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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August 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fireman Joseph N. Jordan's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph N. Jordan's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 340.96 KB
August 28, 1897
Henry Doxtator requests the return of his son Andrew Doxtator (here Andrew Doxtater) who he claims was kidnapped.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Henry Doxtator Requests the Return of His Son Andrew532.1 KB
September 1, 1897
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ella Rikert be appointed "no higher" than an assistant matron in the Indian Service at South Dakota. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Rikert's application to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Ella Rikert627.85 KB
September 1897
School Statistics accompanying the 1897 Annual Report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1897648.45 KB
September 4, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 1897959.52 KB
September 4, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to the claim of Henry Doxtator that his son Andrew was kidnapped and taken to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Return of Andrew Doxtator814.65 KB
September 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that various vacant positions be filled by assignment from the Civil Service lists and that he has filled one teaching position temporarily. Pratt further requests that he be allowed to fill any other position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Fill Various Positions Temporarily before Appointments Made322.25 KB
September 8, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the lease of the Hocker Farm. Standing forwards the lease in triplicate with the signatures of all three members of the Board of Trustees as directed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Submits Lease for Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year471.64 KB
September 9, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a list of answers from Andrew Doxtator in response to his father's charge of kidnapping and request to return him from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Answers of Andrew Doxtator1.18 MB
September 10, 1897
Ella Rickert informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she wishes to be transferred to a school in the Northwest until a position in South Dakota opens.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella Rickert Follows Up on Request to Transfer to Western School264.06 KB
September 11, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Emma Seowitsa declines a position Assistant Matron due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma Seowitsa Declines Position as Assistant Matron258.16 KB
September 11, 1897 - September 18, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a statement regarding teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on Teachers at the Carlisle Indian School in 1897523.81 KB
September 11, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that he will take a 30-day leave of absence after his examination at Leavenworth, Kansas on September 10, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence 254.23 KB
September 13, 1897
Daniel Dysert suggests to W. N. Hailmann that the Carlisle Indian School use the McKay sewing machine to increase efficiency in the shoe department.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dysert Suggests Use of McKay Sewing Machine in Shoe Department288.74 KB
September 13, 1897 - September 16, 1897
Signed request of Antonio Tapia to participate in the outing program at the Carlisle Indian School along with a copy of the outing rules signed by Tapia, Richard Henry Pratt, and William Balderston.
Repository: Mercer Museum Research Library
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Outing Papers of Antonio Tapia1015.09 KB
September 16, 1897
Jenny Ericson informs W. N. Hailmann that she has arrived back in Carlisle and has resumed her position. She expresses her gratitude for the chance to bring Sloyd to Western schools during her trip. Ericson further states that Miss Logergren is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jenny Ericson Informs Hailmann of Return to Carlisle591.27 KB
September 16, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July and August 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July and August 1897989.07 KB
September 16, 1897
Alfred John Standing acknowledges receipt of the copy of the Hocker Farm lease dated September 15, 1897 from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Acknowledges Receipt of Copy of Hocker Farm Lease190.11 KB
September 16, 1897
Alfred John Standing requests authority to cover the expenses of Dennison Wheelock for the return of four runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Submits Wheelock's Expenses for Return of Runaway Students429.78 KB
September 18, 1897 - September 24, 1897
R. Ella Nickerson sends her resignation as a teacher at the Yaniax School in the Klamath Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of R. Ella Nickerson485.92 KB
September 22, 1897
Charles F. Peirce makes a report on the accusation of Henry Doxtator that his son, Andrew, was kidnapped and taken to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Peirce Makes a Report on the Kidnapping Claim of Henry Doxtator2.23 MB
September 24, 1897
Alfred John Standing provides Antonio Apache authorization to recruit students for the Carlisle Indian School at the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies. Standing provides information on how to select students as well as how to provide the…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Recruiting Authorization and Information for Antonio Apache512.51 KB
September 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards superintendent of outing Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne S. Ely's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 248 KB
September 30, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 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: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, September 1897488.26 KB
October 2, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to W. N. Hailmann regarding vacant positions at the Carlisle Indian School stating that he does not want to make permanent appointments in the absence of Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Hailmann Regarding Vacant Positions369.77 KB