Albert A. Exendine papers

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Albert A. Exendine papers

Collection 1990-003

Dates: 1889-1972.

Extent: (1 box).

Level of Description: Item level.

Name of creator(s): Undetermined.

Date of creation: Undetermined.

Scope and Content: Consists of memorabilia (football course books for players and coaches, photographs, press cuttings and printed ephemera) collected by Exendine documenting his football career at the Carlisle Indian School (Class of 1906 and co-team member with Jim Thorpe) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. For further biographical information on Exendine, please see Who’s Who In Football by Ronald L. Mendell and Timothy B. Phares (New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1974) and an article by John L. Johnson in The Chronicles of Oklahoma, v. 43, n. 3, Autumn, 1965. Exendine also appears in the Invincible Yearbook 1915-1916, The Invincible Debating Society, Carlisle Indian School, as distinguished alum. A portion of the material was originally placed in scrapbook format into a large clothing manufacturer's sample book, with the remainder of items laid in. This laid in material was removed from the sample book and placed in folders.

Administrative/Biographical History: Albert A. Exendine (1885-1973) was a member of the Delaware tribe, an All-American football player, coach, lawyer and Indian activist.

Access and Copyright:

Language and Scripts: English.

Finding aid/Inventory: Finding aid is available online.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition: Gift of Mrs. Grace B. Exendine.

Date(s) of description: Karen Cleary, Mar 1990; rev. 1998.

Access Points:

Subject Headings

Personal names Albert A. Exendine

Excerpts from the Memorabilia of Albert A. Exendine: Athlete, Attorney, Coach, Humanitarian. (furnished by Mrs. Albert (Grace B.) Exendine)

Albert Exendine was born January 27, 1884 in Cherokee Indian Territory near what is now Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Albert, a three quarter Delaware Indian, was the son of Jasper and Amaline Exendine. Jasper, after an early career as Deputy United States Marshal (he held the distinction of being the only deputy marshal appointed by “Hanging” Judge Parker) became a sub-chief and leader in the Delaware Nation and a prosperous merchant and rancher. His ranch encompassed what is now the city of Bartlesville and as depicted in various historical treaties and in the painting of Fred Cole, he and George B. Keeler were the first to discover oil in Oklahoma.
Albert Exendine entered the Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the early 1900s and became an accomplished athlete in track and football, being named All-American End in 1906 and 1907 and ultimately a consensus All Time All-American. He is a member of the national and Oklahoma State Football Halls of Fame as well as the Indian Hall of Fame.
After graduating from Carlisle, he entered Dickinson Law School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and while completing his law degree worked as Assistant Coach to Glen S. “Pop” Warner at the Carlisle Indian School. It was during this period when a promising young Sac and Fox Indian came under his tutelage. This young Indian, James F. “Jim” Thorpe, soon broke the track records he had set and became one of the most famous football players of all time. His record winning performance in the Pentathlon and Decathlon in the Olympics of 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden and resulting controversy insured his international fame.
On completing his legal education, Exendine was admitted to the Bar in Oklahoma and Hawaii, practicing mainly in McAlester, Pawhuska, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and later utilized this legal background in the Indian Tribal Organization Act and subsequent duties with the USIS including counseling, employment, and Indian agent.
Exendine’s coaching career included Carlisle, Otterbein, Georgetown, Washington State, Occidental, Northeastern State, Oklahoma State and Service. During this span, he was in association with Rockne, Warner, Stagg, Camp, Halas, Heisman, Marshal, Waldorf and many others. Heisman, who established the Heisman Trophy picked Exendine and Thorpe on his All Time All-American team. Exendine, generally considered one of the best football minds, was a champion of Jim Thorpe’s since Carlisle days.

Corporate names

Places

Inventory
1:1	Carlisle Indian School
	“Pictorial Carlisle.” Souvenir booklet. Undated.
	Program for the 24 January1907 annual football banquet featuring a group photo of the team, team captain Exendine, list of team members, menu, etc.
	Program manuscript for the Presentation of C’s, 1912 and 1913.
	List of graduates from the school, 1889-1913.
	Carlisle yearbook for 1918 with sheet music and lyrics for the “Lord’s Prayer” laid in.
	Photo-reproduction of a view of the skating pond excised from The Carlisle Arrow and Red Man, 4 Jan 1918.
	“The Land of Molly Pitcher.” Article pertaining to the historical figure, Molly Pitcher, and the history of the school, excised from the Texas Eastern [?] undated.
	“The Walking Purchase.” Article excised from Historic Pennsylvania Leaflet No. 24.
	(See also Photographs: Carlisle class portraits)

	Otterbein College
1:2	Scrapbook pertaining to the reunion of the 1909, 1910, and 1911 Otterbein College football teams and Coach Exendine. Memorabilia includes correspondence, press cuttings, dinner menu and program, photostat copy of signatures of team members, and a group photo of attendees. Jun 1951.

	Georgetown College
1:3	“Athletic Notes.” Articles about the 1915-1916 football seasons appearing in the Georgetown College Journal. (See also Oversize: Scrapbook: Georgetown)

	Awards and presentations
1:4	Stillwater Citizens’ Banquet for Athletic Coaches. 24 Jan 1934. Dinner menu and program with typewritten manuscript note in reference to Jim Thorpe laid in.
	Council of American Indians Annual National Indian Day Dinner. Exendine as honoree. Dinner menu and program and press cuttings. 27 Sept 1968. Includes congratulatory telegram from Glenn Terrell (President, Washington State University) and Stan Bates (Director of Athletics, Washington State University)
	First Induction Soiree of the Oklahoma [Athletic] Hall of Fame. 11 Dec 1970. Program signed by featured speaker, Bobby Richardson. Includes related press cuttings.
	American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame. 25 Nov 1972. Program.
1:5	Photocopies of press cuttings relating to Exendine’s career. Also includes articles about Jim Thorpe and the 1951 premiere of the Warner Bros. film, “Jim Thorpe, All American.”
1:6	Original press cuttings relating to Exendine’s career.

	Photographs
1:7	Postcard photo of Exendine, Jim Thorpe, C. Kelley.	Postcard
	Exendine pictured with Jim Thorpe, c1929. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of Jim Thorpe as a young man. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait featuring Exendine and two classmates. (See Oversize photographs)
	Postcard photo of Exendine and team members.
	Studio portrait of Exendine, Carlisle football team members, and coach, undated. 2 photos, 2 views. (See Oversize photographs)
	Carlisle team photo, featuring Exendine, of the 1904 Carlisle Indians football team
	Studio portrait of Exendine (holding a football) and fellow teammates. 1906. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of Exendine and Carlisle football team members, coach, and bull dog mascot in commemoration of a game between the Indians (score 35) and Dartmouth (score 10). 3 photos, 1 view. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of Exendine and Carlisle football team members, coach, and pit bull dog mascot in commemoration of a 1911 game between the Indians (score 18) and Harvard (score 15). (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of Carlisle team members, featuring Exendine and trophy. Undated.
	Carlisle team photo taken on the playing field, featuring Exendine, undated. (See also Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of Carlisle team members. Undated.
	Studio portrait of William Gardner, Left End, Carlisle, 1906. Inscribed to Exendine.
	Studio portrait of Paul La Roque.
	Action photo of unidentified man on the playing field.
	Group photo of young men in dress suits, pictured on the grounds of Carlisle [?].
	Group photo of young women in dressy frocks and hats, pictured on the grounds of Carlisle [?].
	Group photo of young men in dress military uniform, pictured outside the main building at Carlisle. (See Oversize photographs)
	Group photo of young men in dress suits, pictured under a gazebo. (See Oversize photographs)
	Group photo of young women in school uniform, holding a Y.W.C.A. banner, and pictured outside the main building at Carlisle. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait featuring Exendine and a group of young Caucasian men. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of a group of very young girls and boys in school uniform. (See Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait of a group of young men and women in school uniforms. Hertzler and Peltner, photographers. Carlisle, 1904.
	Studio portrait of a group photo of young men and women in school uniforms. Identification of each student pictured is included.
	Postcard photo album: Studio class portraits for 1889-1910, plus two undated photos. (See also Oversize photographs)
	Studio portrait featuring a young man identified as “Sheldon” and another unidentified young man. Image of Exendine was excised from the portrait and is presumed missing.
	Studio portrait of R.H. Pratt, founder of the Carlisle Indian School.
	(See also Otterbein College for reunion photo)

	Course books and playing tips
1:8	A Course in Football for Players and Coaches. Series of 18 booklets, written and published by Glenn S. Warner, Athletic Director, Carlisle Indian School, copyright 1908. Topics include “How Players Should Be Outfitted,” “How to make and Use Tackling Apparatus and Charging Sleds,” how to play various positions, defense, offense, etc.
1:9	Football Offense. Andrew L. Smith, Head Football Coach, University of California. 1924.
1:10	“Pointers.” Typewritten manuscript. Draft list of general playing tips, 1 p.
	“How to Play End.” Typewritten manuscript. Draft, 1 p.
	“If You Were Quarterback, What Would You Do?” Problem No. 3 of a training program, copyrighted by E. Graves, 1923, 1 p.
	Handwritten manuscript. List of U.S.C. Defense players and comments about technique and quality of play, 1 p.

	Miscellaneous
1:11	Pioneer in Pro Football—Jack Cusack’s Own Story…Booklet inscribed to Exendine by Jack Cusack.
	Kipke of Michigan. Booklet about the player. 1953.
	Jim Thorpe, Carlisle Indian. Wilbur J. Gobrecht. Cumberland County Historical Society. 1969. Inscribed to Exendine by Jack Cusack.
	The Indian Sign. May-Jun 1953 issue featuring the article, “Hail and Farewell…Jim Thorpe.”
	The Indian Sign. Press cuttings relating to Thorpe.
	The Indian Sign. Handwritten manuscript. A list of Thorpe’s team mates, 1 p.
	United Press International telegram announcing the death and funeral services for Alfred M. “Chief” Venne, Jim Thorpe’s trainer while at Carlisle. Undated.
	“The Taking Part.” Article by William Johnson appearing in Sports Illustrated, 10 Jul 1972, in reference to the 1908 Olympics.
1:12	Typed and signed letter. Exendine to Edward La Plante, 23 May 1968, in reference to fellow Carlisle students.
	Typed and signed letter. Pendleton Woods, Oklahoma Christian College to Exendine, 3 Mar1972, in reference to Exendine’s interview for “Oklahoma Living Legends.”
	Typed and signed letter. Cimarron Valley Historical Society to Exendine, 4 Jul 1972, in reference to the marker to be erected in his honor at the site of his birthplace.
	Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Tulsa Chapter, Resolution of sympathy to the Exendine family on the death of A.A. Exendine. Signed Dec 1973.
	Indian Education. Branch of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Bulletin #252, 1 Apr 1954.
	Mimeographed pages of text in Cherokee, originally dated c1939, 9 p.

	Scrapbook of press cuttings dating from 1906-1970 featuring the following:
2:ALL	Brooke, George Exendine: General Football: General Football: Miscellaneous Georgetown Metzger, Sol Non-sport Occidental College Oklahoma A & M Rose Bowl, 1925 Sports: Miscellaneous Washington State

3:All	Oversize Photographs. Photo-reproductions (plus negatives) of the postcard photos detailed above, including a plus oversize reproduction of Exendine’s class of 1906.

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Revised: 08/20/09.