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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January 27, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the amount of private donations to the Carlisle Indian School during the 1903 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Contributions to Charity Fund for 1903 Fiscal Year339.96 KB
January 29, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Joseph Rabbit is unable to attend school due to his health and requests his return home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Return of Joseph Rabbit398.52 KB
1904
Commencement program for the 1904 graduating class. The program includes a picture of the graduating class with names and nation, the class motto and colors. The program listing includes student performances, words to the “Song of a Thousand…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1904 Commencement Program1.52 MB
February 2, 1904 - February 24, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Lewis Sawyer's claims that he did not consent to his son Frank being sent to Carlisle. Pratt further contends his desire to return Frank Sawyer to Carlisle is for the sake of discipline.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Frank Sawyer1.22 MB
February 3, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to transfer Laverio Nejo from the Mesa Grande School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment, Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Laverio Nejo398.09 KB
February 10, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs objection to his request to pay for a voucher to cover the expense of transporting students from Alaska to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Objection Regarding Transportation of Alaska Students756.85 KB
February 10, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have Joanna R. Speer replace Prudence M. Crosbie as the dining room matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt encloses Speer's application for employment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Joanna Speer to Replace Crosbie as Dining Room Matron965.73 KB
February 10, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay vouchers for services related to student deaths at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses for Services Related to Student Deaths425.31 KB
February 10, 1904
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, February 1904597.06 KB
February 15, 1904
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on February 17th and 18th of 1904. Also included is an envelope from the Carlisle Indian School addressed to Mr. H. E. Wertz of Quincy, Pennsylvania.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Admission Ticket to the 1904 Commencement Ceremony170.44 KB
February 17, 1904 - February 18, 1904
Ticket for the Indian School Commencement, occurring on Wednesday and Thursday, February 17 and 18, 1904.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Ticket for the 1904 Commencement62.69 KB
February 19, 1904 - March 2, 1904
Judge J. R. Lewis of the Northern California Indian Association rebuts a claim by Richard Henry Pratt regarding plan for allotting land to members of Nations in Northern California. The letter was forwarded by Senator Thomas Bard.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Severality Act/Dawes Act (1887)
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rebuttal of Claims of Pratt Regarding California Land Allotment761.94 KB
February 21-29, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Nellie Peters requesting his assistance in securing a teaching position at the Stockbridge Day School along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Nellie Peters along with Recommendation776.71 KB
February 22, 1904 - February 26, 1904
W. C. Smith requests to have his two sons enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. C. Smith Requests to Enroll His Sons at Carlisle956.18 KB
February 23, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Ora B. Bryant's application for a 6-day leave of absence. Bryant works as a teacher but is resigning.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ora B. Bryant's Application for Leave of Absence 385.86 KB
February 24, 1904 - February 27, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student Jemima Wheelock Webster requesting his assistance in selling her allotted land in order to receive some benefit from it.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jemima Webster Requests Pratt's Assistance in Selling Allotted Land1.29 MB
February 24, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Thomas A. Taliaferro has not reported for duty as a cook at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Taliaferro Has Not Reported for Duty294.33 KB
February 27, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Margaret O. Eckert's temporary appointment as seamstress be made permanent following her certification.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Margaret O. Eckert's Appointment to be Made Permanent433.27 KB
February 29, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1904. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, February 1904504.62 KB
March 2, 1904
Edgar A. Allen requests the Office of Indian Affairs provide the executive order or act of Congress establishing the Carlisle Indian School in order to proceed with a case against an individual for selling intoxicants to one of the students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Documents Establishing Carlisle for Court Case305.72 KB
March 3, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards a report on leave of absence for Ora B. Bryant. Bryant works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Ora B. Bryant's Leave of Absence 492.96 KB
March 5, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs that cook Eugene Estoppey has forwarded his papers to the Civil Service Commission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Informs Office that Estoppey has Forwarded Papers to Civil Service490.11 KB
March 9, 1904
E. A. Hitchcock, Interior Secretary, disallows all expenses incurred in securing students from Alaska from 1903.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Interior Secretary Disallows Expenses in Transporting Alaskan Students923.65 KB
March 12, 1904
Henry F. Greene, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, informs the Secretary of the Interior that as there is no eligible register for filling the cook vacancy at Carlisle they are authorized to make an emergency appointment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment for Cook528.27 KB
March 12, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report detailing agriculture production at the Carlisle Indian School during 1903.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Farm Production for 19031.24 MB