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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November 29, 1916
In response to a question about whether students from Mexico could be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School, this memorandum is a compilation of information regarding the enrollment of individuals who are not American citizens, including…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Reports
View Document: Enrolment of Non-American Citizens and Porto Ricans, Etc., in Indian Schools, 19161.86 MB
November 30 - December 9, 1916
Carlisle student George Mayo inquires about obtaining a tract of land to farm after he completes his agricultural training.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Land Allotment by George Mayo337.43 KB
December 2, 1916
These materials include correspondence responding to a request for data comparing the costs of pupils who remain at the school versus those who are outing. Superintendent Lipps includes a copy of the July 1916 Carlisle Arrow (Vol.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Costs of Pupils at School vs Outing3.7 MB
December 20, 1916 - January 4, 1917
This material includes correspondence between Alberta B. Doyle of the Bureau of Plant Industry in the Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Hawke, the chief clerk of the Indian Bureau. Doyle inquired about the lineage of former student Alice…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Alice Tebbitts438.87 KB
December 21 - 26, 1916
These materials include correspondence regarding holiday greetings between a group students to Cato Sells along with Sells reply.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Holiday Greetings in 1916438.46 KB
December 31, 1916 - January 10, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding the education of Mexican students at the Carlisle Indian School. Commissioner Sells' responds that Carlisle is not academically advanced but meant to train students in industrial arts. Further…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Enroll Mexican Students 3.84 MB
1917 c.
Small notebook entitled "American Authors" but used as an address book of the homes of former Carlisle Indian School students.
This notebook is part of a collection donated to the Cumberland County Historical Society by a descendent of…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Notebooks
View Document: Home Addresses of Former Students4.75 MB
January 2, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from the Naval Government of Guam to send students to the United States for higher education. The Carlisle Indian School was suggested as the institution for these students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry of Potential Enrollment of Students from Guam193.39 KB
January 5, 1917 - August 25, 1917
This material includes correspondence from J. Aline Palmer inquiring about government benefits she may be entitled to due to her Indian descent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence About Land Entitlement For J. Aline Palmer504.12 KB
January 8 - March 6, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding reports on the health of Walter Winsborough to his mother Mary Wells. Additionally, a request from Winsborough's parents was sent through Senator Harry Lane to return him to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Health Reports of Walter Winsborough1.45 MB
January 10 - February 17, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Chief Wild Pigeon, of Little Neck, Long Island, New York, to enroll Jerome Carpenter at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Jerome Carpenter434.83 KB
January 12, 1917
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Dr. Charles Francis Himes following Pratt's trip East at the Lake Mohonk Conference. Pratt includes a history of his first commander in the Civil War General Robert H. Milroy.
Pratt concludes his letter by…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Lake Mohonk Conferences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Letter to Himes in January 1917880.48 KB
January 21, 1917
Annebuck provides an update to Fannie Peter on her current life living in San Fransico, California as well as other students from Alaska including Annie Coodlalook and Emma Esanetuck.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annebuck Updates Fannie Peter from San Francisco945.19 KB
January 24, 1917 - January 29, 1917
Asssitant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps why the school has has combined farming and stock raising into one subject for boys and why sewing, home-nursing, and poultry raising…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Restructuring of Industrial Classes for Boys and Girls446.62 KB
January 25 - February 10, 1917
This material includes an inquiry into the alleged physical assault of Sarah Boyd by matron Matilda G. Ewing. Boyd claimed that she was pushed down a flight of stairs by Ewing, resulting in a back injury. The materials include an interview…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General, Student Injuries
View Document: Materials About Sarah Boyd Assault Incident3.41 MB
January 25 - February 5, 1917
C. V. Peel responds to Ernest W. Hancock's request for an outing student from the Carlisle Indian School. Peel notes that outing students will only be sent out in June following their examinations.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Ernest Hancock's Request for Outing Student395.16 KB
February 6, 1917 - February 8, 1917
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt forwards twelve copies of the tentative course of study for Indian schools to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps. Lipps acknowledges receipt of the books, states that they've never destroyed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Curriculum, Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Receipt of Twelve Copies of the Tentative Course of Study for Indian Schools267.65 KB
February 7-13, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Chief Clerk in Charge C. V. Peel requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs return the specifications and blueprint for a three-compartment refrigerator to the school. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Supervisor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for New Three Compartment Refrigerator Blueprint236.84 KB
February 13 - April 26, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning policies governing the graduating class of 1917. This includes a list of students receiving diplomas, required grades, and other related policies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Graduation Policies for the Class of 1917724.02 KB
February 26, 1917 - March 31, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Mrs. A. J. Krejberg to have Elsie Krejberg, her step-daughter, enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment for Elsie Krejberg1.2 MB
March 1-28, 1917
Former student Elmer E. Busch applies to be the assistant football coach at Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt forwards Busch's application to Carlisle. Carlisle Superintendent O. H. Lipps denies Busch's application,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Assistant Football Coach492.29 KB
March 5 - 6, 1917
These materials include correspondence from W. D. Groesback praising the singing of students from the Carlisle Indian School at a performance on March 4, 1917 in Washington D. C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Praise for Carlisle Students' Singing394.59 KB
March 23, 1917 - April 18, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a suggestion by local Carlisle resident Irvin Mahon that the Carlisle Indian School be returned to use as a regular military post during the First World War. This suggestion is rejected by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Suggested Use of Carlisle Indian School as Military Post628.91 KB
April 4 - 7, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request for clarification from Superintendent John Francis Jr. on how to handle students wishing to enlist in the United States Army and Navy in response from hearing from a Naval recruiting…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Clarification Regarding Student Enlistment387.26 KB
April 6, 1917 - May 11, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding the use of liquor among students at Carlisle, and the punishment of Turner Dwight for intoxication.
Note: Turner Dwight is also known as Simon Turner Dwight.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Use of Liquor by Carlisle Indian School Students1.04 MB