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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August 25, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt proposes amending his previous authority to abandon the Smead Willis system for the girls quarters due to its failures in the Public Schools of Cleveland as well as other difficulties raised by their employees and engineers.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Amend Girls Building Plans856.74 KB
August 27, 1891
Wrapper for response to return of Jemima Two Elks to her mother sent by Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrapper for Response to Return of Jemima Two Elks120.03 KB
August 31, 1891
Mrs. Crow requests the return of her grandson Carlo French from the Carlisle Indian School. Crow notes that French is not a healthy individual and went to Carlisle without her permission. She notes that she has already sent him medicine twice and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return Home of Carlo French551.1 KB
September 1, 1891
Pratt's annual report of the Carlisle Indian School begins by providing statistics of the number of students from various nations during the school year. Pratt claims that the per capita cost at Carlisle is lesser than at other schools while also…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Reports
View Document: Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 18914.16 MB
September 2, 1891 - September 9, 1891
A. W. Ferrin forwards a request from Milton Abram to enroll his two sons to the Carlisle Indian School. Ferrin encloses a letter from Richard Henry Pratt informing Abram that he needs the permission of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs due to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request from Milton Abram to Enroll Children at Carlisle812.09 KB
September 3, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, August 18911.49 MB
September 3, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 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, August 18911.97 MB
September 5, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay half the cost of restoring the arch and rebuilding the walls of the collapsed barn on the Parker Farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Costs Associated with Rebuilding Parker Farm Barn815.02 KB
September 9, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an application for appointment as a teacher on the Oneida reservation of Lillian May Cornelius. Pratt provides Cornelius history at Carlisle and notes that she was a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher533.39 KB
September 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the school is ready to carry the 1000 students the Department has allocated for Carlisle. However because the amount is material the school will need $115,000 to cover support and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks for Additional Support for 1891-1892 Fiscal Year511.38 KB
September 10, 1891 - September 16, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request to return Carlo French on behalf of his health. Pratt encloses a report from the school physician which indicates that there is no need to return French due…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Carlo French894.63 KB
September 17, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can furnish 100 harness straps with snaps at $.85 each.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estimate for Furnishing the Department with Harness Straps421.68 KB
September 18, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submit a corrected report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1891. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, August 18911.28 MB
September 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expense voucher of William P. Campbell regarding traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the pursuit of Ralph Naltuey.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwarding Expense Voucher in Pursuit of Runaway Student508.82 KB
September 19, 1891
Peter White requests to have John Moses enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. White notes that Moses attended a school in Indiana but had to leave and therefore would like to complete his education at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll John Moses at Carlisle545.79 KB
September 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he left off his estimate wool hats in order to buy them on the open market. Pratt indicates that the wool hats purchased by the Department are too inferior for the School's uses. He asks authority to purchase 50…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Soft Wool Hats on the Open Market521.33 KB
September 21, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Thomas J. Morgan to provide an update on various aspects of the Carlisle Indian School including the construction of the Girls Quarters, the Hospital addition, and the barn. In addition, he provides an update on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Updates to Thomas J. Morgan705.89 KB
September 22, 1891
T. J. Quinn responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Henry Keoke. Quinn notes that in the letter Pratt promised to return Keoke at the end of the summer and that the Office instruct Pratt to return him according to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Guardian of Henry Keoke Responds to Office Letter539.16 KB
September 24, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a telegram from Thomas J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding a Mr. Bennett. Pratt states that Bennett would be all right for Sisseton.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Morgan's Telegram Regarding Bennett367.55 KB
September 28, 1891
Wilson Elm requests that his adopted daughter Maggie Thomas be returned to the Carlisle Indian School from her outing. Elm states that he sent Thomas to Carlisle to get an education and that she wants to return to Carlisle. He further states that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Problems on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Maggie Thomas to Carlisle from Outing511.9 KB
October 5, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an inquiry from James R. O'Beirne about a Caddo student who had run away from his farming outing. Pratt states that he sent William P. Campbell after the student to New…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Runaway Caddo Student509 KB
October 5, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, September 18911.54 MB
October 20, 1891 - October 29, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request for the return of Isaac Davis from his step-father Mr. Greenback. Pratt claims that Davis' term of enrollment has not expired nor is the reason that he is needed to assist with home affairs a valid one…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for the Return of Isaac Davis848.85 KB
October 20, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from missionary S. S. Burleson for the return of Celicia Schanandore. Pratt provides Schananadore's history at the school and notes that she desired to remain…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Celicia Schanandore366.4 KB
October 20-29, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means requesting a position as a Master of Transportation at the Pine Ridge Agency. Pratt in his letter states that while he does not want to interfere with the agent's selection that Means has…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Position as Master of Transportation at Pine Ridge842.12 KB