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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December 31, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of report of changes in employees blank forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1892544.6 KB
January 1893
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1893 amounting to $20,834.51 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1893571.08 KB
January 3, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of payroll of irregular employees blank forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893532.65 KB
January 4, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1892. Dixon also includes a note summarizing health conditions of 1892 in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, December 18921.22 MB
January 5, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy requests the return of her granddaughter from the Carlisle Indian School. Kennedy notes that the students like the school but they do not have enough to eat and that the students are sick despite Richard Henry Pratt claiming…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary Kennedy Requests Return of her Granddaughter from Carlisle539.48 KB
January 6, 1893
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1893 amounting to $455.51 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, January 1893789.51 KB
January 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a No. 3 "Eclipse" Press for the printing office. Pratt notes that previously all of the equipment for the office was purchased by the charity fund of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase New Printing Press677.85 KB
January 6, 1893
Richard H. Pratt compiles a list of worn out, broken, or unservicable property at the Carlisle Indian School and requests that a Board of Survey do the same.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Worn Out and Unserviceable Property Report, January 1893830.54 KB
January 7, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of James Williams for the transfer of his daughters, Sarah and Julia, to the Mt. Pleasant School. Pratt notes that the authorization on the part of the Office of Indian Affairs in granting this request…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Williams627.51 KB
January 9, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from Thomas J. Morgan providing him answers to various questions including the enrollment figures over the school's history and presently in 1893. He then discusses the education philosophy of the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Overview of Carlisle upon Inquiry of Commissioner1.16 MB
January 11, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in December 1892. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 18922.77 MB
January 12, 1893 - January 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the proceedings of the Board of Survey concerning worn out, broken, or no longer usable items at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 18931.49 MB
January 14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not willing to acquire written resignations of employees who quit on short notice.
A note on the front indicates the original was returned to the Carlisle Indian School…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office He is Unwilling to Obtain Resignations of Disgruntled Employees520.4 KB
January 14, 1893 - January 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to complaints of Bertha Parker regarding her brother Ely Parker and her cousin Nellie Kennedy both of whom are students at the Carlisle Indian School. Parker further claims that both have claimed that they are not…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Complaints of Bertha Parker1.48 MB
January 14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Alfred John Standing in charge of the building in Chicago. Pratt approves of the placement but notes that he does not agree with his salary being taken out of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit558.61 KB
January 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs Office of Indian Affairs that Colonel George T. Balch requesting the forms for notifying him of the results of the ballot along with the ballots. As a result this will delay sending out the ballots but that they should…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed345.95 KB
January 18, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893376.25 KB
January 20-23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a physician's certificate verifying Merritt's illness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 775.96 KB
January 24, 1893 - February 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Mark D. Evarts written to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs asking for his money held by Pratt. Pratt notes that he is holding onto the money because Evarts has been spending his money quickly and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts1.09 MB
January 25, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from E. E. Riopal, Superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Indian School, regarding the re-enrollment of the Sarah Williams and Delia Strong at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a history of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams463.81 KB
January 26, 1893
Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of the Indian Schools, comments on his investigation regarding a letter written by Adela Rankin to Theodore Roosevelt about student abuse, as well as complaints of New York Indians regarding a lack of food at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining, Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dorchester Responds to Complaints 753.2 KB
January 26, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Lizzie L. Payne, India J. Burke, Ella L. Smart) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position736.65 KB
January 26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning to the estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1893. Pratt goes through various ways he has already reduced costs and notes that if needed he will send students on…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Expenses669.17 KB
January 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Letter)345.25 KB
January 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Telegram)378.46 KB