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 28, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards the lease of the Hocker Farm for three months beginning April 1, 1890 signed by two members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Carlisle Indian School Charity Fund with a certificate showing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Three Month Lease for Hocker Farm529.48 KB
March 29, 1890 - July 14, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications and recommendations for Lillie Woolston and Jennie Cochran for positions as teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Forwards Applications and Recommendations for Two Teachers5.33 MB
May 30, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning the order to return Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) to the Pine Ridge Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Order to Return Edward Star582.86 KB
May 31 - July 11, 1890
A series of twenty-three letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 4 of 5)12.95 MB
May 31, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a plan to increase enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School from 778 students at present to 1000 at the beginning of the next year, after 75 students return home.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Plan to Increase Enrollment to 1000 Students for 1890-1891 School Year1.7 MB
May 31, 1890
Alfred John Standing writes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Carlisle accepting a party of Nez Perce students. Standing writes that only the physically and mentally capable students be accepted and that they could arrive in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recruitment of Students
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing's Views on Carlisle Accepting Party of Nez Perce Students804.66 KB
June 2-9, 1890
A series of sixteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 1 of 5)10.56 MB
June 3, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, May 18901.49 MB
June 3, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards account of E. H. Doan for the medical treatment of Fred Harris while Harris was on outing. Standing notes that Harris was brought back to Carlisle as soon as he was able to travel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Account for Treatment of Fred Harris431.59 KB
June 4-13, 1890
A series of fifteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 2 of 5)12.34 MB
June 4, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1890. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, May 18901.62 MB
June 6, 1890 - June 7, 1890
William P. Campbell details to Alfred J. Standing his difficulties in recruiting students from the Fort Belknap Agency; the letter was then forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs. Campbell describes the actions taken by the head of the mission…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Campbell Details Difficulties in Securing Children at the Fort Belknap Agency1.73 MB
June 6, 1890 - June 9, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell recommends various students be returned immediately to their homes due to pulmonary consumption and scrofula.
Alfred John Standing forwards the recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs and asks for an additional $300…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Six Ill Students in June 18901.08 MB
June 8-29, 1890
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5)16.8 MB
June 12, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards a report covering the wages paid for various labor as well as prices of materials to be used in building construction.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: Schedule of Wages and Cost of Building Materials1.26 MB
June 18, 1890
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has the funds on hand for the rent of the Hocker Farm through June 30, 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Funds to Pay Hocker Farm Available393.94 KB
June 20 - July 21, 1890
A series of nineteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 5 of 5)12.08 MB
June 29, 1890
Thomas A. Metoxen requests from the Office of Indian Affairs to return home. Metoxen notes that he came to Carlisle in September 1885 on a five year term and that his parents would like to see him this summer. In addition, he notes that he would…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Thomas A. Metoxen to Return Home377.04 KB
June 30, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt recommends Howard Logan, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, for a position as a teacher at the Navajo Agency for one year. Pratt notes that Logan needs to go West for his health and this opportunity also allows him the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation to Appoint Howard Logan as Navajo Agency Teacher678.19 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the transfer of two boys from the Wind River School and two girls from the Fort Hall School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that as long as the students are…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Transferring Four Students from Agency Schools655.47 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt requests to use the Montana Treaty Funds to pay for the return of Egbert B. Hail (here Big Hail) and Theron Lears to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests to Use Treaty Funds to Return Big Hail and Theron Lears395.16 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding authority to transfer pupils to their homes. Pratt notes that it was best to return the students at once and he therefore sent the students under escort. Pratt ends by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Authority to Return Pupils in June 1890375.73 KB
July 2, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, June 18902.3 MB
July 2, 1890 - July 9, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from J. H. Seger, the head of the Seger Colony, regarding former students at the Carlisle Indian School. Seger promotes making Indians self-sufficient through the use of work harnesses and cattle. However,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Proposal from J. H. Seger3.04 MB
July 5, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in July 1890. Pratt distinguishes between the employees, whose…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, June 18901.42 MB