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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May 8, 1906
J. R. Wise requests authority to pay for the funeral expenses of Sophia Tetoff and Pariscovia Feidoff (here Pariscovia Feoderoff).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Funeral Expenses of Sophia Tetoff and Pariscovia Feidoff344.83 KB
May 11, 1906
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Stephen Albanez). The reports include 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, May 1906690.17 KB
May 11, 1906
J. R. Wise submits schedules of Alaskan students at the Carlisle Indian School including those who are currently enrolled and those who have been discharged.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Schedule of Alaskan Students at the Carlisle Indian Schools1.2 MB
May 12, 1906
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the continued need for Philibert Lutz to remain as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School and addresses his rating from the Civil Service exam. Wise also addresses the resignation of Stephen…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Addresses Continued Need for Philibert Lutz to Remain as Fireman511.53 KB
May 14, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding Lillian B. Adams has declined the transfer to the Carlisle Indian School as an assistant matron. Wise further states that if Adams makes a new application for the transfer that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Responds to Lillian Adams Declines Transfer to Carlisle323.83 KB
May 15, 1906
J. R. Wise requests an extension to complete the contract with George Bridges for the installation of engine, tank, tower, and other materials for the water system at the school farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Buildings, School Utilities
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request Extension for Completion of Contract for Installation of Water System at Farm416.13 KB
May 21, 1906
William A. Mercer requests actions to fill the position of assistant matron be suspended in order that Miss Macy of Oneida, Wisconsin is interested in the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Action be Suspended to Fill Assistant Matron Position305.05 KB
May 22, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase on the open market a stove with extra grate for the tailor shop.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Stove for Tailor Shop319.58 KB
May 25, 1906
Etta S. Fortney resigns her position as an assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School due to her health. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests it be accepted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Etta Fortney Resigns as Assistant Laundress532.38 KB
May 26, 1906
Frank Buteau requests to know the steps necessary to enroll his son at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frank Buteau Requests to have Son Enrolled at Carlisle560.26 KB
May 26, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Macy has declined the transfer to the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer states that he has no further recommendations to fill the vacancy and requests the appointment be made from the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Macy Declines Transfer to Fill Assistant Matron Position516.23 KB
May 26, 1906 - May 28, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the promotion of Charles Dillon from assistant blacksmith to blacksmith. Mercer further states that if necessary it be arranged for Dillon to take a non-competitive examination to qualify for the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Promote Charles Dillon as Blacksmith801.99 KB
May 28, 1906
William A. Mercer requests to make changes to the salaries of the blacksmith and harnessmaker positions for 1907. Mercer provides additional justification for the increase in the harnessmaker salary and requests to promote Charles Dillon to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Recommends Changes to Harnessmaker and Blacksmith Salaries784.3 KB
June 1, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who changed positions due to a promotion (Charles C. Dillon). 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, June 1906397.16 KB
June 1, 1906
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Annie E. Steel) and an employee who left the school (Etta S. Fortney). The reports include 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, June 1906640.29 KB
June 1, 1906
William A. Mercer elaborates on his plan for building a photographic gallery at the entrance to the Carlisle Indian School using the bequest of Harriet W. Taber. Mercer states that he has already begun construction using athletic funds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Elaborates on Plans for Photograph Gallery1.46 MB
June 2, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Sarah White for the return of her daughter Sophia Green from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Request to Return Sophia Green1.3 MB
June 4-19, 1906
Harold A. Loring, Supervisor of Native Music, requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs responds to two complaints made by Carlisle Indian School bandleader C. M. Stauffer related to Stauffer not receiving credit in various publications.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Loring Asks Office to Respond to Stauffer's Complaints1.75 MB
June 4, 1906
Major William A. Mercer requests permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ a seamstress for the remaining balance of the 1906 fiscal year at $25 per month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seamstress Required for June 1906517.58 KB
June 4-13, 1906
Major William A. Mercer forwards leave of absence requests to attend summer school for seven teachers: Emma H. Foster, James E. Henderson, Frances R. Scales, Sarah E. Gedney, Cora B. Hawk, Mary A. Yarnall, and Mariette Wood.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seven Requests for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School4.52 MB
June 5, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards an outline of plans for the physician's cottage at the Carlisle Indian School and requests that the draftsman go over the outlines and plan the cottage.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: New Building Construction
View Document: Mercer Forwards Plans for Physician's Cottage7.31 MB
June 5, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Maney has left the Carlisle Indian School for his home in Cherokee, North Carolina.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Informs Office of James Maney Return to his Home772.56 KB
June 6, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Adaline E. Kingsley passed the Civil Service Commission examination for matron. As a result, she desires a position at the Wittenberg School or another school in Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Kingsley Passed Exam and Desires Position in Wisconsin523.43 KB
June 7, 1906 - June 16, 1906
Angel De Cora makes a report on the art department of the Carlisle Indian School to Francis E. Leupp. De Cora requests to spend the summer learning how to make Persian rugs as well as allowing students the option of copyrighting their designs to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Angel De Cora Reports on the Condition of the Art Department at Carlisle1.99 MB
June 8, 1906
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Mary D. Maddren) and an employee who has left the school (Evalyn MacKey). The reports include 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, June 1906442.9 KB