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 12, 1891 - July 25, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter by Nicholas Huff regarding his daughter Lily Huff being enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt writes that he would not stand in the way of Lily being returned to her husband, Josiah Baird, but that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Response to Return Lily Huff to her Husband1.24 MB
July 14, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards account of J. R. Wood, general passenger agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, for tickets furnished to escorts and pupils during the previous fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Account for Tickets Furnished for Transportation of Students498.76 KB
July 15, 1891 - July 23, 1891
Thomas J. Morgan requests the Second Comptroller of the Treasury return to the Office of Indian Affairs the lease entered into between the Executive Committee of the Hocker Farm and the Office. Morgan notes that the lease will be returned after…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Morgan Requests Return of Lease of Hocker Farm to Renew3.65 MB
July 16, 1891
Cover letter of Richard Henry Pratt detailing his transmission of plans and specifications for an addition to the girls buildings under contract with Andrew J. Wetzel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Plans for Addition to Girls Building485.04 KB
July 16, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests that as the name of the Carlisle Indian School did not change that he no longer be referred to with the title of Superintendent Pratt Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office No Longer Use Pratt Institute Title506.37 KB
July 20, 1891
Elmore Chase recommends transferring two Apache students at his school to the Carlisle Indian School due to the fact that the Santa Fe School is going to draw entirely from female students from local Pueblo villages.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Two Apache Students from Santa Fe to Carlisle549.96 KB
July 28, 1891
Information cards of Emmeline Garlow, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who visited the school on July 28, 1891 and departed on July 29, 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Emmeline Garlow Information Cards (Visitor Only)567.1 KB
August 1 - October 5, 1891
These materials include descriptive statements of students for individuals transferred from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency to the Grant Institute in Genoa, Nebraska; the Lincoln Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Carlisle Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
August 4, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt corrects the names of Jane Dawson and Annie Souder on the Office of Indian Affairs list approving nominations of employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction of Two Names on List of Approved Employees502.4 KB
August 4, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 18912.12 MB
August 4, 1891
Helen R. Duncan inquires from the Carlisle Indian School if a number of Cherokee students under her care can enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Duncan cites the desire of the students to enroll at an Industrial Training School in order to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Cherokee Students at the Carlisle Indian School510.45 KB
August 5, 1891
George King writes to the Office of Indian Affairs to request the return of his oldest daughter Louise King from the Carlisle Indian School. King states that his wife is very sick and he needs his daughter to help care for her.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Louise King690.83 KB
August 6, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report of July 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, July 18911.45 MB
August 7, 1891
B. F. Bennett requests a meeting with Thomas J. Morgan to discuss another position following his being replaced on the school farm at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - School Farms
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: B. F. Bennett Requests Meeting with Morgan to Discuss New Position310.84 KB
August 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding filling a teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt notes that at the moment he is having difficulty filling a teaching position at Carlisle and so he cannot…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Cannot Provide Name for Fort Totten Teaching Position861.31 KB
August 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Daniel Schanandore to return his son Wilson Schanandore. Pratt states that Wilson is not a student at Carlisle nor do they have any sons of Daniel…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Daniel Schanandore517.11 KB
August 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase needed supplies on the open market due to being out of various contract goods that are not being replaced quickly enough.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Various Supplies on the Open Market401.82 KB
August 11, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian School that since his previous letter that he has learned that Wilson Schanandore is at the Hampton Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Location of Wilson Schanandore507.1 KB
August 11, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request from Helen R. Duncan to enroll Cherokee students at Carlisle. Pratt writes that some avenue should be open to the Cherokee students to learn a practical…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Enroll Cherokee Students526 KB
August 12, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority he asked for in his previous telegram of two days prior to purchase needed supplies on the open market due to being out of various contract goods that are not being replaced quickly enough.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Purchase Various Supplies395.29 KB
August 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lawrence Smith. Pratt provides Smith's history at the Carlisle Indian School and noting that he has asked to be reenrolled at the Carlisle Indian School or to be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Lawrence Smith776.05 KB
August 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the authority granted for transporting children to and from Carlisle has mostly been used in returning children and their is now a need for additional funds. As a result, he requests $…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Transportation Funds in Fiscal Year 1891554.76 KB
August 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Josiah Baird for the return of his wife Lily Huff. Pratt indicates that the claims in the letter of Rev. S. S. Burleson are unfounded as indicated by the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Additional Information Regarding Request to Return Lily Huff3.15 MB
August 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by George King for the return of his daughter Louisa King due to the sickness of her mother. Pratt provides the history of King's time at Carlisle and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Louisa King833.34 KB
August 22, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs R. V. Belt that Miss Carter does not want to be transferred this year but will consider a transfer to a Western School at a higher salary the following year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Willingness of Staff Member to Transfer516.55 KB