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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July 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter and refers to his prior letter on July 20, 1893 and notes that Amos Hamilton is a member of the Osage Nation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Amos Hamilton299.96 KB
July 7, 1893
Charles Lyman, President of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Commission has withheld action on Indian Service Requests related to seven vacancies of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. Lyman…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Withholding Action Until Rules Complied With at Carlisle325.37 KB
July 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 June 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, June 18931.35 MB
July 10, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Lafayette R. Holland, Horton Howard, Jacob A. Ressler) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position 462.02 KB
July 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting him to examine his request for stationary for the upcoming year. Pratt notes that Carlisle goes through a large amount of paper in order to carry on correspondence with…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Justification in Request for Stationary590.98 KB
July 12, 1893
John Wilson requests the return of his two grandchildren, Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley, from the Carlisle Indian School. Wilson states that he needs Samuel to help him with his farm and his wife would like to see Minnie before she dies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley766.31 KB
July 15, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt follows up his descriptive statement and proposed changes in school employees with a report on classified employees on probation for 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Classified Employees on Probation for July 1893350.47 KB
July 17, 1893
Copy of telegram of Richard Henry Pratt inquiring of the Office of Indian Affairs on when Dr. Carlos Montezuma is set to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Copy of Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report183.42 KB
July 17, 1893
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 2 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Omaha and Winnebago Agency, 1893639.15 KB
July 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs when Dr. Carlos Montezuma is set to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into When Carlos Montezuma Set to Report464.89 KB
July 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a one week leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence 251.4 KB
July 18, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Fred Penn. Pratt provides Penn's background and notes that he is quite capable of carrying out his expressed intentions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Fred Penn540.7 KB
July 18, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter by Edward McConnville, Superintendent of the Fort Lapwai School, who requests the return of David McFarland by his brother Philip McFarland. Pratt states that David has expressed a desire to stay at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return David McFarland1.16 MB
July 27, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from John Wilson for the return of his grandchildren Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley. Pratt notes that Samuel has just went out on outing and should remain there in order to honor his contract. In…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Samuel Wilson and Minnie Finley594.22 KB
July 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dr. Carlos Montezuma has arrived at Carlisle and reported for duty on July 27, 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Montezuma Reported for Duty294.08 KB
July 28, 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, July 1893471.76 KB
July 29, 1893
Richard H. Pratt forwards the monthly sanitary report for July 1893 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives. A corrected report was sent on August 14,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 1893299.05 KB
July 29, 1893 - September 2, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return Harry Mann by his father Black Coyote.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Harry Mann1.43 MB
July 29 - December 19, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for six teachers: Emma A. Cutter and Della F. Botsford (Martha's Vineyard, MA), Florence M. Carter, Jennie P. Cochran, and Katherine J. Wiest (Chicago, IL), and Annie B.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Six Certificates of Attendance at Summer School 1.75 MB
July 31, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on a previous letter regarding Amos Osage on July 3, 1893 noting that there a clerk made a clerical error. Pratt continues that the clerk assumed that Amos Hamilton and Amos Osage were the same person but that is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Annuity Payments to Amos Osage684.91 KB
July 31, 1893
William Tallchief requests the return of his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. Tallchief notes that Jennie was induced to go to Carlisle without his consent and knowledge and that after receiving a contract for his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: William Tallchief Requests Return of Jennie Tallchief726.88 KB
August 7, 1893 - August 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to William Tallchief's request to return his daughter Jennie Tallchief from the Carlisle Indian School. He further addresses Tallchief's claims that the school kidnapped Jennie by providing letters from C. R. Dixon…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Jennie Tallchief2.79 MB
August 7, 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 July 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, July 18931.22 MB
August 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that only 11 teachers and assistants were on the payroll for July 1893 and three of them did not receive pay. As a result, three others on order of the Office does not exceed the authority…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office Ordered Pay for Leave will not Exceed Authority300.33 KB
August 14, 1893
Thomas Stewart, the school physician, compiles the corrected monthly sanitary report for July 1893. Stewart also includes a note about the tuberculosis cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, July 18931.41 MB