Small Boys’ Quarters

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Hospital and Disciplinarian's Quarters, c.1884

View of the Hospital building and the Disciplinarian's Quarters, with the Small Boys' Quarters visible at the far right. 

The Historical Society has another copy of this photograph: 12-07-03.

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Photograph of a photograph of students on parade on school grounds, c.1885

Photograph of a photograph (tacked to a wooden surface) of students on parade on the school grounds. It is a large group of male students, in a formation of rows, some holding flags, with the band in front, and a student holding an American flag in the lead. Visible in the background are the Hospital, the Disciplinarian's Quarters, and the…

Format:
Glass Plate Negative, Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Small Boys' Quarters, c.1885

View of the Small Boys' Quarters on the school grounds. 

The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH2-081a and PA-CH2-085b. 

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Small Boys' Quarters [version 1], c. 1887

View of the Small Boys' Quarters with several younger male students standing in front, some with brooms. 

Format:
Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Small Boys' Quarters [version 2], c. 1887

View of the Small Boys' Quarters with several younger male students standing in front, some with brooms. 

Format:
Lantern Slide
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Pupils of Carlisle Indian Training School, 1888

Group portrait of what are presumably all or most of the school's students at the time, taken on the grounds of the central campus looking towards the northeast with the Superintendent's House, the Assistant Superintendent's House, the Small Boys' Quarters, and the Hospital in the background. 

An inscription on the reverse…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Composite Images of the Carlisle Indian School

The handwritten note reads: CHOATE

The reverse side reads: Old Guard House    Capt. R. H. Pratt Supt.    Old Chapel.     Supt. Quarters.      Ass't Supt. Quarters     Small Boys' Quarters.  …

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Buildings at the Carlisle Indian School, #1, c.1890

A composite of 16 photographs of the school. The captions read: Small Boys’ Quarters, Ass’t. Supt’s. Quarters, Superintendent’s Quarters, Chapel, Guard House, Hospital, Disciplinarian’s Quarters, Band Stand, After School, School Building, Large Boys’ Quarters, Christmas Dinner, School Room, Office & Teachers’ Quarters, Gymnasium,…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The Small Boys' Quarters, c. 1895

Caption: THE SMALL BOYS' QUARTERS.

accommodate 100 of the smallest boys, who are under the care of a matron. The sleeping rooms have three beds, a wardrobe, washstand, table and chairs ; and the building, 212 x 36 feet, contains bath rooms, assembly rooms, readings rooms and library.

This…

Format:
Photograph, Reproduction
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Small Boys' Reading Room, c. 1900

Several younger male students wearing uniforms posed reading newspapers at a table with many piles of newspapers--the Reading Room in the Small Boys' Quarters. 

Format:
Lantern Slide
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Male Students in Small Boys' Reading Room, 1901

Four younger male students posed seated at a table reading with two older male students standing, also reading. 

In 1901 the Bureau of Indian Affairs contracted with the photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston to document the school at Carlisle for an exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Carlisle Indian School campus panorama [version 1], 1909

A panorama photo (10" x 50") of the Carlisle Indian School campus, facing east.

The caption reads: U.S. INDIAN SCHOOL. CARLISLE, PENNA.

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Female Students on Central Campus Lawn with Dog, c. 1909

Older and younger female students with a dog posed on the lawn of the central campus. Visible behind them, from left to right, are the Athletic Quarters, the Disciplinarian's Quarters, the Small Boys' Quarters and the Assistant Superintendent's Quarters. 

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Mowing the Lawn of the Central Campus, c. 1909

A view of the central campus, taken from the western end of the lawn, looking east. The Small Boys' Quarters can be seen at left and a figure is pushing a lawn mower in the center of the image. 

Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December…

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
View of the Small Boys' Quarters, c. 1909

View of one end of the Small Boys's Quarters. 

Everett Strong was a photographer employed by the school starting in May 1908; he had left before December 1909. 

Format:
Photographic Print, B&W
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Storm Damage to the Carlisle Indian School and Cost of Rebuilding
July 18, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of damage to the Carlisle Indian School caused by a cyclone with large hail. Pratt lists the damage including 300 broken windows and half of the small boys quarter's roof being torn off. He notes that with the exception of the small boys quarters all of the buildings can be repaired with…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Detailed Report on Storm Damage at the Carlisle Indian School
July 21, 1887

Detailed report on the damage caused by a small cyclone and hail to the buildings of the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt notes that most of the buildings were damaged but can be repaired with labor and materials on hand. He notes that the small boys building would need additional work but since it is planned to demolished and…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Give White Coating to Large and Small Boys Quarters
February 28, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs that when the Carlisle Indian School built the large and small boys quarters in 1887 they did not white coat the sides of the building to save money. Over time, Pratt notes, the buildings have settled and the walls are dark in color making the light inadequate on dark days. As a result…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Reports on Dimensions of Dorms, Dining, and School Rooms
November 23, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of the rooms and dimensions for the sleeping quarters, dining room, and school rooms at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt focuses on the dormitories due to the excess space as compared to Office regulations.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Details Damage Caused by Cyclone to Various Buildings
July 4, 1902

Richard Henry Pratt follows up his telegram providing greater detail on the damage caused by a cyclone to various school buildings.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Submits Plans and Specifications for Addition to Small Boys Dorm
July 29, 1904

William A. Mercer forwards the plans and specifications for adding a third story to the small boys dormitory and revises the estimate.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Sanitary Report on the Dormitories, Dairy Barn, and Guard House
January 1, 1909

Medical Supervisor Joseph A. Murphy writes a report entitled "Sanitary Condition of Buildings at Carlisle." He focuses on dormitories, the dairy barn, and the guard house. He provides recommendations to better improve the cleanliness of the dormitories and the guardhouse.

Format:
Reports
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915
May 20-29, 1915

These materials include a report and correspondence regarding H. B. Peairs' investigation of discipline at the Carlisle Indian School in May, 1915. The report notes numerous improvements that were made and should be pursued. Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps addresses the report's recommendations.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration