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 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt recommends Jessie W. Cook for the position of principal teacher at the Riverside School at the request of Superintendent Hall.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Jessie Cook for Principal Teacher at Riverside461.26 KB
July 7, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to appoint Ora B. Bryant to the position of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School to replace Jessie W. Cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Appoint Ora B. Bryant to Vacant Teaching Position460.52 KB
July 8, 1902
Wrap for report from the Civil Service Commission relative to complaint of Thomas D. Collins in connection with his appointment of tinner at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Complaint of Thomas Collins Related to Appointment102.91 KB
July 10, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laundry Manager Ella G. Hill's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Application for Annual Leave of Absence475.83 KB
July 10, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Clerk Fannie I. Peter's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fannie I. Peter's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 508.45 KB
July 10, 1902 - July 14, 1902
Jennie Brown requests a letter noting her graduation from Carlisle from Richard Henry Pratt in order to secure a position as a stenographer and clerk in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Service with a brief…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jennie Brown Requests Letter from Pratt to Secure Position743.41 KB
July 11-17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards resignation of Samuel J. Brown as an assistant disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt requests the Civil Service Commission send the school a new assistant disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Samuel J. Brown Resigns as Assistant Disciplinarian748.03 KB
July 12, 1902
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Eva Rogers be appointed as the assistant matron in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Rogers' application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover letter. Also,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Eva Rogers 980.76 KB
July 14, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Jennie Duncan has accepted a transfer to the Carlisle Indian School to replace Rosa B. Brown as matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jennie Duncan Accepts Transfer to Carlisle376.03 KB
July 15, 1902
William A. Mercer requests of the Commissioner of the Indian Service to be reinstated in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William A. Mercer Requests to be Reinstated into Indian Service1.21 MB
July 17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the requesting Alfred Venne for a vacant teacher and band leader position at the Fort Totten Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Declines Position for Alfred Venne in Indian Service418.3 KB
July 21, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laborer David Crosbie's application for a 20-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: David Crosbie's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 480.12 KB
July 21, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Seamstress E. Corbett's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 479.23 KB
July 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laborer William G. Snyder's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William G. Snyder's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 507.97 KB
July 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests A. H. Murtoff be allowed to take a noncompetitive examination for the position of instructor of blacksmithing and wagon-making at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for A. H. Murtoff to take Noncompetitive Exam for Industrial Instructor Position401.28 KB
July 27, 1902 - August 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and a copy of the North American article regarding the article accusing White Buffalo of three murders.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Correspondence and Article Accusing White Buffalo of Murder1.59 MB
July 28, 1902 - July 30, 1902
Ida McTavish LaChapelle requests a position in the Indian Service as either a matron or assistant matron. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter along with information about LaChapelle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ida LaChapelle Requests Position as a Matron in Indian Service1.01 MB
July 28, 1902 - August 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of the Carlisle Weekly Herald which reprinted an article regarding accusations that White Buffalo killed three women. Pratt also forwards a copy of a telegram from the agent claiming that the article…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Article Accusing White Buffalo of Three Murders1.22 MB
July 29, 1902
Contract between Dr. S. L. Diven and Richard Henry Pratt forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Contract for S. L. Diven to Provide Medical Services for 1903 Fiscal Year770.66 KB
May 19 - July 29, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Josephine R. Walter, William Burgess, H. M. Robertson, O. J. Harris, S. W. Thompson, Rosa B. Brown, Mattie A. Harm, Dora M. Peters, and Lizzie C. Jacobs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 19022.27 MB
July 29, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of letter approving report of irregular employees for June 1902 to file with cash voucher No. 77, 4th quarter, 1902. Pratt also includes a certificate in duplicate from W. H. Winslow to file with his account…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Materials to File with the Office of Indian Affairs395.59 KB
July 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 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, July 19021.74 MB
August 1902
School statistics accompanying the Annual Report for the 1902 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1902358.09 KB
August 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laborer James Miller's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence513.44 KB
August 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt corrects the spelling of William Nonnast's name in the Office's approval of change in employees report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Tailor
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Corrects Error in Spelling of William Nonnast's Name381.58 KB