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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April 8, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a Descriptive Statement of Proposed Changes in Employees forwarded to the Office on March 17, 1893. Pratt requests the Office confirm the Statement as there are no…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Statement be Accepted by Office518.63 KB
April 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests O. H. Bakeless and others be allowed to take the Civil Service Examination in order to take positions as teachers at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he would like more male teachers to make the gender…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Various Individuals Take Civil Service Exam1012.27 KB
April 13, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt returns various papers associated with the application of Wilson H. Cox.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Returns Papers Associated with Application of Wilson H. Cox451.35 KB
April 18, 1893 - April 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt provides an endorsement of former student Jesse Bent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Bent's request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Endorsement of Jesse Bent701.36 KB
April 19 - March 5, 1894
Henry F. Hoyt responds to Richard Henry Pratt's criticisms regarding the medical bill in treating Seth Clear Eyes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Henry F. Hoyt Responds to Pratt's Criticisms Regarding Bill775.19 KB
April 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that O. H. Bakeless and his wife have determined they do not want to enter the Indian Service. Pratt requests that he have a personal conference with the Commissioner before a principal…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office Bakeless Not Entering Indian Service457.47 KB
April 21, 1893 - May 1, 1893
A. W. Ferrin forwards petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation requesting the return of certain pupils from the Carlisle Indian School. The petition claims that parents were misinformed and that some students were taken without consent, parents…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Petition of Cattaraugus Reservation Requesting Return of Children2.9 MB
April 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of March 15th regarding allowance for special exhibit at Chicago.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Letter Regarding Allowance for Chicago Exhibit373.98 KB
April 25, 1893
Carrie V. Birch requests a transfer from her current position as a teacher in Cherokee, North Carolina to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carrie Marr Requests Transfer to the Carlisle Indian School577.87 KB
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April 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of March 15th regarding allowance for special exhibit at Chicago.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Letter Regarding Allowance for Chicago Exhibit [version 2]377.47 KB
April 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests that his nominations of employees be acted upon soon to avoid entanglements on pay rolls.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Nominations be Acted Upon Soon368.44 KB
April 29, 1893
D. U. Betts requests that his appointment as a teacher in the Indian Service be changed from Pyramid Lake to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: David Betts Requests Appointment as Teacher be Changed to Carlisle404.65 KB
April 29, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter accepting release for students and teachers from exhibit in Indian School at Chicago and also accepts allowance.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Accepts Release of Students for Chicago Students408.71 KB
April 30, 1893 - June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Charles Red Hawk Smith to be returned home. Pratt provides reports from the school's physician and disciplinarian as well as two outing reports from Smith's patron. As a result Pratt recommends that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Charles Smith1.43 MB
May 1, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter, Flora Patterson, from the Carlisle Indian School due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary M. Kennedy Requests Return of Flora Patterson777.54 KB
May 1, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 18931.32 MB
May 1, 1893 - May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition from the Comanche Nation to keep their U.S. Indian Agent George Day.
Also a brief note that a few members of the Agency stopped in Chicago and saw the Carlisle exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Petition to Retain George Day as Kiowa and Comanche Agent1.96 MB
May 2, 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 April 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, April 18932.02 MB
May 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that David U. Betts departed for Pyramid Lake due to not hearing earlier from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office David Betts Accepted Pyramid Lake Appointment357.26 KB
May 8, 1893
A. W. Ferrin provides an update on the feelings of the New York Indians regarding their children at the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin states that he has had some discussions with various members of the Senca Nation and that only a few are…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: A. W. Ferrin Provides Update on New York Requests to Return Students453.53 KB
May 8, 1893
M. F. Nippe, Missionary, writes to Daniel M. Browning asking him to ignore the petition of the Cattaraugus Reservation. Nippe notes that the claims are the result of misstatements and falsehoods.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nippe Requests Commissioner to Ignore Cattaraugus Petition238.42 KB
May 11, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, May 1893448.18 KB
May 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lydia L. Hunt and recommends her for a position as a matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Lydia L. Hunt for Matron Position438.24 KB
May 13, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior one man (Jacob A. Ressler) eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position 461.3 KB
May 13, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of one man (Oscar Hugh Bakeless) who is eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Teacher Position 492.34 KB