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 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.
A plot map of the graves in the Chemawa Indian School Cemetery, located north of Salem, Oregon. Most of the graves on this map are of students who died in custody of the school between 1885-1944.
This map was made in 1960. The map's legend describes its creation: "Data taken from old plot diagram made on a piece of 'Beaver Board' (wall board) kept in the vault of the School Administration Office. March 3, 1960." Thus the map appears to have been shortly before the cemetery was cleared of brush and provided with new grave markers, which occurred around 1961. The new grave markers, which are still in place as of 2021, replaced older missing, illegible or disintegrating markers. However, the newer grave markers may not have been placed in exactly the right locations in all cases. This map therefore may represent a more accurate diagram of where each student was buried, compared to the physical markers that are now present in the cemetery.
This scan is based on a photocopy which was supplied to the Pacific University Archives by former Chemawa Indian School historian SuAnn Reddick. The original was created and held by the Chemawa Indian School, which is administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
