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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November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff1.1 MB
November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the use of evening study hours to W. N. Hailmann.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Overview of Evening Study Hour at Carlisle820.17 KB
November 19, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding the present ration at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt ends by noting that other schools lack decent food which would cause him to run away from the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System, Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Addresses Present Rations at the Carlisle Indian School711.15 KB
November 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann on how he has complied with Paragraph 37, Rules for the Indian School Service by providing blanks of his record keeping for tracking students while at Carlisle and after they are returned.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recordkeeping at the School
Format: Ledgers, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Report on Tracking Histories of Students1.77 MB
November 24, 1897
Voucher for traveling expenses of Antoino Apache during his recruiting trip to the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Expenses of Antonio Apache Incurred During Recruitment Trip1.87 MB
November 25, 1897
University of Cincinnati vs the Carlisle Indians souvenir in the shape of a football for the Thanksgiving game on November 25, 1897.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Football, Thanksgiving
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Cincinnati vs Carlisle Souvenir235.19 KB
December 1897
Student record for Laublock (here Lablok) for the first grade indicating conduct, scholarship, industry, neatness and health. Laublock was in room number 1 with Fannie Peter as their teacher.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Progress Reports
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Report Card for Student Laublock102.17 KB
December 3, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of fifty blank efficiency report of employee forms.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Efficiency Report of Employees Forms249.44 KB
December 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter requesting the return of Lucy Root by her grandfather Daniel Covert.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Lucy Root365.56 KB
December 7, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher J. W. Hendren's request for a 30-day leave of absence due to poor health, a letter from school physician S. L. Diven verifying Hendren's "severe bronchial cold," and a letter from Hendren in which he requests…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James W. Hendren's Request for Sick Leave of Absence and Resignation1.03 MB
December 8-10, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Oaths of Office, December 18971.29 MB
December 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter regarding Robert Bonga and his actions at various schools. Pratt provides his recommendations in cases like Bonga's and notes that he ran away from Carlisle shortly after arriving.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Robert Bonga1021.66 KB
December 9, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 18971.25 MB
December 11, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 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, November 1897629.27 KB
December 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests on the behalf of former student Lillie Wind (here Lilly Wind) the funds due to her as a member of the Ottawa nation from the sale of the town site of Miami. Wind has trained as a nurse, is doing well, and has…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lillie Wind Requests Proportion of Her Money from Sale of Miami307.43 KB
December 13, 1897
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: Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1897467.73 KB
December 18, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Jessie W. Cook as a teacher to the Carlisle Indian School from the Perris School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Jessie W. Cook as Teacher360.68 KB
December 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that recent Civil Service appointment Charles C. Chadwick be replaced as an Assistant Teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Assistant Teacher Chadwick be Replaced293.81 KB
December 28, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, kindness towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' positions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Efficiency Report of Employees, December 1897469.61 KB
January 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 18971.09 MB
January 7, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 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, December 1897551.06 KB
January 14, 1898
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1898 amounting to $497.45 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, January 1898770.62 KB
January 14, 1898
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, January 1898450.68 KB
January 15, 1898
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1898 amounting to $14,270.27 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,745.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 18981.18 MB
January 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay two Indian assistants at the dairy as milkers during the quarter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Assistants on Dairy298.5 KB