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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June 27, 1917 - June 13, 1919
This material includes correspondence concerning Herman Kelly. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Herman Kelly Competency Evaluation802 KB
June 27, 1917 - February 20, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning the heirship of deceased former student Samuel Tingley. This includes letters inquiring as to who will acquire Tingley's funds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
View Document: Inheritance of Samuel Tingley1.63 MB
June 27, 1917 - June 19, 1919
This material includes correspondence concerning the competenecy evaluation of Isaac Willis. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Isaac Willis Competency Evaluation1.06 MB
June 27 - September 20, 1917
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of John Flinchum. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: John Flinchum Competency Evaluation498.79 KB
June 27, 1917 - September 24, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Margaret Raiche. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Margaret Raiche Competency Evaluation456.22 KB
June 27, 1917 - June 27, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Maude Cooke. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Maude Cooke Competency Evaluation946.51 KB
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Evelyn Schingler. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Evelyn Schingler Competency Evaluation645.16 KB
June 28, 1917 - May 2, 1918
This material includes correspondence about the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Flora Peters. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Flora Peters Competency Evaluation667.87 KB
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Lena Parker. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Lena Parker Competency Evaluation519.97 KB
June 28, 1917 - September 20, 1917
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Mary Wilmet. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Mary Wilmet Competency Evaluation410.96 KB
June 28, 1917
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests information from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding appropriations and funds for the 1918 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information Regarding 1918 Fiscal Year Finances162.25 KB
July 2, 1917
Charles Dagenett encourages Adelia Walker (Sioux) to apply for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. She had previously attended Pipestone in Minnesota, but the superintendent there and the superintendent for the Birch Coulee District felt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Dagenett Suggests that Adelia Walker Enroll at Carlisle530.76 KB
July 3, 1917 - July 21, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. acknowledges receipt of an Allotment of Funds and asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if a $5,000 fund for increased employee compensation has to be included in the per capita cost per…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: $5,000 Fund for Increased Employee Compensation219.47 KB
July 16-27, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells regarding the Declaration of Policy, which he believes may prohibit any students from Oklahoma - particularly members of the "Five…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment Policies for Non-Reservation Indian Schools2.53 MB
July 18 - September 10, 1917
Superintendent John Francis, Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Farm Cook Gertrude Giffen prepares three meals a day for herself, 10 male student farmers, and her husband, Farmer James F. Giffen. Because they all eat at the same…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Practice of Four Farm and Dairy Employees to Eat and Drink Government Food and Milk972.69 KB
July 20 - 27, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into Max LaChapelle from the Examining Officer, Second Training Camps in Detroit, Michigan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Background Inquiry of Max LaChapelle252.04 KB
July 20, 1917 - August 2, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Susan Godfrey to have her son Frank returned to his home in Minnesota.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Frank Godfrey380.58 KB
July 26, 1917 - August 2, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell two cows to Swift & Co. in Harrisburg. The cows were recently condemned by Bureau of Animal Industry Representative Dr. Winant during the tubercular test. Assistant…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sale of Two Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis245.19 KB
June 27 - August 25, 1917
This material includes correspondence concerning 1917 graduate Lyman Madison. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Lyman Madison Competency Evaluation846.13 KB
July 28, 1917 - July 24, 1919
This material includes correspondence concerning George Warrington. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: George Warrington Competency Evaluation1.49 MB
July 30, 1917 - May 2, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Uneeda Burson. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Uneeda Burson Competency Evaluation752.6 KB
May 4, 1917 - May 8, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs how much money is to the credit of "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor, Carlisle School." Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Francis Jr. that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Current Balance of "Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor, Carlisle School" Account230.21 KB
August 4, 1917
These materials contain correspondence from Esther White to Commissioner of Indian Affair Cato Sells, thanking him for arranging her enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Esther White Request to Enter Carlisle211.82 KB
August 13-18, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by David Hill, a Canadian-born member of the Mohawk Nation, to enroll at Carlisle. His request is denied.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by David Hill to Enroll427.06 KB
August 17 - September 14, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request from outing patrons Henry and Clara McEwen that Carlisle allow outing pupils for work on Pennsylvania farms in the upcoming fall. Their request is denied because of curriculum changes at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Outing Pupils by Henry and Clara McEwen666.8 KB