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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October 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. A. Jones that a number of former Carlisle Indian School students are now attending the Haskell Indian School in the normal or commercial departments or connected with their football team.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Education After Carlisle, Football
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Carlisle Students Now at Haskell498.69 KB
October 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests on behalf of Alice Lambert Otto and her husband for their transfer from the Shoshone Agency to the White Earth Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Transfer of Alice Lambert Otto to White Earth Agency493.89 KB
October 28, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have changed positions (Clara L. Smith and Emma H. Foster) and new employees (Oella C. Munch and S. Kendall Paull ). These reports include personal information about those…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, October 1902408.54 KB
October 28, 1902
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1903 amounting to $23,113.88 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $12,677.50 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 19031.13 MB
October 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 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, October 1902352.88 KB
November 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has no objection to Frances R. Scales taking the position of Principal Teacher at Ft. Sill but that she prefers to remain at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances R. Scales Prefers to Remain at Carlisle487.64 KB
November 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the wife of teacher Enoch M. Sherry being certified for an appointment as teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Notice of Certification of Wife of Carlisle Teacher525.85 KB
November 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests that blacksmith A. H. Murtoff be placed on the regular list of employees if his name comes across the Office list.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Place A. H. Murtoff on Regular List of Employees456.72 KB
November 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that Frances R. Scales is now willing to accept the position of principal teacher at the Fort Sill School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances R. Scales Willing to Accept Position at Fort Sill376.57 KB
November 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Minnie L. Ferree be assigned as a matron elsewhere in the Indian Service and then immediately transferred back to Carlisle as a domestic science teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Minnie L. Ferree to be Assigned as Domestic Science Teacher496.93 KB
November 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to abolish the position of fireman following the resignation of Joseph N. Jordan. Pratt states that due to the low salary the position should be filled by a local resident and therefore requests the position be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Abolish Fireman Position and Create Additional Laborer Position533.39 KB
November 8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Benjamin F. Bennett's request for a 13-day leave of absence. Bennett works as a farmer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Benjamin F. Bennett's Application for Leave of Absence594.54 KB
November 10, 1902 - November 26, 1902
Thomas Ryan and Ethan Allen Hitchcock request further information from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Richard Henry Pratt on the request of Peter Cole for the return of his daughter Nettie Cole.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Interior Department Responds to Request to Return Nettie Cole923.54 KB
November 10, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Estelle Reel regarding his intent to attend a meeting of the Department of Indian Education in July 1903 and suggests the three topics to be discussed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Suggests Three Topics for Discussion at Department Meeting776.4 KB
November 11, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Frances R. Scales letter declining her transfer to the Fort Sill Agency and requests to remain at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances Scales Declines Transfer to Fort Sill949.11 KB
November 14, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his phone conversation with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding Amos Frank for a position at the Fort Sill School. Pratt states that he will waive his request for an unmarried man and appoint the Mabel…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up Conversation on Amos Frank and Mabel Sherry389.87 KB
November 17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Teacher Agnes May Robbins's application for a 31-day leave of absence. Also included is an explanatory cover letter from Pratt informing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the corrections that need to be made to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
November 17, 1902 - December 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from C. D. Griffin, Superintendent of the Alabama Boys' Industrial School, to have Frank Woods enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Frank Woods at Carlisle1.98 MB
November 18, 1902 - July 12, 1904
Correspondence regarding the request for the return on Maggie Venne. Also included are materials related to the outing system at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Request for the Return of Maggie Venne9.32 MB
November 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School that William Bailey brought his daughter using two half rate tickets. He further requests that Bailey reimburse the school for his transportation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests William Bailey Reimburse Carlisle for Travel482.33 KB
November 19, 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, November 1902530.5 KB
November 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt telegraphs the Office of Indian Affairs in response to Amos R. Frank and his wife accepting appointment to the Mesa Grande School. Further Mabel Sherry will accept the position vacated by Amos Frank.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Amos Frank Accepts Mesa Grande Position388.08 KB
October 31 - November 28, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Joseph N. Jordan, Amos R. Frank, and S. Kendall Paul), those who have changed positions (Minnie L. Ferree), and a new employee (Mabel B. Sherry). These…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, November 1902499.6 KB
November 28, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Clerk Estaiene M. DePellquestaugue's application for a 30-day leave of absence. Pratt also requests that De Pallquestague be granted an additional 8 days of unpaid leave of absence to cover time missed due…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estaiene M. DePellquestaugue's Application for Leave of Absence604.06 KB
November 28, 1902 - December 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt returns his letter of November 28, 1902 correcting the changes of employees that William Davies was inadvertently reported as married instead of single.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Returns Letter Correcting Information Related to William Davies1.04 MB