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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November 30, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 1902. 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: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, November 1902726.22 KB
December 1, 1902 - December 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the trial balance of the funds held by the Carlisle Indian School students to W. A. Jones. Pratt also informs Jones of the enrollment numbers at Carlisle and incoming parties of students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Trial Balance of Student Funds to Commissioner988.76 KB
December 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an office desk, a large laundry stove, and a morning report book on the open market. Pratt also requests to employ various irregular employees.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Supplies and Employ Irregular Employees564.87 KB
December 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Sara Pierre be granted an additional 21-day leave of absence to attend nursing school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pierre works as a hospital cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Nursing Training
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sara Pierre's Request for Unpaid Leave of Absence595.76 KB
December 2, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards six reports on leave of absence and for several employees: Fannie I. Peter (clerk), Anne S. Ely (outing agent), Sara Pierre (hospital cook), Benjamin F. Bennett (farmer), Frances A. Veitch (assistant matron), and James…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Six Reports on Leave of Absence 1.73 MB
December 2, 1902
Wraps for request of Yuma Mike for the return of Emma Burrows from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Request for the Return of Emma Burrows445.6 KB
December 4, 1902
Request of Richard Henry Pratt to eliminate the position of Normal Teacher and to establish the position of Assistant Principal and Normal Teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Establish Assistant Principal and Normal Teacher Position596.03 KB
December 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, attitude towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries and position titles.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Semi-Annual Efficiency Report of Employees, December 1902690.4 KB
December 4, 1902
Wrap for letter from the War Department related to a question of relieving Richard Henry Pratt from duty at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Letter Related to Relieving Pratt from Duty251.25 KB
December 5, 1902
Program and menu for the 1902 annual banquet for the Carlisle Indian Football Team. The program includes the scores from the season's games as well as the names of the players.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Football, Food and Dining
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1902 Annual Banquet of the Carlisle Indian Football Team905.39 KB
December 17, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for one bag of cotton waste weighing 15.5 pounds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Cotton Waste465.38 KB
December 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides a history of Alaskan students at the Carlisle Indian School and notes that their education has been accomplished through the use of extra funds.
Also included is a newspaper clipping from the North American…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Alaskan Students at Carlisle and North American Libel Article1.75 MB
December 18, 1902 - January 23, 1903
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Mary, Hiram, Lewis, and Thomas Runnels at the Carlisle Indian School. Albert M. Anderson, U.S. Indian Agent for the Colville Agency, complains that the Runnels were transferred to Carlisle without his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Enrollment of Four Runnels Siblings3.2 MB
December 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Harry F. Weber's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 565.38 KB
December 19, 1902 - December 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Federico Degetau, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in Washington D.C., regarding his request to have additional students from Puerto Rico enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. In addition, Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Students from Puerto Rico1.75 MB
December 22, 1902 - December 29, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request of H. W. Wilson to transfer Isaac Seneca to fill the position of engineer at the Fort Bertold School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Isaac Seneca to Fill Engineer Position at Fort Berthold1.02 MB
December 23, 1902 - December 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards his reply to G. L. Scott, Acting Indian Agent at the Leech Lake Agency, regarding Scott's request that he enroll a student who has previously runaway from two prior schools.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Runaway Student1.63 MB
December 29, 1902 - January 13, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request by John Javine for the Office to help locate his son who had runaway. Pratt notes that since he written Javine he had since located his son.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Problems on Outings, Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Locating Lewis Javine1.3 MB
December 29, 1902
Former student Edward Granger (here going by Edmond Granger) provides a statement of his educational history and requests to be re-enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School to complete his education.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edward Granger Requests to be Re-Enrolled at Carlisle821.33 KB
December 29, 1902 - January 5, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt declines to accept the application of Edmond Granger to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Declines Granger's Request to Re-Enroll at Carlisle1.27 MB
December 30, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Johnson Bradley) and those who have changed positions (Kate S. Bowersox). These reports include personal information about those being hired.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, December 1902541.51 KB
December 30, 1902 - January 5, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Isaac Seneca requesting Pratt's help in order to get transferred to the Fort Berthold School as an engineer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Isaac Seneca Requests Assistance in Being Transferred to Fort Berthold906.18 KB
December 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs approving of the the appointment of Grace Bonser to a position at the Pipestone School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Approves of Appointment of Grace Bonser to Pipestone472.35 KB
December 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1902. 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: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 1902548.41 KB
1903-1905
These materials include a copy of the Outing Rules that were signed on March 20, 1903 by William Moon and S. Reading Bodine. Also included are nine receipts to Bodine for salary paid to Moon as well as a request from Moon for funds to make…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
View Document: Outing Papers of William Moon1.29 MB