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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January 6, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt seeks to visit Washington D.C. in order to advocate for the interests of the Carlisle Indian School in addition to the education of Indian students in general.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority Sought by Pratt to Visit Washington D.C.402.61 KB
January 11, 1882
Jose La Cruz Marcus, the Governor of the San Felipe, and Lorenzo Duran, the Captain of War, send Richard Henry Pratt a note of appreciation for educating the Pueblo students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Note of Appreciation from the Pueblo Nation393.43 KB
January 12, 1882
Green Bay Agency Indian Agent E. Stephens proposes transferring Charles Somains from the Hampton Institute to the Carlisle Indian School rather than having him return home. Somains indicates that this is likely the best path for helping Somains…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Transfer Charles Somains to Carlisle1.31 MB
January 12, 1882
Seminole Chiefs from the Wewoka Indian Territory inquire from Hiram Price about the possibility of sending ten girls and ten boys to be educated at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seminole Chiefs Inquire about Sending Children to Carlisle274.04 KB
January 15, 1882
Louis Hamilton and John Pappan, two members of the Ponca Nation, request to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John Pappan and Louis Hamilton Enrollment Request363.47 KB
January 15, 1882
Ponca Chief Standing Bear requests that his nephew William Snake be allowed to return home during his vacation from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for William Snake to Spend Vacation at Home712.83 KB
January 16, 1882
B. C. Hobbs requests an introductory letter to visit the Carlisle Indian School in order to provide specific points during Congressional testimony in support of funding for Industrial Schools and other work.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Visits by Government Officials
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: B. C. Hobbs Asks for Introductory Letter to Visit Carlisle661.45 KB
January 16, 1882 - May 6, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt relays a copy of the last message he received from former Carlisle Indian School physician Dr. W. H. Faulkner regarding expenses accrued by Dr. Faulkner while returning two students to their homes at the Rosebud Agency. Due to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Unaccounted Expenses from Dr. Faulkner813.87 KB
January 18, 1882
S. C. Armstrong acknowledges that he will transfer Charles Somains to Carlisle at the earliest opportunity from the Hampton Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice that Somains to be Transferred to Carlisle293.83 KB
January 24, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt details the additional capacity of the Carlisle Indian School at the beginning of 1882. He notes that the school is capable of having 200 boys and 125 girls on site at the school. In addition by sending students on the outing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Capacity of the Carlisle Indian School in 1882865.55 KB
January 24, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt requests an increase in the proposed appropriation for 1883 allocated to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Increase for 1883 Appropriation582.92 KB
January 25, 1882
D. B. Dye, U.S. Indian Agent at the Quapaw Indian Agency, notes that he will comply with an order from the Department of Indian Affairs to meet children in order to accompany them to Carlisle on their travels in Kansas City.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dye to Meet Children in Kansas City for Escort635.42 KB
January 25, 1882
C. M. Semple, the Principal of the Education Department at the Carlisle Indian School provides a report on the teaching methods, educational foundations, and principles guiding the teachers at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Teaching and Grading Methods
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on the Teaching Methods Employed at Carlisle2.72 MB
January 28, 1882
D. W. Janowitz, Passenger Agent for the Pennsylvania Route, requests an order for transportation from Washington D.C. to Carlisle for eight passengers in order to allow the Ticket Agent to make his report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Order for Transportation to Carlisle Requested392.48 KB
February 7, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Sheldon Jackson be allowed to go to the Navajo Agency to recruit a delegation of students for the Carlisle Indian School along with an assistant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recruitment of Students
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Sheldon Jackson to Recruit Navajo Students568.44 KB
February 10, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificate of receipt from the War Department of two Lipan children.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter Concerning Receipt of Two Lipan Children375.29 KB
February 20, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt seeks authorization for his actions in allowing Lincoln to return with his father due to his health and covering the expense of the return trip.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority Sought in Approving Return of Lincoln615.09 KB
February 24, 1882 - March 27, 1882
Augustus Brosius, U.S. Indian Agent at the Great Nemaha Agency, informs Richard Henry Pratt that a group of Iowa Nation people led by Chief Kihega will be visiting Washington to decide whether to remain in Nebraska. Kihega wishes his son who is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Iowa Chiefs Visit to Washington D.C.1.61 MB
March 7, 1882
Charles Hatton, U.S. Indian Agent, seeks authority to cover the additional fare incurred by the return of Lincoln from Carlisle along with the Arapaho Chiefs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hatton Seeks Authority to Cover Lincoln's Return Fare609.05 KB
March 16, 1882 - March 22, 1882
Blue Horse writes to Richard Henry Pratt regarding his son who is studying at the school, stating that his son can be sent home when he is skillful enough to carry out the trade he is learning. He also inquires about getting a one horse buggy.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Blue Horse Discusses His Son and One Horse Buggy620.84 KB
March 16, 1882
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1882 amounting to $11,445.75 for areas covering rations, the pay of employees, clothing, the farm, supplies, contingencies, and special allowance. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 18821.2 MB
March 17-28, 1882
American Horse asks Richard Henry Pratt if he may come to Carlisle to visit his children attending the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he believes American Horse coming to Carlisle would help keep…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: American Horse Requests Permission to Visit Carlisle845.32 KB
March 18, 1882
Thomas J. Jordan, U.S. Indian Agent at the Ponca Agency inquires about enrolling James Porter at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Enrolling James Porter at Carlisle382 KB
March 21, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt seeks the authority to return home Horace, Rufus, Morgan, and Austin due to poor health from consumption and scrofula.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Home Four Pine Ridge Students410.28 KB
March 24, 1882
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Department of Indian Affairs letter concerning the failure to return sick students back to their homes before their deaths. Pratt details two cases where students were too ill to be sent back to their homes. He…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Policy of Returning Sick Students559.39 KB