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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September 5, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt seeks authority to have the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency Agent send 10 individuals for the Constitutional Centennial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pratt notes that due to a limited amount of time he is unable to get people…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Send 10 Cheyenne and Arapaho to Constitutional Centennial526.75 KB
September 5, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt asks for the immediate delivery of stationery previously requested on February 9, 1887.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Immediate Delivery of Stationery from Previous Letter292.43 KB
September 7, 1887
George E. Sanluier protests against the sentiment of having students from the Carlisle Indian School at various entertainment events.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Protest Against Using Students at Entertainment Shows400.76 KB
September 7, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt asks the Office of Indian Affairs if authority to send 10 individuals from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency to the Constitutional Centennial parade or if there is an objection to them coming.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Regarding Authority to Send 10 Cheyenne and Arapaho to Parade322.42 KB
September 15, 1887
George S. Schmidt requests from the Office of Indian Affairs for 50 students from the Carlisle Indian School to participate in the York, Pennsylvania Centennial Celebration. Schmidt notes that this will come at no expense to the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Parade and Public Appearances
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: George Schmidt Requests Carlisle Students for York, PA Centennial574.7 KB
September 16, 1887
Chauncey F. Black requests the participation of students from the Carlisle Indian School and the Carlisle School Band to participate in the Centennial Celebration being held in York, Pennsylvania. Black notes that the committee in charge of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Carlisle Students to Participate in Centennial Celebration in York, PA497.34 KB
September 18, 1887
Levi Marsh requests permission from the Office of Indian Affairs to have the students at the Carlisle Indian School in the York, Pennsylvania Centennial Celebration.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Parade and Public Appearances
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Levi Marsh Requests Permission for Carlisle to Participate in York Centennial450.9 KB
September 19, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter noting the approval of the Office for the school to participate in the Centennial Celebration being held in York, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Parade and Public Appearances
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Notes Approval of Office for Participating in York Celebration299.82 KB
September 20, 1887
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1887. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for October 1887328.28 KB
September 21, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have Henry Kendall enroll at Rutgers College. Pratt also requests that $167 per year be allocated to pay Rutgers for Kendall's education from the general appropriation or through Pratt's fund.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Education After Carlisle
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Henry Kendall at Rutgers College624.54 KB
September 27, 1887
Annie S. Ely requests permission for a leave of absence for 30 days starting September 30, 1887. Richard Henry Pratt recommends the leave be granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annie S. Ely Request for Leave of Absence516.08 KB
September 30, 1887
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding a colt halter which Agnew requested. Pratt also mentions that "while the learned friends of the Aboriginee are making paths for us to walk in, I am at home…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew636.2 KB
October 3, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs that he agrees with the office's order regarding English in the schools. He notes his disagreement with the missionaries who oppose it. He ends by noting that teaching English will lead…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Notes Agreement with Office Orders for English in Schools383.83 KB
October 15, 1887
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding a single student, Benjamin Damon, discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to his home at the Navajo Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupil Discharged to Navajo Agency, 18871.21 MB
October 21, 1887
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for November 1887. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for November 1887314.77 KB
October 26, 1887
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1887 amounting to $10,511.00 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $7,332.50 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 18871.41 MB
November 4, 1887 - November 8, 1887
G. D. Williams, U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, writes to Richard Henry Pratt to see if he can enroll six students at the Carlisle Indian School in addition to having one white escort during transport.
Richard Henry…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Six Students from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency978.18 KB
November 4, 1887
Forwarded voucher for the expenses incurred by L. A. Bender in burying Bruce Hayman, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, in Millville, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher Covering Expenses of Burying Student in Millville, PA365.13 KB
November 12, 1887
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from A. Miller, a member of the Stockbridge Nation, regarding a request from Miller to enroll his son and two daughters at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has informed Miller that his son is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from A. Miller Requesting Enrollment of Children320.07 KB
November 13, 1887
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Quapaw Agency, 1887 (Copy 1)3.83 MB
November 13, 1887
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Quapaw Agency, 1887 (Copy 2)3.98 MB
November 14, 1887
George W. Scott, Superintendent of the Fort Stevenson School, requests a Carlisle Indian School student to fill the position of assistant seamstress at the School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fort Stevenson School Requests Carlisle Student to Fill Seamstress Position576.24 KB
November 19, 1887
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for December 1887. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for December 1887306.78 KB
November 21, 1887
Thomas Jennings, U.S. Indian Agent for the Green Bay Agency, replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the enrollment of A. Miller's children at the Carlisle Indian School. Jennings states that the children are living with their…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Agency Response to Enrolling of Children of A. Miller at Carlisle493.03 KB
November 22, 1887
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information in regard to required labor needed for December 1887. Pratt inadvertently overlooked instructions in the previous letter and explains the need…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Additional Irregular Employees Required for December 1887303.06 KB