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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June 16, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Hocker Farm and the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Rent Hocker and Henderson Tracts During Fiscal Year 1894335.36 KB
June 17, 1893 - June 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs a copy of the lease for the Henderson tract in quintuplicate. The lease covers the outlines of the land being rented as well as its purpose for grazing and farming at the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
View Document: Pratt Forwards Henderson Tract Lease to Office of Indian Affairs in Quintuplicate2.05 MB
June 19, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Louis Caswell was employed at farming for 25 days in May 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Days Worked by Louis Caswell on Farm303.98 KB
June 19, 1893
S. M. Cart, Superintendent of the Santa Fe Indian School, informs the Office of Indian School that two of the students at the school desire to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Two Students at Carlisle from Santa Fe 328.99 KB
June 20, 1893 - June 24, 1893
Charles E. Roberts objects to the dismissal of Minnie M. Birch as the Dining Room Matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Roberts quotes from Birch's letter that the reason for her dismissal is Richard Henry Pratt objecting to the Civil Service…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Objection to the Dismissal of Minnie M. Birch1.03 MB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is willing to accept the appointment of Henry M. Hudelson as a teacher, but that he is also fine with Philip Drum or T. L. Deavor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Appointment of Henry M. Hudelson351.49 KB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs for approval the agreement between the Carlisle Indian School and the Henderson heirs to rent the Henderson Tract.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Agreement Covering Rent of Henderson Tract for Approval320.67 KB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to letter regarding money to be paid to Amos Hamilton.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Money to be Paid to Amos Hamilton387.6 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Lavinia A. Bender's application for a 25-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lavinia A. Bender's Application for Leave of Absence 309.59 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Minnie M. Birch is unqualified for the position of dining room matron and requests a new candidate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Minnie M. Birch as Dining Room Matron353.56 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of John Uyya to be returned to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Uyya398.84 KB
June 22, 1893
C. Caryl requests to know why she is not being re-nominated as a teacher by Richard Henry Pratt for the following school year. Caryl recounts her recent interactions with Pratt and if transferred requests to be transferred to Washington D.C. as a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: C. Caryl Requests Reasons for Dismissal as Teacher1002.69 KB
June 22, 1893
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a communication from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding objections made by Richard Henry Pratt for Civil Service certifications 244, 246, and 247. Roosevelt writes that the Civil Service Commission cannot…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation for Overruling Exceptions to Civil Service Certifications618.4 KB
June 22-26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Catherine Caryl's request for a transfer to a new school and a 30-day leave of absence. Caryl wants to take a leave of absence before the transfer. Pratt also advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Teacher Catherine Caryl's Request to Transfer to Another School662.45 KB
June 24 - July 15, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to H. D. McAnaney, Acting U.S. Indian Agent for the Fort Belknap Agency, regarding students from the Agency at Carlisle. Pratt takes issue with the statistics used by McAnaney to determine the death rate of students…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Fort Belknap's Agent Accusations2.54 MB
June 26, 1893
Cover letter for three enclosures sent by Lewis Johnson, Acting U.S. Indian agent for the San Carlos Agency, to the Office of Indian Affairs. The enclosures provide names of the students returned to the agency, a copy of the descriptive statement…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Enclosures Sent to Office of Indian Affairs from San Carlos353.07 KB
June 26, 1893
Minnie M. Birch requests a transfer to either Cherokee, North Carolina or the Hampton Institute as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Minnie M. Birch Requests Transfer as a Teacher to Cherokee or Hampton295.05 KB
June 29, 1893
Mollie V. Gaither submits an oath of office for her new position of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Oath of Office for Mollie V. Gaither274.07 KB
June 29, 1893
Charles H. Mansur, Second Comptroller, forwards the lease for the Carlisle Indian School for the Hocker Farm dated August 20, 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Second Comptroller Forwards Hocker Farm Lease to Office289.16 KB
June 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the blank declaration of appointment was not enclosed when the Office appointed Henry M. Hudelson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of No Blank Declaration of Appointment325.19 KB
June 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests special authority to show U.S. Indian Agents while obtaining students for the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt refers to Office Circular of April 21, 1893 and a law which provides for coercion in the Indian Appropriation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Authorization to Recruit/Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Special Authority to Recruit Students for 1893 School Year367.2 KB
June 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Henderson Tract for $400 to be paid in quarterly installments.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Rent the Henderson Tract for the 1894 Fiscal Year344.99 KB
July 1, 1893
Belle Metcalf inquires if the dining room matron position at the Carlisle Indian School is in the classified service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Belle Metcalf Inquires if Position is in the Classified Service261.03 KB
July 1, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 18931.27 MB
July 3, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Lizzie L. Payne, Candace B. Kendal, Ella L. Smart) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position511.41 KB