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 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Jennie P. Cochran's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jennie P. Cochran's Application for Annual Leave of Absence526.61 KB
July 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress E. Corbett's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 487.41 KB
July 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 488.23 KB
July 22 - November 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifteen certificates of attendance at summer school for fourteen employees: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fifteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School 4.52 MB
July 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alfred J. Standing's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 480.5 KB
July 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 481.92 KB
August 1-3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a physician's certificate to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs verifying that small boys' matron, Lida B. Given has undergone surgery in Philadelphia and will need a month's time for recovery. Pratt also sends a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Sick Leave for Lida B. Given to Recover from Surgery776.81 KB
August 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, July 1898913.39 KB
August 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has made arrangements with Dr. S. L. Diven to serve as the school physician for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Diven is Contracted to Serve as Physician413.92 KB
August 5, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1898. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 18982.28 MB
August 8, 1898 - September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request for the return of Uriah Goodcane written at the request of his father Daniel Milk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Uriah Goodcane1.17 MB
August 13, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs ask the Attorney General to direct the District Attorney of Philadelphia to prosecute a saloon-keeper in Ringoes, New Jersey for selling intoxicants to students on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Attorney General Assistance in Prosecuting Saloon-Keeper418.07 KB
August 15, 1898
Lizzie Hill asks W. A. Jones if she has been appointed as an Assistant Matron. If not, she would like to return home for a visit and then return to Carlisle to go on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie Hill Asks After Assistant Matron Position1.51 MB
August 15, 1898
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, August 1898564.14 KB
August 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the status of the Carlisle Indian School's physical plant as well as the number of students the school is able to accommodate. In particular, he proposes a number of repairs and improvements.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fiscal Year 1900 Financial Estimate1.18 MB
August 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. A. Jones that Lizzie Hill would fill the position mentioned by him.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Jones that Lizzie Hill Would be Good for Position340.42 KB
August 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to take students on a summer outing at the Pine Grove Furnace.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Field Trips
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Take Students to Pine Grove Furnace584.63 KB
August 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides the recapitulation requested by the Office of Indian Affairs circular No. 18 covering estimate of funds for this school for the year 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recapitulation for 1900 Fiscal Year Estimate445.52 KB
August 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of receipt of circular No. 19 and indicates that the school has long given special instruction on the nature of alcohol and narcotics.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Circular No. 19 Received on Instruction Related to Effect of Alcohol and Drugs324.52 KB
August 23, 1898
William Reily writes to Fannie Peter in order to thank Dennison Wheelock for playing Taps at the funeral of his brother Colonel Thomas A. Reily.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter of Thanks for Wheelock Playing Taps at Funeral315.73 KB
August 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Amos Long Wolf to return home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Amos Long Wolf660.12 KB
August 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests a replacement to fill the vacant Assistant Disciplinarian position, created by the departing Chauncey Yellow Robe.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Fill Assistant Disciplinarian Position Immediately426.91 KB
August 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase three No. 3 Smith Premier type-writers for students looking for clerical positions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies, Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Three Typewriters443.12 KB
August 29, 1898 - September 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the inquiry of David Zephier regarding the health of his daughter for Melissa Zephier.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Response to Health of Melissa Zephier2.13 MB
September 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 18981.06 MB