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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June 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Civil Service Commission appointment of Thomas D. Collins as tinsmith is unsatisfactory.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Unsatisfactory Appointment of Tinsmith666.92 KB
June 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay any expenses which arise during the 1903 fiscal year for the specialized treatment of students at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses for Specialist Treatment in 1903501.28 KB
June 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Treasurer Student's Fund W. H. Miller'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: W. H. Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence349.7 KB
June 26, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Nurse M. S. Barr'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: M. S. Barr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence654.07 KB
June 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request by Leonard Synder for the return of Rosnia Synder.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Rosina Sundown420.62 KB
June 29, 1902 - July 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Julia Elmore Dineen requesting a position in the Indian Service either as an assistant seamstress or dining room matron. Pratt provides information and a recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Julia Elmore Dineen Requests Position in the Indian Service1.52 MB
June 30, 1902
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Cassandra H. Rice, Lura Kerr, Isabella M. McGonnigle) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant matron position at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Assistant Matron Position 390.74 KB
June 30, 1902
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 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, June 19021.04 MB
June 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Beckie Goodyear and Susan Zeamer, assistant seamstresses, have resigned. Pratt notes that both were local residents of Carlisle and that the Civil Service Commission cannot send the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Replace Assistant Seamstress Positions with Laborers409.07 KB
June 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence468.61 KB
July 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Prudence Miles'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: Prudence Miles's Application for Annual Leave of Absence505.48 KB
July 1902
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on June 30, 1902.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 19021.17 MB
July 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1903 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1903 Fiscal Year460.54 KB
July 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that William Nonnast, tailor, has not reported and that he is needed badly.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Tailor
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed that William Nonnast has not Reported380.48 KB
July 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that M. E. Blanchard has declined to accept the Outing Matron position. Requests that a particular examination be made in filling the place.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Blanchard Declines Outing Position331.03 KB
July 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards application for leaves of absences for O. T. Harris, blacksmith as well as informing the Office of Indian Affairs of his resignation due to health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of O. T. Harris and Application for Leave of Absence381.36 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Seamstress Bertha Canfield'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: Bertha Canfield's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 669.75 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Clerk Nellie V. Robertson'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: Nellie V. Robertson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence509.66 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his telegram providing greater detail on the damage caused by a cyclone to various school buildings.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Details Damage Caused by Cyclone to Various Buildings689.01 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority for emergency supplies and labor to repair buildings damaged by a cyclone.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority for Emergency Repairs Due to Cyclone Damage704.58 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the dental bills of students who have not been able to earn money to pay their own bills.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Dental Bills of Students, 1902448.84 KB
July 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Louisa Longfinger to return her son Lyman Hare.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Lyman Hare470.49 KB
July 5, 1902
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1903 amounting to $81,316.12 for support of the school and transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $12,955.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 19032.49 MB
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