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The Red Man and Helper (Vol. 1, No. 1)
July 13, 1900

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 4) and Helper (Vol. 15, No. 37).

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The American Indian Magazine (Vol. 6, No. 4)
Winter 1919

A description of this magazine is not currently available.

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Magazines
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Oaths of Office, July 1897
July 10-14, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery, Thomas Marshall, Taylor Smith, and William Colombe). Pratt also notes that two other employees (Ella…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Santee Agency, 1897
August 24, 1897

These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Santee Agency.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Yankton Agency, 1897
August 24, 1897

These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 7 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Yankton Agency in South Dakota.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report on Teachers at the Carlisle Indian School in 1897
September 11, 1897 - September 18, 1897

Alfred John Standing forwards a statement regarding teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff
November 17, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Twelve Requests for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School
June 9-14, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt forwards twelve applications for leave of absence to attend summer school for several employees: Nellie Robertson (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mary Bailey (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Gertrude E. Simmons (assistant…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Fifteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School
July 22 - November 9, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifteen certificates of attendance at summer school for fourteen employees: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Mary Bailey (teacher), Bessie Barclay (teacher), Nellie V. Robertson (teacher), Fanny G.…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Follow Up on Gertrude Simmons' Request for Additional Training
December 3, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt follows up on the request of Gertrude Simmons to take additional training to further her career. Pratt additionally requests advance notice of the party of Cheyenne and Arapaho's arrival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Standing Informs Office Frey Declines Transfer to Carlisle
December 14, 1898

Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Frey of the Mt. Pleasant School declines transfer to the Carlisle Indian School to replace Gertrude Simmons. Standing asks an assignment of a primary teacher from the Civil Service lists.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Resignation of Gertrude Simmons and Request for Replacement
December 18, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Gertrude Simmons has turned in her resignation. Pratt notes that Supervisor Wright has recommended Miss Frey at the Mt. Pleasant School as her replacement.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Information Regarding Gertrude Simmons' Music Study
January 20, 1899 - January 27, 1899

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Gertrude Simmons' studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Gertrude Simmons
July 28, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Gertrude Simmons for a position as a Principal Teacher in the Indian Service.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration