The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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December 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to inform him that teacher W. J. Nolan's would like to take an indefinite leave of absence before he transfers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William J. Nolan's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence (Telegram)284.5 KB
December 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt calls attention for teacher William J. Nolan's desire and impatience to take an indefinitive leave of absence to visit his home in Washington, D.C. and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to William J. Nolan's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence 235.37 KB
December 7, 1894 - December 28, 1894
Henry W. Sprole, Acting Indian Agent for the Fort Peck Agency, forwards a bill and letter from Richard Henry Pratt for the treatment of Albert Mulligan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bill for the Treatment of Albert Mulligan746.58 KB
December 7, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses incurred by John H. Westbrook for expenses in recovering two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Two Runaway Students in 1894356.78 KB
December 7, 1894
The Indian Helper (Vol. 10, No. 11) newspaper with a note that Mrs. Spray and her adopted Cherokee daughter have arrived at the Carlisle Indian School highlighted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
View Document: The Indian Helper (Vol. 10, No. 11)1.2 MB
December 8, 1894 - April 22, 1895
Clarence Smith inquires about the status of his annuity payments to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry of Clarence Smith into his Annuity Payments615.98 KB
December 10, 1894
Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 1894962.04 KB
December 14, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Margaret Yates.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of the Death of Margaret Yates301.92 KB
December 27, 1894
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 4 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 1894287.36 KB
January 3, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1895597.24 KB
January 4, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt asks why M. L. Silcott has not been notified of her transfer from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks Why Silcott Has Not Been Notified of Transfer232.72 KB
January 5, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 1894644.45 KB
January 6, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of an outbreak of tuberculosis amongst the school's cattle. Pratt provides an outline of actions taken by him and various government officials to resolve the outbreak.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Actions Taken in Response to Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Cattle1.06 MB
January 7, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards in triplicate the proceedings of a Board of Survey concerning the disposition of cattle infected with tuberculosis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proceedings of a Board of Survey Regarding Disposition of Cattle1.04 MB
January 8, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance from W. N. Hailmann to arrange with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to have William P. Campbell bring a group of children to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Assistance Requested to Arrange for William Campbell to Travel to Carlisle373.45 KB
January 8, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that M. L. Silcott has reported for duty as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Creek Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. L. Silcott Reports for Duty at Carlisle295.09 KB
January 10, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Thunder Bull to return his son Shield Thunder Bull.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Shield Thunder Bull451.51 KB
January 12, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he will be in Washington D.C. several days where he can meet Mrs. Butler and talk with him about her appointment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt to be in Washington to Discuss Appointment of Butler297.95 KB
January 14, 1895
Peter Oscar writes to Richard Henry Pratt and provides him an explanation on why he ran away from the Carlisle Indian School as well as an update on where he is currently residing. Oscar notes that he is willing to return to Carlisle if Pratt…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Peter Oscar Writes to Pratt about Running Away367.57 KB
January 21, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Anna S. Luckenbach's application for an 8-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 492.31 KB
January 26, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter apprarently asking if any of the current Carlisle School band members would be suitable as a band leader elsewhere. Pratt notes that he has a number of students who would make…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Band Leaders308.29 KB
February 1, 1895
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1895 amounting to $21,739.65 for support of the school and regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1895628.56 KB
February 1, 1895
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1895 amounting to $499.65 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, February 1895382.77 KB
February 1895
Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1895. Montezuma also includes a short note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, January 1895894.07 KB
February 1, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $3000 for transportation students to and from their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Additional Transportation Funds for 1895327.4 KB