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 17, 1901 - August 26, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. A. Jones that Martin Grove Brumbaugh sent six more students from Puerto Rico than authorized. He includes Brumbaugh's letter indicating he will send no more students without Pratt's consent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students from Puerto Rico
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Brumbaugh Sent More Students than Authorized from Puerto Rico961.21 KB
August 21, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the report covering the leave of absence for Marianna Burgess was in error. Pratt provides the correct dates and notes that in the future he can seek approval via telegraph if the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction on Leave of Absence for Marianna Burgess in 1901579.57 KB
August 21, 1901
Duncan D. McArthur, Superintendent and Special Disbursing Agent, informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs provides further information on the money owed to Richard Henry Pratt by Robert Depoe. McArthur notes that the money owed to Depoe from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: McArthur Provides Additional Information on Case of Robert Depoe768.8 KB
August 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Farmer Oliver Harlan's request for a 9 day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Oliver Harlan's Request for Annual Leave of Absence520.66 KB
August 23, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the transfer of employee Malcolm Odell and his wife to the Sac and Fox School. Pratt also indicates that he has asked William Robertson and his wife to take over for the Odells.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Malcolm Odell to the Sac and Fox School607.77 KB
August 24, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Clerk Annie M. Morton's request for a 30 day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annie M. Morton's Request for Annual Leave of Absence512.36 KB
August 26, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Kittie Odell's request for a 4 day leave of absence. Odell also requests a longer leave of absence without pay until she is notified to take the Matron position at the Iowa Sac and Fox School in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Kittie Odell's Application for Leave of Absence Without Pay498.39 KB
August 26, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Small Boys Manager Malcolm W. Odell's request for a 4 day leave of absence. Odell also requests a longer leave of absence without pay until he is notified to take the charge of the Iowa Sac and Fox School in Toledo,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Malcolm W. Odell's Application for Leave of Absence Without Pay515.89 KB
August 26, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Malcolm and Kittie Odell are set to leave Carlisle. Pratt continues that he will cover their pay through the end of August until they receive their orders.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Odells Set to Leave Carlisle Tomorrow520.09 KB
August 27, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the school statistics accompanying the annual report for the 1901 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 19011.02 MB
August 30, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Nurse M. S. Barr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. S. Barr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 471.99 KB
August 31 - September 30, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (E. G. Sprow, Samuel G. Brown, Charles H. Carns, Daisy C. Laird, Flora Laird, Isabel Schweier, and Carrie E. Weekley), those who have left the school (Malcolm W. Odell, Kittie Odell, Phil…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
August 31, 1901 - October 16, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards statement of Otto Coleman and references regarding his identity as a member of the Rosebud Sioux.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Otto Coleman Statement and References Regarding Identity1.98 MB
August 31, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received their telegram authorizing the Assistant Superintendent position. Recommends Edgar A. Allen for the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Acknowledges Approval of Assistant Superintendent Position369.92 KB
August 31, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1901. 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 19012.3 MB
September 3, 1901
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt sends a telegram asking for the stationery supplies requested in April which have not been delivered yet.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, September 1901383.48 KB
September 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that William Robertson and his wife have agreed to take the positions vacated by Malcolm and Kittie Odell.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William and A. A. Robertson Agree to Transfer to the Carlisle Indian School571.7 KB
September 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs by providing quotes and photographs of the different styles of vehicles and harness produced at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Quotes on Industrial Products Produced at Carlisle for the Indian Service1.19 MB
September 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests to transfer Effie Moul to assistant matron and that Flora Laird be telegraphed to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Elsie Moul and for Orders of Flora Laird572.81 KB
September 4, 1901
M. R. Stevenson follows up on his previous letter to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request for the return of Geneva and Nora Jameson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Stevenson Follows Up on Request for Return of Nora and Geneva Jameson340.61 KB
September 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt makes several corrections to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning changes to employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Corrections Made to Changes in Employees at the Carlisle Indian School543.52 KB
September 7 , 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Francisco Calderin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Francisco Calderin540.09 KB
September 8, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt authorizes W. B. Beitzel (clerk) to take charge of the school during his absence from the school to visit western agencies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authorization of W. B. Beitzel to Take Charge Of School During Pratt's Absence445.08 KB
September 11, 1901
W. B. Beitzel informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School has delivered five buckboard wagons to the Indian Warehouse in New York at $57 each. Beitzel includes a photograph of a buckboard.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beitzel Informs Office of Price of Buckboards Delivered to New York Warehouse703.97 KB
September 23, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards forty-six reports on leaves of absence taken by employees: Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher), Margaret Roberts (teacher), Josephine R. Walter (teacher), M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), Dora M. Peters (assistant…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forty-Six Reports of Leave Absence Taken by Employees21.91 MB