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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March 13, 1904 - March 24, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Nellie Lillard's request to be released from the regulations of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request of Nellie Lillard1.46 MB
March 15, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests modification of authority providing money to pay board of students undergoing special treatment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pratt requests that the authority include the cost of transportation and an escort.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Medical Travel, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Modify Authority Providing Treatment of Students in Philadelphia503.44 KB
February 23 - March 16, 1904
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Eugene Estoppey, Joanna R. Speer, Hattie M. McDowell), employees who have left the school (Ora B. Bryant, Prudence M. Crosbie, and David Crosbie), and those who have changed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, March 1904878.24 KB
March 17, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Carlisle Indian School be appointed with a vocal music teacher following the transfer of William Davies. Pratt adds that in the meantime he has employed Edith Prince to fill the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for New Vocal Music Teacher Following Davies Transfer460.71 KB
March 18, 1904
Edith McHarg Steele informs Richard Henry Pratt of her resignation as the librarian of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Library
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Edith McHarg Steele as Librarian455.81 KB
March 24, 1904
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Edith S. Prince) and those who have left the school (William Davies). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, March 1904647.13 KB
March 24, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards James R. Wheelock's application for a 22-day annual leave of absence. Wheelock works as a band leader.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James R. Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 492.2 KB
March 24, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Librarian salary is $600 rather than $480 since the position now falls under the Civil Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Library
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Corrects Salary for Librarian Position Following Resignation430.86 KB
March 25, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that assistant seamstresses Beckie L. Goodyear and E. Corbett have been absent from work. For the time being, Goodyear is being replaced by a temporary employee and Corbett's work is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Absence of Two Assistant Seamstresses488.54 KB
March 28, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to replace the pipes which provide water to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Replacing Water Supply Pipes764.65 KB
March 29, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his previous letter stating an additional need for increasing the size of pipes which deliver water to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt States Additional Need for Increasing Size of Water Pipes484.17 KB
March 31, 1904
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1904. 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, March 1904399.4 KB
March 31, 1904
Richard H. Pratt submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, March 1904476.84 KB
April 1904
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on March 31, 1904.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 19041.31 MB
April 4, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Beckie L. Goodyear's request for a 24-day leave of absence to take care of her sick mother. Goodyear works as an assistant seamstress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beckie L. Goodyear's Request for Leave of Absence 589.2 KB
April 4, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase materials and employ specialized labor to erect a double cottage for employees along with the school's labor. Pratt asks that his request be approved immediately in order to complete the building…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Build Double Cottage for Employees1.86 MB
April 5, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards W. H. Miller's application for a 31-day annual leave of absence. Miller works as a financial clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. H. Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 572.04 KB
April 6, 1904
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, April 1904441.26 KB
April 7, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, attitude towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries and position titles.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Semi-Annual Efficiency Report of Employees, April 19041.15 MB
April 11, 1904 - May 23, 1904
Cynthia Webster requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing a new teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cynthia Webster Requests Pratt's Assistance in Securing Position690.24 KB
April 11, 1904
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1904 amounting to $30,516.91 for support of the school, $13,447.50 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 19041.57 MB
April 11, 1904 - April 12, 1904
Etta White requests a transfer in the Indian Service to a position with a higher salary than she is receiving at the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter with his approval and recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Etta White Requests Transfer to a Position with a Higher Salary518.11 KB
April 11, 1904 - May 23, 1904
Eugene Estoppey, inquires about his dismissal as a cook from the Carlisle Indian School on short notice and his salary for the final month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eugene Estoppey Requests Information Regarding Dismissal1.05 MB
April 11, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Frances A. Veitch's request for a 23-day leave of absence because of a death in the family. Veitch works as an assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch's Request for Leave of Absence 491.6 KB
April 11, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Frank F. Reising's request for a 23-day annual leave of absence. Reising works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frank F. Reising's Request for Annual Leave of Absence 484.72 KB