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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April 8, 1902
Edgar A. Allen refers to the temporary approval of the nomination of Edith McHarg Steele, the School Librarian at the Carlisle Indian School. Allen notes that Steele has special training related to the work being done at the school library.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Library
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests Retention of Edith McHarg Steele as School Librarian543.47 KB
April 8, 1902
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1902 amounting to $10,500.00 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,752.50 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 19021.12 MB
April 9, 1902
Edgar A. Allen provides details on the qualifications necessary to fill the Outing Agent position. Allen notes that the Outing Agent is in charge of the boys in country homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Details Qualifications for Outing Agent Position506.33 KB
April 9, 1902
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on March 31, 1902.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 19021.01 MB
April 9, 1902
Edgar A. Allen requests that the positions of Assistant Seamstress and Assistant Laundress be discontinued and that two Laborer positions be created. Allen notes that these positions can be filled locally rather than through the Civil Service.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Create Two Laborer Positions505.27 KB
April 11, 1902
The Civil Service provides authorization for temporary appointment of a librarian at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Librarian773.45 KB
April 11, 1902
Lt. Col. Richard H. 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, 1903.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, April 1902401.85 KB
April 15, 1902
Edgar A. Allen requests that the position of Matron be established in lieu of the Girls Manager position and that no permanent appointment be made until the return of Richard Henry Pratt. Allen requests the temporary appointment of Laura Jackson…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests Creation of New Matron Position485.3 KB
April 15, 1902
Edgar A. Allen provides the qualifications needed for filling the position of Teacher of Domestic Science at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Qualifications Needed for Teacher of Domestic Science526.12 KB
April 21, 1902
Edgar A. Allen requests information on how Elmer G. Sprow can obtain an examination to retain his position as a tinner since the Carlisle Indian School is the only school that carries a tinner.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information on How E. G. Sprow Can Obtain an Civil Service Exam548.3 KB
April 22, 1902
The Civil Service Commission authorizes a temporary appointment for the carriagemaker position at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Carriagemaker837.5 KB
April 23, 1902
Edgar A. Allen responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular by answering various questions. In particular he focuses on the industrial training of the school, the outing system, and provides details on the transportation costs incurred in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Answers Office Questions Focusing on Outings and Transportation Costs1.67 MB
April 23, 1902
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, April 1902530.3 KB
April 25, 1902
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Disciplinarian W. Grant Thompson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. Grant Thompson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence606.39 KB
April 30, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1902. 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, April 1902581.16 KB
May 1, 1902
Acting Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Edgar Allen returns bills of lading for a shipment of ten buckboards to the Chicago Indian Warehouse. Allen adds the final destination and the date that the shipment was ordered and notes that all…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Change in Policy for Bills of Lading565.24 KB
May 3, 1902 - May 13, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of E. Fitzgerald for the return of Ida and Thomas (here Tommy) Griffin at the behest of their father R. V. Griffin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Ida and Thomas Griffin1.42 MB
May 3, 1902 - May 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to request to return Ira Burd (here Bird).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Ira Burd2.07 MB
May 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt indicates that the Commissioner of Education for Puerto Rico has requested that additional students be enrolled at Carlisle from Puerto Rico. Pratt notes that he would be glad to accept more students and suggests one condition…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Request to Enroll Additional Students from Puerto Rico794.5 KB
May 7-8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the application for reinstatement to the Indian Service of seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Reinstatement for Lizzie C. Jacobs to Service549.38 KB
May 8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs inquiry regarding the resignation of the tailor Paul Walter. Pratt details the difficulties in obtaining a tailor through the Civil Service Commission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Details Difficulties of Securing a Tailor through the Civil Service Commission759 KB
May 8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides a copy of his letter to W. G. Williams to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt responds to Williams request to enroll his two children at the Carlisle Indian School by citing their blood quantum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Children of W. G. Williams1.48 MB
May 9, 1902
The Civil Service Commission authorizes the Carlisle Indian School to fill the outing matron position due to no register of eligible applicants.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Outing Matron877.04 KB
May 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Teacher Jessie W. Cook's application for a 28-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jessie W. Cook's Application for Annual Leave of Absence536.39 KB
May 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Rosa B. Brown's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rosa B. Brown's Application for Annual Leave of Absence529.38 KB