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 20, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to arrange for the return of Jesse Twigg to his home following his discharge from the State Reformatory in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Arrange the Return of Jesse Twigg542.58 KB
March 20, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of property return blank sheets used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, March 19061016.92 KB
March 21, 1906 - March 22, 1906
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on March 21st and 22nd of 1906.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Admission Ticket to the 1906 Commencement Ceremony37.05 KB
March 21, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the complaint of the Superintendent of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. that the Carlisle Indian School favors the Western Union Telegraph Company in sending telegraphs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Complaint of Mercer Favoring Western Union692.96 KB
March 23, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Henry Vertreace and Herbert L. Creamer). 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, March 1906685.58 KB
March 23, 1906 - March 31, 1906
Effie Moul follows up on her request for her transfer to a different role in the Indian School Service by requesting a promotion to teacher. William A. Mercer responds to the request of the Office of Indian Affairs for comment on the request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Effie Moul Request Promotion to Teacher Along with Transfer1001.1 KB
March 23, 1906
William A. Mercer requests approval of his action in dismissing Margaret Bigwalker from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Being Expelled
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Approval of Action to Dismiss Margaret Bigwalker195.41 KB
March 27, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of four dozen memorandum 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, March 1906527.15 KB
March 30, 1906
Elizabeth C. Sloan submits her resignation as the assistant matron of the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation along with further comments on her aptitude for a different position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Elizabeth C. Sloan Submits her Resignation as Assistant Matron822.08 KB
March 31, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have changed positions (William B. Gray and Norman Egolf). The report includes position title and salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, March 1906634.97 KB
March 31, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1906. 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 1906870.11 KB
March 31, 1906
William A. Mercer 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, March 19061.27 MB
March 31, 1906
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, March 1906334.12 KB
April 1906
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on March 31, 1906.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, March 19062.03 MB
April 2, 1906
Mollie V. Gaither requests a superintendent position in the Indian School Service through William A. Mercer. Mercer further comments on Gaither's request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mollie V. Gaither Requests Promotion to Superintendent Position726.87 KB
April 2, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to employ a temporary instructor of bricklaying, plastering, and cement work. Mercer states that the position has been requested for the following fiscal year but that there is a large amount of work for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Temporary Instructor of Bricklaying, Plastering, and Cement Work550.44 KB
April 2, 1906 - April 12, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to inquiry of former student Philip Lazore (here Lazor) to have the money he left on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School upon leaving returned to him. Wise recommends that the request be denied due to the policy of runaway…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Responds to Inquiry Regarding Philip Lazore Requesting Money979.04 KB
April 5, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs make corrections to the list of positions and salaries for the painter position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Correct Painter Position for 1907362.35 KB
April 5, 1906 - April 16, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to request of James Maney to return to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Responds to Request of James Maney to Return Home1.37 MB
April 7, 1906
Adaline Kingsley requests William A. Mercer's assistance in obtaining the seamstress position at the Wittenberg School. Mercer forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Adaline Kingsley Requests Assistance in Securing Seamstress Position at Wittenberg762.05 KB
April 9, 1906 - December 19, 1907
Robert Shaw Oliver, Acting Secretary of War, returns papers related to the Carlisle Indian School preparing students for the United States Cavalry. Included are William A. Mercer's original plan along with comments by the Office of Indian Affairs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Native Americans in the U.S. Military9.02 MB
April 9, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the printing department at the Carlisle Indian School can have revised proofs ready shortly for the report of C. E. Kelsey on the California Indians. In addition, the department can…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Acknowledges Receipt of C. E. Kelsey's Report and Provides Estimate377.07 KB
April 9, 1906 - October 1, 1906
Correspondence regarding William A. Mercer's proposed plan to have a Cavalry troop at the Carlisle Indian School as well as the proposed legislation in both the Indian Appropriation Bill and Army Bill.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Submits Provision for Cavalry Instruction at Carlisle12.34 MB
April 9, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer calls attention to a previous request for 100 Form 5-155b, Extra sheets to Property Return and asks that the forms be sent promptly.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Blank Property Return Forms523.48 KB
April 10, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Albert Williams (referred to here as Adelbert Williams) due to scarlet fever while on outing in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Adelbert Williams386.66 KB