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 4, 1907
William Mercer submits the Monthly School Report of the Carlisle Indian School for February 1907.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly School Report for February 1907473.76 KB
March 4, 1907
Wilson Charles submits his resignation as assistant carriagemaker at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wilson Charles Submits Resignation as Assistant Carriagemaker249.7 KB
March 5-15, 1907
William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Elizabeth Sloan) as well as those who have left the school (Wilson Charles). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for…
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, March 19071.3 MB
March 6, 1907
William A. Mercer further responds to the report of W. S. Olive regarding work done on Coach Glenn "Pop" Warner's car as well as various funds not officially accounted for by requesting authority for expenditures.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Further Responds to Unaccounted Funds Under His Supervision1.01 MB
March 7, 1907
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards School Physician Ferdinand Shoemaker's certification of Kate S. Bowersox's illness during her leave of absence. Bowersox works as a principal teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Certification of Kate S. Bowersox's Sickness449.29 KB
March 7, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of request for leave 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, March 1907433.26 KB
March 8, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the services and articles furnished by the undertaker related to the burial of Clarissa Winnie (here Clarissa Winne).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Bill for Funeral Services of Clarissa Winnie398.98 KB
March 9, 1907
William A. Mercer clarifies his decision to withhold the money at the Carlisle Indian School of Amos Thomas. Mercer outlines the steps to determine the decision to transfer those funds to the Emergency Account.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Justification for Not Returning Money of Amos Thomas1.7 MB
March 9, 1907
William A. Mercer requests voucher to pay for the services of local Carlisle doctors in the treatment of Clarissa Winnie.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Bill for Treatment of Clarissa Winnie402.33 KB
March 9, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards matron Sadie F. Robertson's application for a 5-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sadie F. Robertson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence500.15 KB
March 12, 1907 - March 21, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to an inquiry from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Charles H. Dickson, Supervisor in Charge of the Chamberlain Indian School, to enroll Wallace Tyndall as a student. Tyndall had been dismissed from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Inquiry Regarding Enrollment of Wallace Tyndall in Chamberlain651.89 KB
March 12, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that John F. Mackey is the only clerk at Carlisle who desires a transfer to the Indian Office. Mercer states that Laura B. Holderby of the Indian Office is willing to transfer to Carlisle and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed John Mackey Willing to Transfer to Indian Office391.88 KB
March 13, 1907
William A. Mercer submits the report of farm statistics for the 1906 calendar year along with a list of farm tools, stock, and buildings. Mercer also includes a map showing the school farms and other "Indian School Lands."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Reports
View Document: Farm Statistics for the 1906 Calendar Year2.61 MB
March 13, 1907 - March 14, 1907
Flora M. Newman requests a transfer to the position of seamstress in the Indian Service. William A. Mercer forwards the letter along with his recommendation that the request be granted due to her performance as an assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Flora Newman Requests Transfer to Seamstress Position587.95 KB
March 14, 1907
William A. Mercer requests early information regarding the Jamestown Exposition Indian Office exhibit. Mercer requests to be allowed to use newer photographs in addition to those taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston along with using Navajo blankets…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Information Related to Jamestown Exposition Exhibit642.75 KB
March 15, 1907 - May 24, 1907
J. R. Wise forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs correspondence related to the shipment of the Carlisle Indian School to the Jamestown Exposition which was lost in transit. Included is a list of items shipped along with an assigned monetary…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Lost Shipment of Goods Intended for the Jamestown Exposition999.87 KB
March 16, 1907
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs send him the applications and examination papers for Gillett, Taylor, and Smith for teacher of agriculture.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Applications and Exam Papers for Teacher of Agriculture Position685.21 KB
March 16, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has expelled Charles Lydick and requests approval.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Being Expelled
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Expulsion of Charles Lydick333.72 KB
March 18, 1907
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards School Physician Ferdinand Shoemaker's certification of Ella G. Hill's illness during her leave of absence. Hill works as a laundry manager.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Certification of Ella G. Hill's Sickness444.07 KB
March 19, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of two dozen estimate of funds 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, March 1907452.39 KB
March 19, 1907
William A. Mercer submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $2,343.26 for the transportation of 11 Hopi students and to build a cottage for the school's physician. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 19071.2 MB
March 20, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Flora M. Newman declines transfer to the Southern Ute Agency on account of the distance.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Flora Newman Declines Transfer to Southern Ute Agency393.76 KB
March 20, 1907
Flora M. Newman informs William A. Mercer that she is declining the position of seamstress at the Southern Ute school and is instead residing in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mercer states that Newman will only accept a transfer to a position not…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Flora Newman Letter Declining Transfer to Southern Ute Agency567.07 KB
March 21, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the fair valuation of the lands comprising the two school farms at the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer additionally notes that $400 was paid out in rent for both the Henderson and Alexander…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Fair Valuation for the Carlisle School Farms373.77 KB
March 22, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that after examining the examination papers for the Teacher of Agriculture position he recommends Hugh W. Taylor for the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hugh Taylor Recommended for Teacher of Agriculture Position395.76 KB