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 2, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1904 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 1904 Fiscal Year472.96 KB
July 2, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay students for their work at the Carlisle Indian School over the summer vacation period rather than have them go on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1903452.12 KB
July 5, 1903
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1904 amounting to $67,887.75 for support of the school, $13,012.50 of which is for regular employee pay. An explanatory cover letter is attached.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 19041.47 MB
July 6, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt requests the selection of John A. Herr from the Civil Service list to fill the carpenter position at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for John A. Herr to be Appointed as Carpenter446.82 KB
July 13, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen requests a six-month supply of six sub voucher books 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, July 1903999.7 KB
July 15, 1903
Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: E. Corbett (assistant seamstress), Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress), and Elizabeth Searight (assistant seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence1.74 MB
July 18, 1903
Edgar A. Allen, acting superintendent, forwards Nellie V. Roberston's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence. Robertson works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nellie V. Robertson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence571.44 KB
July 20, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests that the examination for position of Drawing Teacher at Carlisle be opened to both sexes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Open Drawing Teacher Exam to both Sexes492.63 KB
July 20, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Tailor William Normast's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William Normast's Application for Annual Leave of Absence583.3 KB
July 21, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen requests a six-month supply of six hundred invoices 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, July 1903507.63 KB
July 25, 1903
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of two employees for leave of absence: E. H. Colegrove (teacher) and Charles W. Yeager (fireman).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence 1.18 MB
July 28, 1903
John R. Procter, President of the Civil Service Commission, acknowledges request to open the exam for Drawing Teacher at the Carlisle Indian School to both sexes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Acknowledges Request to Open Exam to both Sexes402.56 KB
July 29, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt informs A. C. Towner that he will be in the Office of Indian Affairs office to discuss the eligible list for physicians.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt to be in Washington to Discuss Eligible List for Physicians357.11 KB
July 31, 1903
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1903. 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 19031.91 MB
July 31 - August 1, 1903
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), H. Gardner (carpenter), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence 1.89 MB
July 31, 1903
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of two employees for leave of absence: Kate S. Bowersox (assistant principal and normal teacher) and W. B. Beitzel (clerk).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence 1.33 MB
April 11 - August 1, 1903
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Elizabeth E. Forster, Jessie L. McIntire, Annie Belle Moore, Joseph Hummingbird, and Lila H. Connolly), those who have changed positions (William Davies,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 19031.89 MB
August 1, 1903
Eugene Talbott telegraphs his resignation as physician at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eugene Talbott Resigns as Physician365.32 KB
August 1, 1903
Superintendent of Printing Marianna Burgess requests a leave of absence to attend the Indian Convention at Newport, Oregon and for 20 days vacation. Richard H. Pratt forwards and approves Burgess' request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Request to Attend Indian Convention964.99 KB
August 4, 1903
John R. Procter, Civil Service Commission President, sends announcement to be published for an open competitive exam for the drawing school teacher position at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Advertisement for Open Exam for Drawing Teacher Position755.46 KB
August 6, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests the services of a painter for 60 days to assist in painting buildings on the Carlisle Indian School grounds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Painter for 60 Days in 1903449.95 KB
August 6, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests authority to pay the wife of Oliver Harlan, Assistant Farmer, for her services as a housekeeper during the summer months while students live on the school farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Wife of Assistant Farmer as a Housekeeper During Summer497.98 KB
August 7, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists employees who have changed positions (Carrie E. Weekley, Sadie E. Newcomer, and Mabel B. Sherry) and those who are new hires (James L. Scott). The report includes position title and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, August 1903422.14 KB
August 10, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen advises Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Mr. Murtoff (blacksmith) did take a leave of absence without pay from February 14 to June 30, 1903. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of A. H. Murtoff's Leave of Absence without Pay436.1 KB
August 10, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards a report on leave of absence for employee A. H. Murtoff (blacksmith).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on A. H. Murtoff's Leave of Absence 517.62 KB