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 11, 1894
Alfred John Standing responds to the request to return Eddie Running Crane from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Eddie Running Crane354.99 KB
July 14, 1894
W. N. Hailmann, Superintendent of Indian Schools, recommends to Daniel M. Browning that he provides authority to Richard Henry Pratt to take students from any agency for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Authorization to Recruit/Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hailmann Recommends Pratt Have Authority to Gather Students388.51 KB
July 17, 1894
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Solomon Brown as a result of consumption.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of the Death of Solomon Brown320.38 KB
July 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards nurse Martha S. Barr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Martha S. Barr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 310.76 KB
July 17, 1894
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 1894443 KB
July 20, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing provide the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information in regards to his report of irregular employees for June 1894. Pratt informs the Commissioner that the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Approval Request for Report of Irregular Employees, June 1894 335.34 KB
July 24, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards M. Burgess' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Burgess works as a superintendent of the printing office.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 309.41 KB
July 24, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Nana Pratt's application for a 15-day unpaid leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nana Pratt's Application for Leave of Absence 321.53 KB
August 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards principal teacher Oscar Hugh Bakeless' application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence317.32 KB
August 3-25, 1894
These materials contain a cover letter and a descriptive statement of pupils for 9 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Puyallup Agency in Washington State.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Puyallup Agency, 18944.28 MB
August 3, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Levi St. Cyr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 311.97 KB
August 3, 1894
Alfred John Standing returns certificate and letter of Eugene Tah-kah-puer to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Certificate and Letter of Tah-kah-puer312.96 KB
August 8, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Katherine J. Wiest's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Katherine J. Wiest's Application for Annual Leave of Absence292.04 KB
August 9, 1894
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter which forwarded a letter to requesting the return of Lulu Bisnette. Standing also encloses a note from school doctor, Carlos Montezuma.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Lulu Bisnette470.32 KB
August 13, 1894 - August 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards an account of J. J. Methvin accusing James Mooney of the Smithsonian Institution of undue influences amongst various Nations.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Accusations Against James Mooney1.04 MB
August 17, 1894 - September 7, 1894
Lily Lord Tifft requests permission to enroll a number of students from New York at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Additional Students from New York1.32 MB
August 20, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit 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 1894. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 18941.3 MB
August 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt returns request for transportation for Metoxen with age indicated and signature added that the transportation was received.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Returns Request for Transportation for Metoxen341.56 KB
August 23, 1894
W. N. Hailmann, Superintendent of Indian Schools, provides recommendations on changes in teachers' pay at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendations in Teachers' Pay for Fiscal Year 1895575.16 KB
August 25, 1894
Fifteenth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1893-1894 school year. Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the previous year focusing on both the academic and industrial training as well as the outing program. In addition,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics, Industrial Training - General, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Apache Prisoners of War (1886-1887), World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Exhibits of Student Work, Field Trips, Religious Activities at the School, Non-consensual Enrollment, Local Church Attendance and Activities
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 18944.21 MB
August 25, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request from the agent to return Benjamin American Horse due to his health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Benjamin American Horse360.81 KB
August 25, 1894
W. N. Hailmann, Superintendent of Indian Schools, recommends accepting the report of John E. Youngblood of the Neah Bay School to transfer students either to Carlisle or Chemawa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation to Transfer Students from Neah Bay School343.27 KB
August 27, 1894
Alex Connolly requests the transfer of his daughter Lettie from the Carlisle Indian School to the Lincoln Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Lettie Connolly to the Lincoln Institute417.05 KB
August 28, 1894
Richard H. Pratt lists the cash and property accounts for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 and forwards them to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cash and Property Accounts, August 1894 357.06 KB
August 29, 1894
Katherine J. Wiest requests a transfer to a Western Indian School due to her health. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation that her wish be granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Katherine Wiest Requests Transfer to Another Indian School524 KB