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 5, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to George King's request for the return of Louise King that was forwarded to him by the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt refers to his letter from August 18, 1891 on the same request in which he noted that he has…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louise King779.37 KB
February 6, 1892
Ricahrd H. Pratt writes to Thomas J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, about plans for having the Carlisle Indian School Band perform in the inaugural parade to open the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition, planned for October…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Letter regarding Band at World's Columbian Exposition812.46 KB
February 6, 1892 - Feburary 13, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to transfer Ambrose Guruz, a member of the Apache Nation, to the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Pratt provides a background of Guruz's time at Carlisle and notes that if the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Transfer Ambrose Guruz1.19 MB
February 8, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs Thomas J. Morgan that with despite the three outbreaks of measles he is hopeful to hold graduation ceremonies on February 24, 1892. He has arranged for a train from Washington D.C. to Carlisle and its return and hopes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Morgan of 1892 Commencement Planning791.58 KB
February 10, 1892 - February 13, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from an Indian Depredation Claim law firm to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt states that this is the fifth letter of this type he has received for a claim he had in 1869 and that was paid out in the early…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Pratt's Personal Finances
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Claim Inquiry Letter to Office1.55 MB
February 11, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1892. 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, January 18922.63 MB
February 11, 1892
Benjamin S. Coppock, Superintendent of the Chilocco Industrial School, forwards a request to transfer Delos Lone Wolf, Ned Brace, and James Ahatone to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Three Chilocco Students to Carlisle571.08 KB
February 12, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the sons of Edward Gordon. Pratt encloses the correspondence between him and Gordon to show that the claims of the Catholic priest, who claimed the family wanted…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Children of Edward Gordon3.17 MB
February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letters regarding an inquiry from Lieutenant W. H. Bean regarding the need for an Apache translator for Fort Apache. Pratt notes that all of the Apache students have noted that while…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fort Apache Request for Carlisle Student as a Translator646.19 KB
February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent a student in consultation with a local judge to the Huntingdon Reformatory.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Informing Office of Transfer of Student to Huntingdon Reformatory400.89 KB
February 15, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter enclosing a letter from Acting Agent Captain Lewis Johnson regarding students from the San Carlos Agency at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a list of the students who…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to San Carlos Agency Inquiry1.22 MB
February 17, 1892 - March 3, 1892
Richard H. Pratt forwards a report of worn out and unserviceable property at the school. An appointed Board of Survey conducts the report, and Special and Disbursing Indian Agent Charles H. Thompson certifies the report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Worn Out and Unserviceable Property Report, February 18922.21 MB
February 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a letter from Matilda C. Stevenson to Otis Mason. Pratt notes that the Zuni student referenced in the letter can be enrolled at Carlisle but that the school cannot cover…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Enroll Zuni Student in 1892506.78 KB
February 22, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Abner St. Cyr, who was sent to the Pennsylvania State Reformatory, is from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - Punishment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information Related to Abner St. Cyr483.12 KB
February 24, 1892
Edward E. Allen, Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, requests voucher blanks for a student being transferred from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Proper Blanks for Student Transfer to Institution of the Blind428.82 KB
February 25, 1892
These materials include a descriptive statement of students for 10 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, February 1892848.85 KB
February 26, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Anna M. True), those who have left the school (J. Brainerd Wolf), and those who have changed positions (Dennison Wheelock). These reports include personal information about those…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, February 18921.74 MB
March 1, 1892 - March 9, 1892
Correspondence and reports related to students attending the Carlisle Indian School and Lincoln Institute from the White Earth Agency eligible to receive an annuity from the Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: White Earth Agency Eligible Students for an Annuity Payment2.59 MB
March 2, 1892
Charles H. Thompson forwards an inspection report of the Carlisle Indian School on March 2, 1892. Thompson's report examines a wide range of topics related to the school including the buildings, health of students, food, student's social lives,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Inspection Reports, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, Student Nursing Training, Medical Care at School, Student Deaths, Food and Dining, Supplies – Requests and Fulfillment, School Library, Student Social Events, Printing Department, School Farms - Animals and Livestock, Industrial Training - General, Enrollment Statistics, Religious Activities at the School, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Fire Prevention
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Reports
View Document: Inspection Report of Charles H. Thompson14.36 MB
March 2, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, February 18921.71 MB
March 5, 1892
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits report that lists employee who changed positions (Dennison Wheelock). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
This is the first of two descriptive…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, March 1892 (1)703.89 KB
March 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt proposes to the Office of Indian Affairs that teachers in the Indian Service be paid to attend a summer school in addition to their one month of paid leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Proposes Paying Teachers to Attend Summer School967.35 KB
March 10, 1892
William S. Hubbell writes Senator Henry L. Dawes and requests that the number of New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be increased to 50 students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Increase New York Enrollment at Carlisle1.24 MB
March 12, 1892
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits report that lists employees who have left the school (Rosa Bourassa and A. Norris). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
This is the second of two…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, March 1892 (2)716.55 KB
March 12, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1892. 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 18923.07 MB