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 6, 1904 - August 3, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to request of Charles King to be released from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Request to Release Charles King899.07 KB
July 6, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards seamstress Bertha Canfield's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bertha Canfield's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 411.14 KB
July 6, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards matron Margaret Roberts's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Roberts's Application for Annual Leave of Absence409.05 KB
July 7, 1904
William A. Mercer requests instructions from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding signing his property papers at the Uintah and Ouray Agency as he needed to leave before his successor could sign the papers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Instructions Regarding Signing Uintah and Ouray Agency Property Papers701.14 KB
July 7, 1904
William A. Mercer acknowledges receipt of two circulars regarding weigher's return be attached to vouchers as well as attaching a schedule to financial accounts. Mercer asks if the amendment applies to private funds of students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Seeks Clarification on Private Fund of Students668.86 KB
July 9, 1904
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Charles Lamar). The reports include the position title and salary. Attached is an explanatory cover letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes and Appointments in School Employees, July 19041.38 MB
July 9, 1904
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1905 amounting to $74,963.20 for support of the school, $13,712.50 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 19052.61 MB
July 9, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards assistant principal and normal teacher Kate S. Bowersox's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Kate S. Bowersox's Application for Annual Leave of Absence403.62 KB
July 9, 1904
Request by William A. Mercer to spend money on the treatment of students who fall sick while on outing as well as for sending students to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for eye treatment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Eye Treatments and Treatment of Students on Outing504.33 KB
July 9, 1904
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1905 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1905 Fiscal Year452.82 KB
July 9, 1904
Request for the purchase of academic supplies for the Carlisle Indian School by William A. Mercer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Books Used at School, Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Academic Supplies for 1905 Fiscal Year766.16 KB
July 9, 1904
Request by William A. Mercer to purchase on the open market postage stamps for student letters and burial expenses in case of student deaths during the year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Stamps and Cover Burial Expenses453.39 KB
July 9, 1904
W. A. Mercer requests 3 desk letter baskets 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 Stationery, July 1904558.23 KB
July 11, 1904
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards and approves Instrumental Music Teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school at the Harrisburg Conservatory of Music
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jeannette L. Senseney's Approved Request to Attend Summer School863.02 KB
July 11, 1904 - November 7, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the use of irregular carpenter services. Mercer provides the Office with the original request along with the authority granting the request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Authorization for use of Irregular Carpenter Services1.52 MB
July 11, 1904
William A. Mercer proposes changing the the accounting of individual student money due to the large amount of small transactions. Mercer requests clarification on what is needed for superintendents and what constitutes proper vouchers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Change in Accounting of Individual Student Money975.46 KB
July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards clerk Nellie V. Robertson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nellie V. Robertson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence556.44 KB
July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards Oella C. Munch's request for an additional 7-day unpaid leave of absence because of illness in her family. Munch works as an assistant matron. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Extend Oella C. Munch's Leave of Absence780.17 KB
July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch's Application for Annual Leave of Absence550.96 KB
July 14, 1904 - August 12, 1904
Correspondence between Senator Porter J. McCumber and others regarding the return of Maggie Venne to her home. The final letter indicates that Venne is return from outing in order to be sent home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: McCumber's Additional Request for the Return of Maggie Venne4.01 MB
July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he needs to return to the Uinta and Ouray Agency to provide further instructions to his successor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Notifies Office of Need to Return to Old Agency738.45 KB
July 13, 1904
William A. Mercer requests that with Charles Lamar having been certified that he be given a probationary appointment as band leader.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Charles Lamar to be Given Appointment as Band Leader387.25 KB
July 14, 1904 - July 25, 1904
William A. Mercer forwards the preliminary property returns for the Uintah & Ouray Agency completed by his successor Captain C. G. Hall. Mercer notes that he will make a supplemental return and complete the transfer when he returns to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Preliminary Property Returns for Uintah & Ouray Agency1.06 MB
July14, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's request for an additional 11-day unpaid leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Extended Leave of Absence for Emma A. Cutter413.66 KB
July 15, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to criticism of the Office of Indian Affairs for a letter signed by Edgar A. Allen related to the closing of Richard Henry Pratt's accounts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Criticism of Office Related to Closing Pratt's Accounts428.29 KB