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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January 22, 1898
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 1898409.81 KB
January 27, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides a breakdown of the cost per capita of transporting students from West of the Mississippi River. Additional cost numbers are also provided.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Per Capita Expenses of Transporting Students from West of Mississippi River441.48 KB
February 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School had 108 departures and 195 arrivals during the 1897 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Total Arrivals and Departures280.71 KB
February 9, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, January 1898884.08 KB
February 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs with request from Caroline Warren to enroll her children at the Carlisle Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Caroline Warren Request to Enroll Children at Carlisle342.62 KB
February 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that since Frank Terrance wrote a letter to the Office he has since visited Carlisle and withdrawn his request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for the Return John and Elizabeth Terrance411.58 KB
February 21, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt invites residents of Carlisle to visit the Carlisle Indian School on specific days to visit the industrial shops, schoolrooms, and gymnasium to better allow out of town guests to see those areas of the school surrounding the…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Invitation to the 1898 Carlisle Indian School Commencement Excercises428.49 KB
February 21, 1898
W. J. McConnell, Indian Inspector, encloses sample of harness leather that he describes as worthless and encourages the Secretary of the Interior to come to Carlisle for the commencement in order to meet with Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Sample of Harness Leather978.44 KB
February 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an estimate for new cases for an exhibit at the Omaha Exposition.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Quote to Build New Cases for Omaha Exposition519.59 KB
February 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding former student Frank Cajune.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Frank Cajune289.24 KB
February 28, 1898
Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Cherokee Training School, requests permission to transfer willing students to either Hampton or the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Willing Students from the Cherokee Training School490.52 KB
March 1, 1898
W. J. McConnell, Inspector, proposes a system of "espionage"--asking agents to systematically provide reports--to track outcomes of students educated at both reservation and off-reservation boarding schools with the goal of demonstrating their…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal for Tracking Returned Students of Various Schools633.15 KB
March 1-3, 1898
An invitation for a Professor Heckman, probably Edgar Rohrer Heckman of Dickinson Preparatory School, to attend the 1898 commencement ceremony. It was the Nineteenth Anniversary and the Tenth Graduating Exercises of the school. The first page is…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1898 Commencement Invitation and Brief Program1.18 MB
March 5, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1898. 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 1898585.77 KB
March 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the proposal to inquire into the circumstances of all of the returned students would require a large amount of time and money.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Attempt to Survey Returned Students428.33 KB
March 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests the permanent appointment of Edith McCook to serve as his stenographer to replace Nana Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Edith McCook to be Appointed as Stenographer705.54 KB
March 9, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, February 1898845.66 KB
March 9, 1898 - March 30, 1898
Signed request of Samuel Decora (here Samuel Decorah) to participate in the outing program at the Carlisle Indian School along with a copy of the outing rules signed by Decora, Richard Henry Pratt, and William Balderston.
Repository: Mercer Museum Research Library
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Outing Papers of Samuel Decora1016.65 KB
March 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of various property which requires the actions of a Board of Survey after becoming worn out, broken, or otherwise being unfit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Convene Board of Survey in March 1898397.92 KB
March 10, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of abstract B to property return (received from contractors) 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, March 1898591.44 KB
March 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt proposes having Dennison Wheelock sent to Western Schools to recruit band members to perform at the Paris Exposition.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal for Dennison Wheelock to Recruit Band for Paris Exposition483.92 KB
March 17, 1898 - March 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 18, 1898 to dispose of various property which has become worn out, broken, or otherwise become unfit for service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1898982.38 KB
March 17, 1898
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Quanah Parker's daughters will be arriving in Washington D.C. on March 18, 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Arrival in D.C. of Quanah Parker's Daughters341.36 KB
March 22 - August 12, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding a sub-voucher of Augusta C. Stouch who brought a party of students to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency as an escort.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Unstamped Sub-Voucher for Escort3.47 MB
March 24, 1898
Alfred John Standing responds to a circular letter from W. N. Hailmann by providing a list of band leaders both at Carlisle and available graduates.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards List of Available Band Leaders281.64 KB