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 16, 1904
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform him how to pay expenses involved to returning students from Alaska to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information on how to Return Alaskan Students Home383.21 KB
July 19, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his request for authority to drop three instruments from his property returns. Pratt details that he did not occur to him the instruments were on his property returns as…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Disposition of Three Instruments552.15 KB
July 21, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to an of Office of Indian Affairs letter addressed to Richard Henry Pratt regarding transportation of students and the authority which covers it.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Inquiry on Transportation Funds503.52 KB
July 21, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen 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 1904514.8 KB
July 23, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter returning voucher for $8 for transportation expenses at the Uintah & Ouray Agency for May 26, 1903. Mercer resubmits the voucher with the requests that the preliminary special…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Resubmits Voucher for Transportation for the Uintah & Ouray Agency567.79 KB
July 23, 1904
H. C. Clevenger, General Freight Agent for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co., informs the Quarter Master General that all freight charges on shipments to the Carlisle Indian School will require prepayment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Quarter Master Informed Freight Shipments Will Require Prepayment620.16 KB
July 23, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a supplementary estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1905 amounting to $4,906.80 to pay for stokers, water pipes, and building supplies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1905908.53 KB
July 25, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards teacher E. H. Colegrove's application for a 16-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. H. Colegrove's Application for Annual Leave of Absence538.92 KB
July 26, 1904 - September 1, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request for the return of Shela Guthrie Brown.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to a Request to Return Shelah Guthrie1.96 MB
July 26, 1904 - December 6, 1904
Correspondence regarding the complaint of Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School without his consent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers, Indian School System, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, School Employees - Printing Office, Request for Reenrollment, Requests from Families to Send Students Home, Factors Affecting Student Recruitment, BIA Policy and Policy Changes, Letters from Families About Students, Students Returning Home at End of Term, Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Complaint of Joseph C. Hart9.23 MB
July 27, 1904
W. S. Bannerman, Minister of the Prestyerian Churches of Sitka, requests to enroll Georgie A. Cook at the Chemawa Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Georgie A. Cook at Chemawa893.26 KB
July 28, 1904
Captain William A. Mercer calls attention to Instrumental Music teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school. Mercer states that he recommended her request be approved but has not heard back from the Commissioner of Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Jeannette L. Senseney's Request to Attend Summer School550.74 KB
July 28, 1904
William A. Mercer submits a revised contract between the Carlisle Indian School and the Carlisle Gas & Water Company of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mercer outlines the revised contract locks in the price for ten years.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Submission of Revised Contract with Local Water Company880.08 KB
July 29, 1904
William A. Mercer forwards the plans and specifications for adding a third story to the small boys dormitory and revises the estimate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Submits Plans and Specifications for Addition to Small Boys Dorm1.2 MB
July 30 - November 14, 1904
Major W. A. Mercer submits 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 1904. Mercer distinguishes between the employees, whose…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 19041.97 MB
August 2, 1904 - August 9, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to an inquiry from Frank Barnes, President of Grand Prairie Seminary, regarding Goie Mira Pinawadle who claims to be a graduate of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Inquiry Regarding Goie Mira Pinawadle1.04 MB
August 2-3, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Goliath Bigjim (baker), Mary A. Yarnall (music teacher), W. B. Beitzel (clerk), and Bessie B. Beach (librarian).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Four Applications for Leave of Absence2.28 MB
August 3, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards S. J. Nori's application for a 12-day annual leave of absence. Nori works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: S. J. Nori's Application for Annual Leave of Absence527.52 KB
August 6, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards W. H. Miller's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence. Miller works as a financial clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. H. Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence532.35 KB
August 9, 1904 - August 19, 1904
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Maggie Venne has been brought back from her outing home and will leave shortly to return to her home. Allen further returns correspondence from Senator Porter J. McCumber regarding his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Informs Office of Return of Maggie Venne2.24 MB
August 10, 1904
Edgar A. Allen requests to be considered for the special agent vacancy created by the transfer of Mr. McNichol.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edgar Allen Requests to be Considered for Vacant Special Agent Position497.75 KB
August 12, 1904
Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if clerk Fannie I. Peter's request for sick leave of absence is approved or denied.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Regarding Fannie I. Peter's Sick Leave492.75 KB
August 15, 1904
Notice of the death and burial of Mabel Stack of tuberculosis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Mabel Stack508.79 KB
August 19, 1904
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will accept the position of Special Agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edgar Allen Accepts Position of Special Agent498.54 KB
August 22, 1904
William A. Mercer reports to the Office of Indian Affairs that he has returned from his trip to the Uintah and Ouray Agency to finish transferring Agency property to his successor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Reports Return to Carlisle from Old Agency517.8 KB