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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March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Kate S. Bowersox's application for a 39-day leave of absence due to sickness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Kate S. Bowersox's Application for Sick Leave of Absence 327.91 KB
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs granting Lida B. Given's a 20-day leave of absence because of the fatal illness of her father.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence 351.71 KB
March 15-16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forward teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and application for a 20-day leave of absence. Lampson requests to return to the Normal School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pratt endorses Lampson's request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie M. Lampson's Resignation555.27 KB
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him of teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and request for a 20-day leave of absence to which she is entitled.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie M. Lampson's Resignation (Telegram)305.41 KB
March 16, 1897 - March 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 16, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 18971.32 MB
March 16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not interested in retaining the services of Miss Paull during the current year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Updates Office on Retention of Paull as an Employee306.64 KB
March 18, 1897
Charles Francis Meserve, President of the Shaw University, writes to Daniel M. Browning concerning the recent punishment of Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Meserve Writes Concerning the Punishment of Pratt776.11 KB
March 18, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the four laundress positions are filled as well as the seamstress position. Pratt further requests that Lizzie James and Jennie Wolf be allowed to take the Civil Service exam to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Laundress and Seamstress Position are Filled360.72 KB
March 20-23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a note from S. L. Diven certifying teacher Kate S. Bowersox's illness, justifying her leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Physician's Certification of Kate S. Bowersox's Sickness516.5 KB
March 20, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1897. 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, February 1897600.55 KB
March 20, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing seeks further information on the planning of the Nashville Exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Seeks Clarification on Nashville Exhibit836.72 KB
March 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Nana Pratt's application for a 16-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nana Pratt's Application for Leave of Absence 314.23 KB
March 23, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent them various materials for the exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Materials Shipped for Nashville Exhibit297.54 KB
March 25, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to a letter from W. N. Hailmann regarding Clarence White Thunder and provides a recommendation for his employment in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Recommendation for Clarence White Thunder500.62 KB
March 29, 1897 - April 5, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Harvey Whiteshield who is requesting his help in securing a position in the Indian Service. Pratt additionally provides his recommendation for Whiteshield to fill some position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Recommendation for Harvey Whiteshield1.56 MB
March 29, 1897
Alfred John Standing provides a recommendation for Samuel C. Deon (spelled Samuel Dion here) and Thomas Black Bear to W. N. Hailmann for employment in the Indian Sevice.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Recommendations for Deon and Black Bear327.88 KB
April 1, 1897
Letter retained in the Department from C. N. Bliss, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to Richard Henry Pratt that informs him the duties of the Assistant Seamstress and Assistant Laundress positions should be distributed among other…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Retained Informing Pratt Duties of Three Positions Should be Distributed646.02 KB
April 1, 1897
Sophia and Jacob Johnson request the return of their two children Katie and David from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Katie and David Johnson3.65 MB
April 2, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs by informing them that the Carlisle Indian School is not suffering for not having a physician on staff. Pratt further states that he will submit his plans in the future.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Updates Office on Lack of School Physician309.25 KB
April 2, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to W. N. Hailmann's request to have Mr. Thompson and Jennie Ericson attend the Indian Service Summer Institutes as instructors, and reports that the Carlisle teachers often do need find attending these institutes very…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Carlisle Teachers as Instructors at Indian Service Institutes456.49 KB
April 5, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence to attend the Eastern Festival at her home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence317.62 KB
April 5, 1897
Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary reports for January and February 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, January-February 18972.44 MB
April 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of the Graduating Class of 1897 of the Carlisle Indian School to W. N. Hailmann along with his assessment of their character and efficiency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of the Graduating Class of 18971.56 MB
April 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the rations and food provided to students at the Carlisle Indian School to W. N. Hailmann.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Food and Rations Provided to Students585.22 KB
April 8, 1897 - May 14, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting the return of J. Webster Galbreath (here Webster Galbraith) from the Carlisle Indian School. Attached is Pratt's reply to Agent Steel, who had made the request on…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return J. Webster Galbreath1.3 MB