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.
Search Documents
Please Note: The Search box above only searches Documents. To search the entire site, use the search box on the top left.
You are searching the title, description, and location fields. File attachments are not searched.
Browse Documents
September 2, 1898 - October 1, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expenses related to George Kemp, harnessmaker, trip to Chicago to inspect leather meant for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Expenses Related to Inspection Trip of George Kemp544.63 KB
September 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to consolidate the positions of Band Leader and Assistant Printer in order to retain James Riley Wheelock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Consolidate Band Leader and Assistant Printer Positions632.43 KB
September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he received sole leather which averages 28 pounds to the side. As a result of the extra weight creates additional waste than what he asked for in his annual estimate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Extra Weight in Sole Leather Received Creating Extra Waste832.51 KB
September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs and inquires if the three laundresses at the Osage Agency will receive board in addition to $240 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Inquires About Full Compensation for Laundress Positions at the Osage Agency378.87 KB
September 5-8, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Perry Tsamanwa (here Perry Tsamauwa) be appointed as shoe and harness-maker and that former student Carrie Cornelius be appointed as a laundress at the Hoopa Valley School in California. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Applications for Employment from Perry Tsamanwa and Carrie Cornelius 1.54 MB
September 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests increases in pay for the students serving in his office, as Outing Clerk, and Library Assistant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Increased Pay for Three Clerk Positions669.8 KB
September 7, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has secured no candidates for the position of assistant laundress at the Osage Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: No Candidates for Assistant Laundress Position at Osage Agency396.03 KB
September 8, 1898 - November 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding the transfer of Fred Smith from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also includes a statement that he believes the Lincoln Institute should be ended.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Fred Smith2.46 MB
September 8, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 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, August 18982.02 MB
September 13, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on salaries in regards to two irregular employees. He asks for approval to increase the salary of the librarian and to employ two additional clerical…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Increase Librarian's Salary and Add two Clerical Assistants2.04 MB
September 15, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs samples of hemlock leather and oak leather. Pratt argues that the hemlock is much weaker and not suitable for making harnesses, so he requests that, if possible, the Commissioner…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Preference for Oak Tanned Leather for Harness317.51 KB
September 20, 1898 - October 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Minnie Yandell who is requesting a position in the Indian Service and asks that a position be granted to her if available.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Minnie Yandell Requesting Position761.8 KB
September 24, 1898
A. O. Wright, Supervisor of Indian Schools, provides a report on the Carlisle Indian School focusing on the outing program. Wright provides details of the school as he found it as well as provides recommendations for improvement.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training - General, Printing Department, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, School Farms - Animals and Livestock, School Library, Discipline - General, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Inspection of the School, Inspection Reports, Student Living Conditions
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report and Recommendations on the Carlisle Indian School and Outing System2.71 MB
September 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards outing agent Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne S. Ely's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 299.32 KB
October 1898
School Statistics accompanying the 1898 Annual Report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying 1898 Annual Report365 KB
October 6, 1898
In response to an office reqeust, Richard Henry Pratt recommends James D. Flannery for a tailor position at the Mount Pleasant Indian School and Clarence Butler for the Assistant Engineer position at the Rosebud Agency boarding school. He…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendations for Two Indian Service Positions521.23 KB
October 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on Carrie Hamlin at the request of the Office of Indian Affairs regarding her application for appointment as a music teacher in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Report on Carrie Hamlin306.34 KB
October 10, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 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, September 1898693.27 KB
October 14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Dennison Wheelock's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 300.17 KB
October 14, 1898
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1899 amounting to $19,380.03 for support of the school, $11,120.00 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 18991.29 MB
October 14, 1898
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1899 amounting to $487.63 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, October 1898851.58 KB
October 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards list of supplies needed for the shoe shop and harness shop at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Supplies Needed for Harness and Shoe Shops2.41 MB
October 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has placed Alfred John Standing at their direction in order to supervise the repacking of the Omaha Exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Available to Supervise Repacking of Omaha Exhibit256.1 KB
October 29, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that all of former students he could recommend for the tailor position at the Grand Junction School are currently employed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommendation for Grand Junction Tailor Position248.18 KB
November 4, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 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, October 1898972.95 KB