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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January 4, 1905
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Service that arrangements have been made for Oliver Harlan to remain as the Assistant Farmer until his replacement has been secured.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Oliver Harlan to Remain as Assistant Farmer Until Replacement Appointed496.28 KB
January 4, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards reports on leave of absences taken by several employees: W. B. Beitzel (clerk), S. J. Nori (clerk), Emma G. Sky (assistant clerk), George Foulk (teamster), and Oella C. Munch (assistant matron).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reports on Five Leaves of Absence 2.56 MB
January 4, 1905
W. C. Smith inquires about enrolling his two sons at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. C. Smith Requests to Enroll His Sons at Carlisle in 1905550.94 KB
January 6, 1905
John R. Wise submits the report of farm statistics the Carlisle Indian School farms for the 1904 calendar year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Farm Statistics for the 1904 Calendar Year891.56 KB
January 7, 1905
J. R. Wise requests information from the Office of Indian Affairs on how to pay for collect telegrams which were not sent at the Government rate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information on Adjusting Telegram Charges602.32 KB
January 10, 1905
Oella C. Munch resigns her position as an assistant matron from the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will submit a recommendation for an appointment in a later letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Oella C. Munch Resigns Position as Assistant Matron651.35 KB
January 12, 1905
William A. Mercer requests his action in dismissing William White and Josephine Williams be approved by the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Being Expelled
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Approval of Action to Dismiss Two Students483.15 KB
January 12, 1905
William A. Mercer requests to be able to furnish Laura Taylor with funds to travel to the Navajo Agency Training School to take a position as an assistant seamstress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Furnish Laura Taylor Funds to Travel to Take Position757.57 KB
January 14, 1905
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1904.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 19041.09 MB
January 14, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer (superintendent) forwards a report on his own leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on W. A. Mercer's Leave of Absence 485.41 KB
January 16, 1905
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, complies a report that indicates that there is one case of epilepsy, two cases of scoliosis, and three cases of tuberculosis at the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Physician336.88 KB
January 17, 1905
William A. Mercer requests to appoint Charles Dillon as an Assistant Blacksmith.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Appoint Charles Dillon as Assistant Blacksmith490.8 KB
January 19, 1905
Alice Lamar submits her resignation as a cook at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alice Lamar Submits Resignation as Cook749.99 KB
January 19, 1905
William A. Mercer requests clarification from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the appointment of the wife of Norman Justus as housekeeper. Mercer states that this position is currently held by Anna F. Bennett and that the wife of Oliver…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Clarification Regarding Appointment of Additional Housekeeper743.19 KB
January 19, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to increase the salaries of the harness maker, tinsmith, and painter at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Increase Three Industrial Positions492.68 KB
January 20, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that with the Printing Department being run as efficiently as ever without a Superintendent of Printing that the position should be abolished.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Abolish Superintendent of Printing Position498.07 KB
January 21, 1905 - March 8, 1905
Mason M. Maxon writes to Francis Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to be the Carlisle Indian School military instructor. Maxon includes a petition and letters of recommendation in support of his application.
Leupp informs U. S.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Employment from Mason M. Maxon 2.7 MB
January 21, 1905
William A. Mercer requests to have Florence N. Head transferred to the Carlisle Indian School as an assistant matron. Mercer notes that the transfer is dependent on Head securing accommodation for her son in Carlisle while she lives in the girls…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Florence N. Head to be Appointed to Assistant Matron Position515.88 KB
January 23, 1905
Charles Lamar submits his resignation as Musical Instructor and Band Leader of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Lamar Resigns as Band Leader836.06 KB
January 23, 1905
William A. Mercer outlines a plan to place students in assistant seamstress and assistant laundress positions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Plan to Reduce Assistant Positions through Student Labor1.1 MB
January 23, 1905
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs to suspend action in replacing the vacant cook position caused by the resignation of Alice Lamar.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Suspend Action on Replacing Alice Lamar as Cook347.13 KB
January 26, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that during the months of October, November, and December there were 7 cows, 9 calves, 16 pigs, and one bull. Mercer asks for authority for the slaughter and notes that in the future…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Livestock Slaughter for Subsistence and Requests Authority724.44 KB
January 27, 1905
William A. Mercer requests an inspection be made of school buildings at the Carlisle Indian School and suggestions be made for improving sanitary conditions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Sanitary Inspections of School Buildings be Conducted486.66 KB
January 28, 1905 - February 1, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards Daniel Eagle's letter declining the carpenter position at the Cheyenne River Agency school in which he explains that he is eager to continue his studies at the local business college. Mercer provides the names of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Daniel Eagle Declines Carpenter Position at Cheyenne River School1.21 MB
January 28, 1905
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1905 amounting to $17,017.20 for support of the school, $13,260 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 19051.62 MB