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 21, 1892
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding one individual, John Donald McIntosh, transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the San Carlos Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from San Carlos Agency, 1892549.09 KB
September 22, 1892
Thirteenth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt provides information on enrollment statistics from the 1892 school year including the outing numbers and wages earned by students.
Pratt further details enrollment…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 18922.6 MB
September 22, 1892
School Statistics accompanying the Annual Report for the 1892 Fiscal Year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1892534.23 KB
September 25, 1892 - September 27, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Julia Bent for her annuity payment in order to pay her tuition at the Cumberland Valley Normal School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Julia Bent Requests Annuity Payment for College Tuition3.89 MB
September 26-28, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oath of office from newly appointed fireman James Laley.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Oath of Office for James Laley888.69 KB
September 26, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Mark D. Evarts request to visit his brother.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Mark Evarts to Visit Brother446.71 KB
September 30, 1892
Copy of telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request by Pratt to expediate the process of filling the teaching vacancy in Room Number 11.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Copy of Pratt's Request to Expediate Teaching Appointment425.78 KB
September 30 - November 9, 1892
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of two women (Lillian M. Warner, Julia F. Fish) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the Carlisle Indian School. The…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position 783.95 KB
September 30, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt asks if the process of filling the vacant teaching position in Room Number 11 cannot be expedited.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks if Filling Teaching Vacancy Can be Expedited420.54 KB
October 1892
Louisa Smith requests from Thomas J. Morgan to be allowed to return to her home in order to sell her home land. Smith notes her property is not well cared for and the sale will enable her to return in the East and earn her own living.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Louisa Smith Request to Return Home to Sell Property470.56 KB
October 8, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he would be glad to have Joseph Adams as a student at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment of Joseph Adams at Carlisle470.14 KB
October 13, 1892
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1893 amounting to $475.28 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, October 1892996.89 KB
October 14, 1892
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of fiscal year 1893 amounting to $22,829.62 for support of the school. Richard Henry Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,475.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 18931.73 MB
October 19-24, 1892
Richard H. Pratt and Acting Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards James Laley's formal application to be appointed as the fireman at the school. Laley's application is accompanied by references from E. W. Biddle and L. S. Eisenhower.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from James Laley2.77 MB
October 24, 1892
Thomas John requests from Thomas J. Morgan to have his granddaughter, Phoebe Baird, returned from her outing to the Carlisle Indian School. In her letter to him, Baird states that she has not been at school lately and desires to return to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request from Phoebe Baird to Return to Carlisle from her Outing835.57 KB
October 25, 1892
Alfred John Standing returns the examination papers of two individuals and notes that no selection has been made. Standing states that the position has been temporarily filled.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Returns Exam Papers and Notes Temporary Appointment to Number 11499.07 KB
October 29, 1892
Alfred John Standing responds to inquiry from the Office of Indian Affairs related to Louisa Smith's request to return home in order to sell her property. Standing provides additional context related to Smith's claims and notes that the agent in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Louisa Smith's to Return Home526.33 KB
November 1, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, October 18921.86 MB
November 1, 1892
Louis Brunette requests the return of his son Charles Brunette from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Charles Brunette573.58 KB
November 1, 1892
Alfred John Standing returns the application papers of John Laley, Fireman, to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Returns Application Papers of James Laley490.69 KB
November 4-5, 1892
These materials include letters and a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 14 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota. The correspondence includes a statement of the authority which allowed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
November 4, 1892
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 14 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota.
Note: A duplicate of this statement was also submitted to the Bureau of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, November 18924.21 MB
November 7, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1892. 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, October 18923.13 MB
November 8, 1892
David S. Keck, Supervisor of Education, reports the transfer of two students, David McIntosh and Norman Cassadore, from the San Carlos Reservation to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of David McIntosh and Norman Cassadore to Carlisle492.81 KB
November 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to request from Thomas John for the return of his granddaughter Phoebe Baird from her outing home to Carlisle. Pratt provides some context and the outing report that indicates that Phoebe wanted to return in August…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Problems on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Phoebe Baird to Return from Outing1005.13 KB