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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May 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Josephine R. Walter's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Josephine R. Walter's Application for Leave of Absence527.35 KB
May 16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on an inquiry regarding a position in the Indian Service for Ida Wheelock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up to Request for Position for Ida Wheelock546.46 KB
May 16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Domestic Science Teacher Minnie L. Ferree's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Minnie L. Ferree's Application for Annual Leave of Absence530.47 KB
May 16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to delay implementing the order to return students with one eighth or less Indian blood until July due to limited finances and to allow three students to finish their course of enrollment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Delay in Returning Students with One Eighth Indian Blood581.45 KB
May 16, 1902 - July 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Mrs. Jake Reubens for the return of her daughter Alice Doctor. Reubens in particular objects to the outing program.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Alice Doctor1.55 MB
May 17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of his plan to use Howard Gansworth as his outing agent for the Carlisle Indian School in the upcoming school year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Howard Gansworth to be Outing Agent for Upcoming School Year592.75 KB
May 19, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of the resignation of Rosa Brown and Josephine Walter. In addition he informs the Office of the advancement of Flora Laird and Agnes May Robbins.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Notifies Office of Various Changes in Staff in May 1902869.69 KB
May 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Minnie Ferree has received blanks from the Civil Service Commission to take an examination as a matron. Pratt notes Ferree currently holds the Domestic Science Teacher position which…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Discusses Exam for Domestic Science Teacher626.74 KB
May 20, 1902 - May 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Eugene Warren requesting his assistance in securing a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides information and a recommendation for Warren to the Office.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Eugene Warren1.17 MB
May 21, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the only two probationary appointments currently at the Carlisle Indian School are W. S. Dysert and Charles Carns.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Two Individual Employees on Probation370.14 KB
May 22 - June 12, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards requests from 14 employees to attend summer school: Edith McHarg Steele (librarian), Jeannette L. Senseney and Annie B. Moore (music teachers), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), and Fanny…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fourteen Requests to Attend Summer School3.14 MB
May 22 - June 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications of twenty-one employees for leave of absence: Mariette Woods (teacher), M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), Clara L. Smith (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Twenty-One Applications for Leave of Absence10.85 MB
May 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to keep Oscar Davis through February in order to allow him to graduate despite being covered by the discharge order of the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Exemption for Oscar Davis to Remain at Carlisle460.77 KB
May 26, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Outing Agent S. W. Thompson's application for 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: S. W. Thompson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence522.08 KB
May 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding reinstating Frances R. Scales to the Indian Service for her to fill a vacant position as teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Reinstate Frances Scales to the Indian Service399.22 KB
May 28, 1902
Cover letter of Richard Henry Pratt forwarding letter of Samuel M. Lindsay, Commissioner of Education for Puerto Rico, regarding enrolling additional students from Puerto Rico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students from Puerto Rico
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Samuel M. Lindsay Regarding Puerto Students389.62 KB
May 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 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, May 1902821 KB
June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the reinstatement of Frances R. Scales as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Reinstatement of Frances Scales as Teacher393.43 KB
June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Mary Richardson applied for a Civil Service Commission examination for the domestic science teacher position but was informed that no exam is to be held. Pratt requests that the matter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Domestic Science Teacher Position395.79 KB
June 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses in the return of Thomas Medicine Horse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Return of Thomas Medicine Horse507.96 KB
June 10, 1902 - June 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Christine Laurent for the return of her daughter for the summer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Lizzie Laurent874.78 KB
June 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Charles Cusick, Seth S. Ear, James E. Johnson, and Martha E. Parker) and those who have changed positions (Agnes May Robbins). The reports include position title…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, June 1902714.88 KB
June 13, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Manley Whippoorwill and Fanny Grayman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Treatment of Whippoorwill and Grayman506.09 KB
June 13-17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications for leave of absence for seven employees: Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Lizzie James (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), William S. Dysert (shoemaker), Milton I. Zeigler (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seven Applications for Leave of Absence2.34 MB
June 16, 1902
The Civil Service Commission authorizes the temporary appointment of a domestic science teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Domestic Science Teacher694.91 KB