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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December 18, 1905
J. R. Wise reports the death of John Quagin of pneumonia to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of John Quagin377.26 KB
December 19, 1905
J. R. Wise submits voucher for services of C. McConnel in examining applicants for the Carlisle Indian School in Hogansburg, New York.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Physician Examining Applicants in Hogansburg501.57 KB
December 20, 1905
J. R. Wise requests authority to pay the voucher for the burial of John Quagin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Voucher Covering Burial Expenses of John Quagin428.48 KB
December 22, 1905
William A. Mercer returns the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract to the Office of Indian Affairs for correction. Mercer requests that the contract be renewed for one year beginning on January 1, 1906.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections623.48 KB
December 23-28, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits two reports that list new employee (Michael J. Gumebriell), employees who have left the school (Daniel A. Reed), and a temporary employee (Frank B. Green). The report includes position title, salary, date of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 19051.69 MB
December 23, 1905 - January 1, 1906
Luzena E. Tibbetts resigns her position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards her resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with a note that he will will provide a recommendation to fill the vacancy in a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Luzena Tibbetts Resigns Position as a Teacher679.17 KB
December 23, 1905
William A. Mercer follows up on the transfer of Henry Vertreace, blacksmith, to a position in the Indian Service that does not require educational qualifications.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Follows Up on Transfer of Henry Vertreace366.85 KB
December 30, 1905
William A. Mercer provides information on the cost of the employees' mess at $2.50 per week.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Cost of Maintaining Employees Mess410.99 KB
December 31, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1905. 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, December 1905860.48 KB
December 31, 1905
William A. Mercer 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, December 1905358.63 KB
January 1906
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1905.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 19051.28 MB
January 2, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer 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, January 1906530.92 KB
January 2, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of 10,000 envelopes 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 Stationery, January 1906548.36 KB
January 5, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Frank B. Green) and employee who has left the school (Luzena E. Tibbetts). 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 Statement of Changes in School Employees, January 1906844.96 KB
January 6-20, 1906
Augustine Mendoza informs the Office of Indian Affairs of actions taken by James Riley Wheelock regarding the Wheelock's United States Indian Band. William A. Mercer further comments on Wheelock's actions and advises the Office make Wheelock's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaints Regarding Wheelock's United States Indian Band2.78 MB
January 8, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Sara Williams). 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 Statement of Changes in School Employees, January 1908663.75 KB
January 10, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the services of Henry Gordon as an assistant tinner.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Pay for Assistant Tinner Services of Henry Gordon1.51 MB
January 13, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter providing the name of four former Carlisle Indian School students to fill two positions as teachers in other Indian schools.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Four Names to Fill Vacant Teaching Positions at Other Schools805.48 KB
January 13, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of two dozen estimate of goods for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906 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: Special Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1906989.39 KB
January 15, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by returning the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract corrected according to instructions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Returns Corrected Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections494.57 KB
January 17, 1906
William A. Mercer provides information at the request of the Office of Indian Affairs related to Benjamin F. Bennett's request for reinstatement as the school's farmer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information Provided Related to Benjamin Bennett's Request for Reinstatement495.69 KB
January 17, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards the reply of Salem Moses related to his appointment as a carpenter at the Cheyenne River School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Reply of Salem Moses Related to Appointment501.45 KB
January 17, 1906
William A. Mercer requests to have William B. Gray be promoted from dairyman to assistant farmer. Mercer provides his reasons for asking the request and indicates the possible benefits of having a new dairyman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Promote William Gray to Assistant Farmer544.91 KB
January 17, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has taken the transfer of Lydia E. Kaup from the La Pointe Agency to Carlisle under consideration.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Lydia Kaup Under Consideration495.61 KB
January 20-22, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits two reports that list new employees (Amelia D. McMichael), who have left the school (Frank B. Green), and those who have changed positions (Henry M. Scarborough). These reports include the position title, salary,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Employee Oath, January 19061.16 MB