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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March 9, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 9-day annual leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 307.66 KB
March 15, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt withdraws objection regarding bill covering the medical treatment of Seth Clear Eyes at the St. Joseph's Hospital.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Withdraws Objections to Bill for Treatment of Seth Clear Eyes310.76 KB
March 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to letters from Mary E. Smith regarding her son Sibbald Smith. Pratt provides Sibbald's history as a student at Carlisle and provides recommendations to keep him at the school for some time.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letters Concerning Sibbald Smith1.78 MB
March 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from John G. Ground (also known as J. Grover Ground). Pratt recommends that Ground's affairs be left in his hands. He further discusses the circumstances surrounding…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding J. Grover Ground702.6 KB
March 16, 1894
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 February 1894. 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, February 18942.38 MB
March 17, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters from the family of Sibbald Smith. Pratt notes that an Office insistence that Smith will receive a proper punishment and deny the request for his return will be accepted by his family.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Two Letters Regarding Sibbald Smith324.51 KB
March 19, 1894
Henry D. Graves, Superintendent of the New York Warehouse, responds to complaint of Richard Henry Pratt that the harness sent to the Carlisle Indian School was not the harness that was indicated on the annual estimate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: New York Warehouse Responds to Harness Complaint494.09 KB
March 24, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests approval for 70 students to visit Washington D.C. to perform for Congress and other Government Officials in addition to taking the students to other cities.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Band Performances, Student Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Approval for Trip to Perform Musical Exhibitions309.4 KB
March 28, 1894 - April 30, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt encloses correspondence regarding the employment of former student Stailey Norcross as a tailor at the Navajo Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Details Reasons for Sending Stailey Norcross to Navajo Agency708.27 KB
March 29, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Stailey Norcorss is leaving to report to Lieutenant Plummer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Informing Office of Departure of Stailey Norcross324.18 KB
April 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk F. J. Martin's request for a 10-day leave of absence to take effect prior to their resignation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: F. J. Martin's Request for Leave of Absence317.89 KB
April 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Lavinia A. Bender's application for a 5-month leave of absence because of health and home reasons.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lavinia A. Bender's Request for Leave of Absence 324.57 KB
April 5, 1894
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.74 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 1894582.73 KB
April 6, 1894
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1894 amounting to $17,345.99 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1894613.58 KB
April 7, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, April 1894457.65 KB
April 16, 1894 - May 19, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the request of the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of L. W. Cooke for the return of James Grant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of James Grant673.77 KB
April 19, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students who would be capable of filling various positions at the Fort Peck or Crow Agencies. Pratt further states that taking pupils from Carlisle to fill positions limits the ability of the school to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Filling Positions at the Fort Peck and Crow Agencies482.84 KB
April 19, 1894
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 March 1894. 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, March 18942.16 MB
April 28, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt further expounds on his belief that filling Indian Service positions with students in the midst of their education is harmful in regard to the position at the Lemhi District. Pratt discusses various students at the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt's Views Towards Filling Indian Service Positions468.08 KB
April 30, 1894 - June 18, 1894
Henry W. Sprole at the Fort Peck Agency requests the return of student Martha Washington from the Carlisle Indian School in order to employ her at the Poplar Creek School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Martha Washington703.31 KB
May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests from Daniel M. Browning the authority to spend additional money in returning students and special authority in recruiting students. He includes a suggested document to meet his requirements.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Direct Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894729.95 KB
May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Metoxen will shortly leave for Lemhi.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Metoxen Leaving for Lemhi277.88 KB
May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning Fannie Bird. Pratt states that Bird requested to go to the country over the summer and remain at Carlisle rather than return home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Fannie Bird448.14 KB
May 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests $2,000 additional funding to return students to their homes as well as bringing students to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1894321.73 KB
May 7, 1894
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 1894. 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 18942.74 MB