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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February 18, 1891 - February 23, 1891
John Noble, Secretary of the Interior, forwards a letter from Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War, regarding opposition to sending Apache students currently being held at the Mount Vernon Barracks in Alabama to the Carlisle Indian School to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Opposition of Sending Apache Students to Carlisle753.32 KB
February 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt refers to the inquiries of the Senate Resolution will require additional clerical workforce before the next session of Congress. As a result, Pratt requests two additional clerks and one agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Additional Staff to Meet Senate Inquiry753.01 KB
February 21, 1891
Joseph Scanadore requests the return of his son Jemison Scanadore from the Carlisle Indian School. Scanadore indicates that his son has recently written him asking to return home and his letters to Richard Henry Pratt have gone unanswered.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph Scanadore Requests Return Home of His Son Jemison469.1 KB
February 21, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 33 books for a staff reference library.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Reference Library for Staff361.97 KB
February 28, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received their telegram regarding the Senate Committee cutting annual per capita appropriation to $150. Pratt notes that this is ample and further reiterates his beliefs in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Per Capita Cut and Opposition to Assimilation488.36 KB
March 1, 1891
James Garcia writes to John Noble, the Secretary of the Interior, expressing his gratitude for his education at the Carlisle Indian School and the outing program.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Garcia Writes Regarding his Education at Carlisle429.57 KB
March 3, 1891 - March 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Henry A. Kennerly regarding an order from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that discouraged the transfer of mixed blood students to Carlisle. Kennerly notes that unless this order is modified he could…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to BIA Policy Change Regarding Student Recruitment1.02 MB
March 3, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Joseph Scanadore for the return of his son Jemison Scanadore. Pratt provides Jemison's history at the Carlisle Indian School since his transfer from Martinsburg…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Jemison Scanadore598.66 KB
March 5, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning Ralph Eagle Feather. Pratt provides the history of Eagle Feather and notes that he would be quite willing to find Eagle Feather farm employment but that if he is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Ralph Eagle Feather1.17 MB
March 7, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs notice to change the name of the Carlisle Indian School to the Pratt Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Objects to Proposal to Rename the Carlisle Indian School631.97 KB
March 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Office of Indian Affairs send a letter to a group of San Carlos Apache students encouraging them to remain at the Carlisle Indian School in order to complete the grammar grades. Pratt cites that the students…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Encourage Apache Students to Remain at Carlisle622.8 KB
March 10, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, February 18912.61 MB
March 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt asks to add Riverside Instruction Frame to the list of books and school materials required. Pratt notes that his principal teacher believes the book is adapted for use in the school's primary departments.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Books Used at School, Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Add Riverside Instruction Frame to List of Books350.89 KB
March 31, 1891 - May 12, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Statement of Classification for students at the Carlisle Indian School for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Classification of Pupils for Quarter Ending March 31, 18911022.43 KB
March 31, 1891
Inquiry by Richard Henry Pratt at the request of Pawnee students at the Carlisle Indian School into unpaid annuity money.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Unpaid Annuity Money due Pawnee Students534.39 KB
March 31, 1891 - May 9, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Report of School Employees for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of School Employees for Quarter Ending March 31, 18911.75 MB
April 3, 1891
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1891 amounting to $18,485.53 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 18911.1 MB
April 3, 1891
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1891 amounting to $497.95 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 18911.27 MB
April 6, 1891 - June 10, 1891
Joseph Schanandore requests the Office of Indian Affairs instruct Richard Henry Pratt to remit him the remaining money held in his son Jemison's account at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph Schanandore Requests Pratt Remit Son's Bank Account to Him878.28 KB
April 7, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards a monthly report of irregular employees for March 1891 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, March 1891486.37 KB
April 6, 1891
C. R. Dixon the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, March 18911.42 MB
March 6 - April 10, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employee (Lillie Ruth Shaffner). The report includes personal information about those being hired. Pratt also sends Lillie Ruth Shaffner's application for a position as a teacher, including…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, April 18912.67 MB
April 10, 1891
Notice that the commencement exercises for the 1891 graduating class will be postponed until June due to an outbreak of measles on the campus. Richard Henry Pratt predicates that with the 16 cases among students and six cases among children of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Graduation, Medical Care at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Postponement of Commencement Exercises Due to Measles Outbreak552.39 KB
April 13, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards an account of expenses related to Alfred John Standing in attending to the funeral of John W. Pipe who died while on outing. Also included in the report are expenses related to Pipe's sickness, death, and burial.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwarding Expense Report Related to Death of John W. Pipe506.51 KB
April 17, 1891
The Acting Secretary of the Interior disapproves using the appropriation of Carlisle Indian School to cover the pay and travel expenses for two clerks and one agent to obtain and record the information called for the Senate Resolution of February…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Interior Secretary Disallows Carlisle Appropriation for Clerks583.4 KB