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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July 5 - August 30, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards thirteen certificates of attendance for employees: W. Grant Thompson (disciplinarian), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Jennie P. Cochran (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), J. W.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Thirteen Certificates of Employees' Attendance at Summer School3.1 MB
July 6-16, 1897
Bessie Barclay applies for a transfer to the Carlisle Indian School as a lower grade teacher from the Winnebago Agency. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the application to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bessie Barclay Applies for Transfer to Carlisle as Teacher1.63 MB
July 6, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of Fanny W. Noble's service and time at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information on Fanny W. Noble182.74 KB
July 7 - September 1, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundress Ella G. Hill's application for a 30-day leave of absence. Pratt also forwards physicians' certificates confirming Hill's leave of absence was related to illness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 737.11 KB
July 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forward clerk Nana Pratt's application for a 25-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nana Pratt's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 252 KB
July 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dairyman William B. Gray's application for a 9-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William B. Gray's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 259.67 KB
July 9, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1897698.77 KB
July 10-14, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Oaths of Office, July 18972.69 MB
July 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs increase the expenditure for services of an attending physician to $600.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Increase Expenditure of Attending Physician424.33 KB
July 19, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter explaining his decision to not renominate Rose Bourassa and Martha Hench for continued employment at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Decision to Not Renominate Hench or Bourassa503.78 KB
July 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence.
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence253.56 KB
July 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 256.86 KB
July 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt submits a supplemental estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1897 amounting to $1,840.00 to close the account for the fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1897504.51 KB
July 21, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alfred J. Standing's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 248.41 KB
July 21, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 253.76 KB
July 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides information and recommendation regarding former student William F. Campbell being hired to look after the legal affairs of the Chippewa Nation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information and a Recommendation for William F. Campbell291.39 KB
July 22, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular "white" employees who worked at the school during June 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, June 1897730.15 KB
July 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses associated with the treatment of three students at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Treatment of Three Students599.3 KB
July 24, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated in the capture and return of four runaway pupils from Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Four Runaway Students290.72 KB
July 28, 1897
Robert J. Hamilton inquires of W. A. Jones if Richard Henry Pratt has the authority to intercept any letter sent to the students of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employees Reading Students' Mail
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Authority of Pratt to Intercept Letters545.22 KB
July 29, 1897
Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decora (here Samuel Decorah) request help from Richard Henry Pratt in order to receive their annuity payments.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Low Cloud and Samuel Decorah Request Help from Pratt244.68 KB
July 29, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July and August 1897. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for July and August 18971004.35 KB
August 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1897994.14 KB
August 5, 1897
Acting Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan informs Clinton C. Duncan that his resignation from the Indian Service is modified to take effect on June 30, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clinton Duncan's Resignation Modified to Take Effect in June256.91 KB
August 6, 1897 - April 21, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return Marguerite Provost and Louise Provost to their home. Pratt also encloses two letters from Marianna Burgess regarding the case.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost1.39 MB