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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June 28, 1907 - July 6, 1907
Correspondence regarding a request by William A. Mercer to install and use 13 telephone lines from the Pennsylvania Telephone Co.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Utilities
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Installation of 13 Telephone Lines847.12 KB
June 29, 1907 - August 15, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not in favor of the proposed transfer of Emma C. Lovewell due to the statement of Superintendent Dewitt S. Harris of the Cherokee Training School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Objects to the Transfer of Emma Lovewell1.57 MB
July 1-6, 1907
Margaret O. Eckert resigns her position as assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Eckert's resignation was forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs by William A. Mercer where it was accepted by C. F. Larrabee.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Eckert Resigns as Assistant Matron547.45 KB
July 2, 1907 - July 9, 1907
Correspondence between William A. Mercer and C. F. Larrabee regarding the dismissal of Joseph Favle, Belt Short Bear, and Simon Hemlock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Dismissal of Three Students in 1907394.42 KB
July 3-8, 1907
William A. Mercer requests the appointment of a married dairyman with no children. Mercer notes the wife of the dairyman is expected to cook for student detail at the dairy.
C. F. Larrabee responds to Mercer by noting that he has requested…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request for Appointment of Married Dairyman without Children544.58 KB
July 5, 1907 - July 9, 1907
William A. Mercer requests Jennie L. Gaither report on July 15, 1907 rather than July 24, 1907 from the Office of Indian Affairs. C. F. Larrabee responds that there is no objection for Gaither to report if her whereabouts are known.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Jennie Gaither to Report as Early as Possible402.39 KB
July 8, 1907 - July 12, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs communication regarding the potential appointment of Marguerite Fremont (here Margaret Fremont) to the position of assistant seamstress at the Rainy Mountain School. Mercer instead…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Recommends Theresa Connor for Vacant Assistant Seamstress Position832.95 KB
July 9, 1907 - July 13, 1907
William A. Mercer requests a teacher to be appointed who is accomplished in teaching math at a salary of $780. Mercer notes that unless an exceptional teacher can be found that he would prefer to promote internally.
C. F. Larrabee places…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
View Document: Mercer Remarks Regarding Teacher to Teach Math819.17 KB
July 9, 1907 - July 16, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has succeeded in having Norman Egolf apply for reinstatement to the position of dairyman. Mercer states that Egolf consented to apply with the understanding that Mercer would…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed that Norman Egolf is Set to Apply for Reinstatement to Dairyman Position773.68 KB
July 9, 1907 - July 29, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 for the lease of the Alexander Tract adjoining the Carlisle Indian School. Mercer notes that the land will be used as a parade ground and for military drills while also serving for hay land during…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Rent for Use of Alexander Farm for Remainder of 1907587.14 KB
July 10, 1907 - July 12, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Jennie L. Gaither has agreed to report to the Carlisle Indian School on July 15, 1907.
C. F. Larrabee informs the Superintendent of the Morris, Minnesota School that Gaither is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Jennie Gaither Set to Report Early524.14 KB
July 10, 1907 - July 23, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he meant to recommend an increase in salary for the printer Karl H. Baker.
Frank M. Conser, Chief Clerk, responds that the increase in salary has been granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Increase in Salary of Karl H. Baker873.9 KB
July 11, 1907 - July 16, 1907
Fred W. Canfield requests a transfer to a day school in the Southwest due to his upcoming marriage to Anna Goyitney. William A. Mercer forwards the request and recommends that it occur and that James E. Henderson be promoted to the position of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fred Canfield Requests Transfer to Day School in the Southwest1.4 MB
July 12, 1907 - July 16, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Adelaide Belle Reichel has agreed to take one of the lower grade teaching positions and requests that the Office make the appointment.
C. F. Larrabee responds that the Office will…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Appointment of Adelaide Belle Reichel552.73 KB
July 13, 1907 - July 25, 1907
J. P. Blackmon, U. S. Indian Agent for the Kiowa Indian Agency, requests that Marguerite Fremont be appointed to the position of assistant seamstress at the Rainy Mountain School. Additional correspondence from C. F. Larrabee follows with the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of Theresa Connor to an Assistant Seamstress Position in Oklahoma1.59 MB
July 13, 1907 - November 18, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the appointment of permanent employees for two open Assistant Laundress positions and one open Assistant Carpenter position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointments for Assistant Laundress and Assistant Carpenter Positions224.5 KB
July 15-25, 1907
Major William A. Mercer explains to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee that Cook Lizzie James has been so sick that she has taken 30 days of paid annual leave and 30 days of paid sick leave and is now requesting 30 days of unpaid sick…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie James' Request for Unpaid Sick Leave of Absence991.5 KB
July 16, 1907 - July 26, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he would not prefer to have Mary R. Miller appointed as an assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School. C. F. Larrabee responds that Mercer's statements will be followed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request Not to Appoint Mary Miller as Assistant Laundress770.76 KB
July 17, 1907 - July 24, 1907
Correspondence regarding Fred W. Canfield's request to take leave without pay to make it possible for James E. Henderson to take up his former work as Boys Outing Agent. William A. Mercer forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fred Canfield Requests Leave Without Pay Prior to Transfer905.73 KB
July 26 - August 2, 1907
Acting Secretary of the Interior Wilson tells the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that a shipment of stationary is headed to the Indian Warehouse and asks him to tell the Superintendent of Indian Warehouse to forward the shipment to the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Order of Stationary for the Carlisle Indian School536.74 KB
July 27, 1907 - August 9, 1907
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding various employee changes including the promotion of Lydia E. Kaup and Lydia M. Johnston as well as the appointment of Charles N. Willard. C. F. Larrabee responds by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendations to Filling Various Vacancies at Carlisle in July 19071.5 MB
July 27, 1907 - August 1, 1907
William A. Mercer requests the salary of the Boys Outing Agent be reduced to $800 following the promotion of James E. Henderson due to his lack of experience. Following his request C. F. Larrabee recommends the change to the Secretary of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Reduce Salary of Boys Outing Agent423.82 KB
August 1, 1907 - August 5, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards a letter from Fred Canfield regarding his willingness to take a position in the Southwestern United States.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Fred Canfield's Willingness to Take Position in Southwest1.15 MB
August 1, 1907 - August 6, 1907
William A. Mercer recommends Zoa Hardin for the position of assistant matron at $300 at the Kickapoo School. Correspondence from the Office of Indian Affairs follows informing Hardin, Mercer, and the Superintendent of the Kickapoo School that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Zoa Hardin to be Appointed to Assistant Matron Position1015.4 KB
August 1, 1907 - August 13, 1907
William A. Mercer requests an increase in the salary of George L. Gottwerth as a fireman. Mercer states that the other fireman positions will not require increases due to his plan to use unmarried men and Indians. The Office of Indian Affairs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request in the Increase of the Salary of George Gottwerth as Fireman855.18 KB