training School," on Dec. 16, 1882, according to a note on the page. Two of the children who died at the school are shown to be buried in this plot: Martha Lot (Spokane), in grave number 10; and Hugh Victor (Umatilla), grave number 4. These are the only two graves in the cemetery that appear to be associated with the Forest Grove Indian School. The "mound" burials in graves number 2-3 appear to be re-burials of Native remains that were found somewhere in the vicinity of Forest Grove. The mounds and student burials have no physical markers in the cemetery as of 2021.
This log book appears to have been created by the cemetery managers sometime in the early-to-mid 1900s, probably drawing on earlier cemetery records. It continued to be maintained through at least the 1970s. This scan was supplied to the Pacific University Archives around 2016.
A compilations of articles on the "Chemawa Cemetery" issued by the Willamette Valley Genealogical Society in their newsletter, "Beaver Briefs," between 1993-1994. The articles are drawn from Vol. 25: 1-3; Vol. 26: 1.
The text includes: (1) A brief history of the cemetery located on the Chemawa Indian School's campus; (2) Notes regarding how the metal grave markers that were placed there in the 1960s were created; (3) Notes about the burials at the cemetery, including excerpts and/or citations to sources regarding the dates and causes of death of the students in the cemetery.
A typed and corrected version of the hand-drawn 1960 plot map of the graves in the Chemawa Indian School Cemetery. This cemetery is located on the Chemawa campus north of Salem, Oregon. Most of the burials on this map are of students who died in custody of the school between the 1880s to the 1930s. Some of the burials are of former students, school employees or their children. Those who were buried after 1935 appear not to have been students at the time of their death.
This version of the map was created by Eva Guggemos (Pacific University Archivist) based on the 1960 Chemawa Cemetery Map. Many of the verifications of names, corrections and death dates were supplied by Chemawa historian SuAnn Reddick. The 1960 map was created and held by the Chemawa Indian School, which is administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
