1911

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke concerning the appointment of former students to the Indian Service. 

These materials include a request by Mrs. F. H. Heugg for information about the Carlisle Indian School and its educational programs, for the purposes of writing a paper.

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning "The World in Boston" exhibit. Five Carlisle students, including four men and one woman, took part in the weeks-long exhibit. The correspondence includes a letter of thanks from the organizer of the American Indian…

These materials include correspondence regarding students from Bent, New Mexico whose eligibility to attend Carlisle was questioned by Charles F. Pierce, Supervisor of Indian Schools. Pierce claimed the students had access to public schools and should be ineligible to receive an education at a government school. After an investigation, the…

These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Amy Cornelius of tubercular meningitis. Cornelius body was returned to her family after a funeral service at Carlisle.

These materials include correspondence and a newspaper clipping concerning the arrest of alleged former student Charles E. Brown on the charges of counterfeiting. Superintendent Moses Friedman states that a student by that name never attended the Carlisle Indian School, and that his story is full of inaccuracies.

These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into on the return of the Hopi students enrolled at Carlisle in 1907. Ta wa hong yio ma was informed that the students were enrolled for five year terms and their periods of enrollment had not yet expired.

These materials include correspondence and legal documents regarding the request of James Cook to have his son Isaac Cook returned home from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent Moses Friedman initially sought to deny the request based on a claim that Isaac Cook desired to remain at the school. Friedman was overruled by the Office of…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to tear down the smoke and bake house and the slaughter house, both of which are used for storage on the farm and no longer needed due to improvements to the dairy barn. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke grants permission.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by J. R. Frye to enroll in the Carlisle Indian School. Frye was attending the Henry Kendall College in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and his request was denied due to his access to public schools.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Robert J. Tahamont to remain at the Carlisle Indian School past his term of enrollment in order gain more experience in the carpenter trade by assisting the school in building in a plumber shop.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, PA., 1912" account for water. C. F. Hauke approves the request.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $1,000 from the "Indian School, Transportation 1912" account to capture and return runaway students and deserters. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke denies Friedman's request because he wants Friedman to make individual requests instead.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1912" account for water supply, and C. F. Hauke approves the request. A carbon copy of the request and receipt are included as well. 

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests authorization to spend $400 for fiscal year 1912 in order to pay the lease of the Henderson Tract, which is used for "pasture and other purposes." Several months later Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to take "action ... on the approval of this lease."

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by John B. Farr to remain at the Carlisle Indian School rather than being sent home for living near a public school. Farr desired to take a mathematics course at Conway Hall after studying at the office of an architect in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Farr hoped to further study…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Katie Ray, a member of the Catawba Nation, in the Carlisle Indian School. Ray's request was denied because the Catawba Nation had not recently received assistance in educating its youth from the Federal Government.

These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into the exclusion of Charles Geck from the Carlisle Indian School. Geck was released from the school as a result that he had access to public schools near his home in Oklahoma.

These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Thomas Antiste that an employee of the Flathead School was attempting to force his daughter to enter the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Mitchell Laughing to have his son John Laughing returned home from Carlisle. The request was denied on account of John's age and his stated desire to remain at the school on the outing program.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a contract with Carlisle Gas and Water Company for providing electric light for buildings, installing six arc lights for the school grounds, and providing all of the water supply for the year.

These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into the exclusion of Willard Comstock from the Carlisle Indian School due to his heritage and family's wealth.

The Annual Report, U.S. Indian School, Carlisle, PA , for the year ending June 30, 1911, by M. Friedman, Superintendent, Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The annual report contains statistical information related to the school's enrollment, former students and training/industrial programs. The report also contains narrative accounts of former…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Rev. Sherman Coolidge to have his daughter Virginia Coolidge enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Coolidge required an exception from the Office of Indian Schools due to her young age.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Angus Splicer to return to the Carlisle Indian School, after being declared ineligible the year before, in order to continue his education at Conway Hall.