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 4, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Stacy Matlock, assistant disciplinarian, to a position of assistant clerk in the Indian Service. The office is asking for Mercer's assessment of …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Request of Stacy Matlock to Transfer503.46 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards housekeeper Mae Justus's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mae Justus' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 544.5 KB
December 6, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing clarification on the $1,000 carried as the Charity Fund.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Clarification on Charity Fund723.43 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards farmer Norman H. Justus' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Norman H. Justus' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 554.72 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of memorandum books and sub-voucher 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, December 1906490.08 KB
December 6-7, 1906
Sadie Elizabeth Newcomer submits her resignation as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation to fill the vacancy through various promotions.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sadie E. Newcomer Submits Resignation as Teacher1.19 MB
December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Albert Jackson (here Alfred Jackson) of pneumonia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Alfred Jackson441.81 KB
December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase Christmas gifts for students on the open market in order to place them under the school Christmas tree.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Christmas
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Christmas Gifts for Students490.89 KB
December 8, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering surgery for Edith Bartlett who was attending the State Normal School at Bloomsburg.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher Covering Treatment of Edith Bartlett468.52 KB
December 10, 1906
William A. Mercer nominates Marie McCloud to fill the hospital cook position temporarily until she returns to her home in Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nomination of Marie McCloud to Temporary Fill Hospital Cook Position493.59 KB
December 11, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Maire McCloud and C. W. Leib) and those who have left the school (Cathrine Morrette). 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, December 1906440.43 KB
December 11, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards Fred W. Canfield's application for a 22-day leave of absence. Canfield works as a boys' outing agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fred W. Canfield's Application for Leave of Absence 569.14 KB
December 11, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs accepting the resignation of Charles C. Dillon as blacksmith. Mercer requests that an unmarried white man who is a good horseshoer in order to teach that branch of blacksmithing be taught…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Appointment to Fill Vacant Blacksmith Position476.6 KB
December 11, 1906
W. A. Mercer submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for the second quarter of 1907 for returning students to their home in Alaska. The amount of estimate is missing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1907418 KB
December 12, 1906 - January 15, 1907
William A. Mercer appeals through the Office of Indian Affairs the decision of the Auditor of the Interior Department not to credit the Carlisle Indian School with the proceeds of harness sold to the Blackfeet Agency in the following fiscal year…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Appeals Decision of Auditor Relative to Proceeds of Harness Sale939.69 KB
December 12, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher of E. H. Colegrove in returning two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher of Colegrove Returning Two Runaway Students434.16 KB
December 13, 1906
William A. Mercer withdraws his request for the appointment of a white woman from the civil service register of eligibles as a teacher and requests that Lida M. Johnston be transferred from the Fort Totten Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Lida M. Johnston to be Transferred to Carlisle471.18 KB
December 14, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by Anne S. Ely (superintendent of outing).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on A. S. Ely's Leave of Absence 459.67 KB
December 15, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of 400 vouchers for open market purchase 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: Duplicate Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1906487.04 KB
December 15, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Harry F. Weber's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 563.91 KB
December 15, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends Lou French for the position recently vacated by Juliette Smith in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for Lou French for Indian Service Position512.45 KB
December 17, 1906
William A. Mercer clarifies his previous letter requesting to pay for the treatment of Edith Bartlett by noting that there are funds available to pay for the operation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Confirms Funds Available to Pay for Edith Bartlett's Surgery362.21 KB
December 18, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards C. M. Stauffer's application for a 6-day leave of absence. Stauffer works as a bandleader.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: C. M. Stauffer's Application for Leave of Absence 548.49 KB
December 18, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the Office of Indian Affairs of why he did not provide a statement of available funds for the return of Alaskan students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
December 18, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant disciplinarian Stacy Matlack's application for an 11-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Stacy Matlack's Application for Leave of Absence 541.75 KB