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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June 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of plan and specifications for the proposed school building. Pratt requests that he be allowed to advertise for bids to construct the building.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter Forwarding Plans and Specs for New School Building648 KB
June 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs General A. B. Upshaw that he has sent plans and specifications for the new school building to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt requests that he be given permission to advertise immediately in order to overcome the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Upshaw Allow for Advertising of New School Building753.21 KB
June 12, 1888
Lewis Elm requests the return of his son, John Elm, from the Carlisle Indian School. Elm states that his son has been at Carlisle for three years which is the term he agreed to when he enrolled. Elm states that Pratt is willing return his son but…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return John Elm598.01 KB
June 14, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the enrollment of the Henry Harris at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he would be happy to accept Harris at Carlisle to further his desire to become a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Enroll Henry Harris359.68 KB
June 21, 1888
William Endicott, Secretary of War, that he has directed the five youths referred to in the Department of Interior letter have been transferred from Fort Pickens to Mount Vernon Barracks. They will be held at Mount Vernon until an appropriation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Five Apache Students Transferred to Mount Vernon Barracks391.52 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an upcoming exhibit in Cincinnati. He notes that Carlisle cannot add to the exhibits currently in Washington D.C. at the Office of Indian Affairs and Senate Committee…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inability to Add to Exhibits Currently in Washington D.C.520.15 KB
June 21, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for July 1888. 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 July 1888533.95 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return John Elm to his home in the Green Bay Agency. Pratt notes that Elm's father has properly stated his position in regards to Elm's return that he is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Elm551.78 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to arrange transportation for two Sioux boys currently under the care of Bishop Whipple in Minnesota. Pratt states that Whipple believes the boys would benefit from the discipline at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Two Sioux Boys from Minnesota457.72 KB
June 21, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has arranged transportation for Henry Harris from Grand Junction to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Travel Arranged for Henry Harris from Grand Junction430.32 KB
June 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of the Indian Affairs of the 60 students who are entitled to return to their home at the end of the school term due to the expiration of their enrollment or sickness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 18881.43 MB
June 22, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has 25 Oneida and 7 Osage students transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Martinsburg Indian School. In addition, he notes that he has left the Oneida girls for work who…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Transfers Students from Martinsburg to Carlisle493.62 KB
June 23, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt notes that after paying for beef, flour, and other bills the school will have $400 in the current quarter at the Treasury. Pratt proposes using this money to transport the Crow prisoners at Fort Snelling ordered to Carlisle by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Use Leftover Appropriation for Transportation of Crow Prisoners 408.56 KB
June 23, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides an account of transferring students from the Martinsburg Indian School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he and P. H. Bridenbaugh told the group of students of the benefit of staying in the East and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Transfer of Students from the Martinsburg Indian School to Carlisle1.35 MB
June 25, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests to send the Carlisle Indian School physician to the Green Bay Agency to settle with parents of the returned Martinsburg Indian School students. Pratt notes that the physician has requested to go on leave in July and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests to Send Physician to Green Bay with Martinsburg Students318.43 KB
June 26, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if the Office of Indian Affairs telegram from the day before authorizes him to send the Carlisle School physician to Green Bay and cover expenses.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Inquires if Office Telegram Authorizes Him to Send Physician to Green Bay319.4 KB
June 27, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that P. H. Bridenbaugh that two of the girls who stayed behind to assist with some of the work while students remained. Pratt writes that he believes the girls should come to Carlisle and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up to Transfer of Martinsburg Students to Carlisle357.05 KB
July 5, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of the delay in returning students to their homes due to a lack of communication between the Office and the Passenger Agent. The Passenger Agent informed Pratt that he only just learned…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Expresses Frustration with Office of Indian Affairs Over Transportation1.25 MB
July 5-21, 1888
A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner of the Office of Indian Affairs, forwards a copy of the proposal of Andrew Wetzel as well as Samuel Wetzel for the construction of a new building at the Carlisle Indian School. The Acting Secretary of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Proposals for New Construction of a New School Building2.49 MB
July 7-11, 1888
These materials include a cover letter and a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 61 individuals discharged from the Carlisle Indian School and transferred back to their homes in the San Carlos, Laguna, Wallace, Isleta, Quapaw, Eufaula,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils Discharged to Multiple Agencies, 18882.91 MB
July 9, 1888
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1888 amounting to $13,183.62 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian children. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $8,095.00 for regular employee pay. …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, First Quarter 18881.52 MB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend money allowing Carlisle Indian School staff to visit outing students during the 1889 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Program Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Spend Money Visiting Outing Students2.25 MB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the rent of the Hocker Farm for the 1889 fiscal year to be paid quarterly.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay the Rent on the Hocker Farm for the 1899 Fiscal Year555.66 KB
July 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend about $150 in repairs on the Parker farmhouse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay to Make Repairs to the Parker Farmhouse624.03 KB
July 10, 1888 - August 9, 1888
John L. Bullis, Acting Indian Agent for the San Carlos Agency, forwards a bill from Charles M. Renard covering the lodging for Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread on their return trip from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
View Document: Voucher for Lodging during Return Trip of Jose Nadilgodey and Constant Bread1.11 MB