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 24 - August 8, 1899
J. D. Sowerby (teacher) sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting he direct A. J. Standing (acting superintendent) to pay him for the remaining 5-days leave of absence for making the trip to Round Valley, California.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July1.12 MB
July 25, 1899
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Ettie S. Fortney, Ella Albert, Jennie Wolf, and Lizzie James) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant laundress…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position 1.1 MB
July 25, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards band manager James R. Wheelock'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: James R. Wheelock's Application Annual Leave of Absence 559.22 KB
July 25- September 25, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards ten employees' certificates of attendance at various summer schools: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Jennie P. Cochran (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ten Certificates of Attendance at Summer Schools4.24 MB
July 29, 1899
Charles Butler requests to be given permission to be returned home from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Butler Requests to be Returned Home492.31 KB
July 29-August 5, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits oaths of office from two newly appointed employees: Ella Albert (assistant laundress) and Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Oaths of Office, July-August 18991.28 MB
August 1, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie Kowuni's application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annie Kowuni's Application for Annual Leave of Absence522.78 KB
August 1, 1899
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 8 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pima Agency in Arizona.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pima Agency, 18991.54 MB
August 1899
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1899709.87 KB
August 2, 1899
Walter P. Brownlow requests to have some children from Rogersville, Tennessee enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. P. Brownlow Requests to Have Children Enrolled at Carlisle432.14 KB
August 5, 1899
Alfred John Standing corrects the spelling of Ellen R. Dorsett and Roma F. Ewbank to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction Made to Names of Ellen Dorsett and Roma Ewbank417.48 KB
August 10, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Prudence Miles' application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Prudence Miles' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 522.09 KB
August 11, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fannie I. Peter's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fannie I. Peter's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 515.33 KB
August 11, 1899
Alfred John Standing responds to a request to return Lyman Lay to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Lyman Lay737.09 KB
August 14, 1899
Alfred John Standing forwards voucher of H. C. Barton for expenses incurred while Thomas Walker was on outing at Barton's home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses in Incurred in Treatment of Thomas Walker437.14 KB
August 19, 1899 - September 21, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence related to the Dagg children enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Schools. It is desirable to send the children to a school at a distance, but Pratt would rather not accept…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Dagg Children980.1 KB
August 21-28, 1899
Richard H. Pratt forwards a report from school physician J. S. Bender that assistant laundress Lizzie James was sick for 19 days and requests that she be granted paid sick leave. The acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs forwards Bender's report…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie James' Request for Sick Leave of Absence 1.16 MB
August 21, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting advice on the amount of paid time off J. D. Sowerby (teacher) is owed for his leave of absence. Pratt summarizes the situation at hand and asks the Commissioner…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Concerning J. D. Sowerby's Leave and Time to Report at Round Valley, CA691.72 KB
August 25, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of blank 5-141 administrative forms to complete the school's annual report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Blank 5-141 Forms, August 1899386.09 KB
August 29, 1899 - September 18, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt provides correspondence regarding a request to enroll the children of William Francisco at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt asks the the Office to consider the enrollment due to the race of the children's mother and the fact…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Enrollment of William Francisco's Children2.96 MB
August 29, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses associated with the return of two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses in Return of Two Runaway Students391.96 KB
August 29, 1899 - September 6, 1899
Request to purchase supplies needed to put in steam heating fixtures on the open market and the labor needed to install it.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Steam Fitting Supplies on Open Market1.36 MB
August 31, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Luella Cunningham was not renominated for the position of assistant laundress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Luella Cunningham Not Renominated for Assistant Laundress418.3 KB
August 31, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1899. 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, August 18991.79 MB
September 4, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs on various staffing changes including the resignations of Jennie Ericson, Sloyd Teacher, and J. Banks Ralston, Assistant Disciplinarian. Pratt informs the Office of potential replacements…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Updated on Resignations of Ericson and Ralston592.19 KB