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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April 15, 1907
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Evalyn MacKey and Hugh W. Taylor) and those who have left the school (Flora M. Newman and Scott J. Porter). The report include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, April 1907567.04 KB
April 15, 1907
Scott J. Porter submits resignation as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Scott J. Porter Submits Resignation as Fireman at Carlisle in April 1907321.84 KB
April 16, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs newly produced photographs taken by students at the Carlisle Indian School along with items from the printing department for the exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition have been forwarded to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Informs Office Photographs and Printing Department Items Have been Forwarded382.42 KB
April 17, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for information on the cost of stationery and blanks so that he can balance the budget for the fiscal year. Mercer also asks if the goods received from the Indian Warehouses amount to $13…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Accounting Questions for Fiscal Year 1907388.61 KB
April 18, 1907
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists a new employee who has left the school (Marie McCloud) and a new employee (Olive Webster). 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, April 1907553.19 KB
April 18, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of two dozen different articles of stationery 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, April 19072.75 MB
April 18, 1907
Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests a 15-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. A. Mercer's Request for Leave of Absence 509.86 KB
April 19-20, 1907
W. Grant Thompson, Superintendent of Industries, requests a position as a superintendent of a school. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with his recommendation and a note that his position is to be discontinued on at the end of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. G. Thompson Requests Superintendent Position at a School693.58 KB
April 20, 1907 - April 25, 1907
Correspondence regarding the shift in policy from depositing student money at the Merchants National Bank along with a bond ensuring the balance. William A. Mercer outlines the plan and notes that he hopes over time to lesson some requirements.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Savings Accounts
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Change in Handling Student Money1.17 MB
April 23, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the work of the Industrial Department. Mercer outlines the work done for Reverend G. M. Diffenderfer was done due to a lack of regular work and in no way is meant to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Work Done at Industrial Department637.13 KB
April 25, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards clerk Arthur E. Schaal's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Arthur E. Schaal's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 539.77 KB
April 26, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of miscellaneous contract forms (for lands adjoining the school premises) 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, April 1907473.36 KB
April 29, 1907
Emma A. Cutter requests William A. Mercer's assistance in securing a transfer to a department in Washington D.C. Mercer forwards the request along with his recommendation that Cutter be transferred to the Indian Office or another Department.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma A. Cutter Requests Transfer to Washington D.C.398.43 KB
April 29, 1907
Philibert Lutz resigns as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School due to his salary. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests that it be accepted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Philibert Lutz Resigns as Fireman632.14 KB
April 29, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of 5,000 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, April 1907561.01 KB
April 30, 1907
William A. Mercer provides information on Roxana Smith and Bettie Welch to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students Information
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Information on Roxana Smith and Bettie Welch368.11 KB
May 1, 1907
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1907 amounting to $16,327.36 for the construction of a physician's cottage, support of Indians in Arizona and New Mexico, and miscellaneous receipts and $13,135.62 for general support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 19071.09 MB
May 3, 1907 - July 11, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to advertise and purchase supplies for the construction of a cottage for the florist. Included is the list of supplies as well as the authorization of the Chief Clerk F. M. Conser for pursuing the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Advertising for Supplies to Build Florist's Cottage2.57 MB
May 4, 1907 - May 7, 1907
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Anna Minthorne is willing to accept the position of Assistant Matron at the Pottawatomie Agency. Wise further states that he hesitates to send another student for the assistant position without…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Forwards Anna Minthorne for Assistant Matron Position717.01 KB
May 7, 1907
J. R. Wise provides a report on the religious exercises at the Carlisle Indian School. Also included is sheet music for Grace Before Meals which were written for the School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Sheet Music
View Document: Report on Religious Exercises of Carlisle and Grace Before Meals Music1.64 MB
May 9, 1907
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the two fireman vacancies do not need to be filled until September 1, 1907. Wise states that there are students who have experience that can assist the engineer and remaining fireman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Fireman Vacancies Can Remain Vacant Until Fall349.07 KB
May 13, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards assistant laundress Ida Boger's application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ida Boger's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 528.76 KB
May 13, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of request for bids 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, May 1907428.11 KB
May 17, 1907
Major William Mercer submits a report that list employees who have left the school (Philibert Lutz). The report 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, May 1907716.5 KB
May 17, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to use the regular quarterly school report blank rather than the large blank printed at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Authority to Use Regular Quarterly Student Report Blank368.76 KB