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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January 30, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy writes to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting that the New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be returned. Kennedy claims that the students are not receiving enough food to eat. In addition, one student whose father…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return665.63 KB
January 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Letter)313.75 KB
January 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Telegram)377.61 KB
February 1, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a difference in pay for irregular employees. Pratt informs the Office that James Paints Yellow should have been paid for 13 full days at 24 cents per day.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction in Irregular Employee Pay for James Paints Yellow428.79 KB
February 6, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injured, January 18931.12 MB
February 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt provides a testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher, Principal Teacher, for future employment in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher555.39 KB
February 7, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter regarding a request by Louis (here Lewis) Levering to stop farming on the outing program and go to Philadelphia to learn a trade.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Lewis Levering's Request to Learn a Trade in Philadelphia586.57 KB
February 8, 1893 - February 14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards result of the ballot of the Carlisle Indian School on the question of the daily salute of the American flag.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Ballot Result on Question of the Daily Salute of the American Flag989.65 KB
February 8, 1893
Cornelia A. Merritt, a teacher, sends a lengthy letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to her sick leave of absence. Merritt explains to the Commissioner that she believes her sick leave should be granted with pay. Merritt argues…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation of Cornelia A. Merritt's Need for Sick Leave1.06 MB
February 8, 1893
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 January 1893. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, January 18932.96 MB
February 15, 1893
Frank Pierce requests permission to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frank Pierce Requests Permission to Enroll at Carlisle474.66 KB
February 15, 1893
Teacher Cornelia A. Merritt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to thank him that her leave of absence will be granted with pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thank You Letter for Cornelia A. Merritt's Sick Leave of Absence 190.76 KB
February 20, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Anna H. Johnson, Minnie M. Birch, Minerva E. Spencer) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position 767.32 KB
February 20, 1893
John and Mary Archiquette ask Thomas J. Morgan to order the return of their children William and Sarah from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893617.15 KB
February 23, 1893
F. A. Beltzhoover inquires from the Commissioner Indian Affairs various questions related to the Carlisle Indian School including the number of pupils in average attendance, the appropriation for the School, and the average cost per pupil.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beltzhoover Seeks Information on Various Questions Related to Carlisle283 KB
February 23, 1893
Newton A. Wells requests information related to Indian Schools established by the Government and particularly the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Newton Wells Requests Information Related to Carlisle510.48 KB
February 25, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Anna C. Hamilton's application for a 234-day leave of absence without pay. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Hamilton's absence is due to ill health and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna C. Hamilton's Request for Leave of Absence 997.36 KB
February 25 - April 17, 1893
William T. Leake, Supervisor of Education, transmits a list of students as well as physician's report of six students for transfer from the Fort Lapwai Industrial School to the Carlisle Indian School.
A note on the correspondence page says…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Proposed Transfer of Six Students from Fort Lapwai to Carlisle1.3 MB
February 27, 1893
Minnie M. Birch informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she is accepting the position of dining room matron pursuant to various conditions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Minnie Birch Accepts with Conditions the Dining Room Matron Position392.52 KB
March 2, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, February 18931.82 MB
March 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the request for the return of William and Sarah Archiquette by their parents. Pratt notes that every year after their reuired enrollment had ended the students were offered the opportunity to return home and they…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Replies to Request for William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893775.76 KB
March 4, 1893
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 2 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Blackfeet Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Blackfeet Agency, 1893814.49 KB
March 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Effie (Elspeth) Fisher wants to use her 24-day leave of absence before she goes west to Alberquerque, New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Miss Fisher's Request for Leave of Absence (Letter)358.86 KB
March 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Effie (Elspeth) Fisher wants to use her 24-day leave of absence before she goes west to Alberquerque, New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Miss Fisher's Request for Leave of Absence (Telegram)377.46 KB
March 7-14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Clara C. McAdam's application for a 30-day leave of absence. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt recommends that McAdam takes leave because of illness and requests her application be granted. Also included…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clara C. McAdam's Application for Sick Leave of Absence 1.23 MB