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 3, 1917 - December 17, 1917
Coal Supplier John Giffie informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. that a smallpox quarantine at the school prevented him from dropping three cars of coal at the school the day he was supposed to do so, which caused him a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reimbursement of Demurrage Charges Caused by Smallpox Quarantine453.06 KB
November 19, 1917
This document contains a letter inquiring about the account balance of Samuel Tingley.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Account Balance of Samuel Tingley150.29 KB
November 20, 1917 - December 6, 1917
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt concerning the draft registration of George W. Cushing, a student from Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Draft Registration for George W. Cushing245.1 KB
November 22, 1917 - December 11, 1917
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt concerning students wishing to enlist in the Navy.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Navy Enlistments 1917403.23 KB
November 23 - December 8, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning the collected tuition of Clifford Johnson, and a refund due to him.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Tuition Refund for Clifford Johnson329.57 KB
November 27, 1917 - March 27, 1918
These materials include correspondence regarding the indictment of Philadelphia bartender Stephen E. Kelly for selling liquor to four Carlisle Indian School students. The students, in Philadelphia for a game against the University of Pennsylvania…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General, Student Alcohol Use
View Document: Indictment of Stephen E. Kelly for Sale of Liquor to Indians974.72 KB
December 1-29, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to release John Mathews from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Release John Mathews809.93 KB
December 6-11, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Louis Godfrey.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Injuries, Football, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Louis Godfrey908.91 KB
December 7, 1917
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 100 pounds of sugar to the "employees mess" since they cannot purchase it in Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants him permission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Sell 100 Pounds of Sugar224.07 KB
December 12, 1917 - December 20, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Lynah & Read, coal suppliers, made a claim for $2.00 because B. & O. Railroad Company charged them for switching rails while the coal was sent to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Disapproval of Claim for Shipping Coal323.86 KB
December 13-19, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs appropriates $108 from the "Indian Moneys Proceeds Labor, Carlisle School" account to pay for a 10% raise for three employees.
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 1917358.91 KB
December 18, 1917 - January 7, 1918
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to the Commissioner of the Indian Affairs to share an idea he has in which World War I orphans from France and Belgium could be brought to the school and sent on outing. Francis argues…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Plan to Use Indian School Outing System for World War I European Orphans785.26 KB
January 2, 1918 - May 20, 1919
These materials contain requests from Rose Shenoskey to release her daughter Mary Shenoskey from Carlisle, and regarding the allotment of her son Samuel Leo who was serving in the United States Army in France during World War I.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests by Rose Shenoskey2.63 MB
January 10-21, 1918
These materials include correspondence regarding a revised outing policy for the summer of 1918 to met the demand for agricultural work while also satisfying newly established academic requirements.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Program Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Revised Outing Policy for 1918498.9 KB
January 15 - March 28, 1918
Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells that his night watchman caught one of John Griffin's drivers stealing coal from the Carlisle Indian School under the direction of Griffin, who contracts with the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Need for New Coal Contractor after previous Contractor Steals from School1.51 MB
January 25, 1918 - February 16, 1918
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding Supervisor Elsie E. Newton's inspection of facilities and activities for female students at the Carlisle Indian School. Newton discusses topics including girls' dormitories, the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 19181.08 MB
January 30, 1918 - February 6, 1918
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests funds be allotted to the "Indiay Moneys, Proceeds of Labor Carlisle School" and "Miscellaneous Receipts Class 4" accounts to cover incidental expenses for fiscal year 1918.
E…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
View Document: Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses in Fiscal Year 1918296.62 KB
February 1-4, 1918
This document contains a list of the senior class of 1918 expected to graduate at the end of the school year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of 1918 Seniors277.07 KB
February 6, 1918 - March 27, 1918
This material includes correspondence regarding an incident where Jerome Sultuska had been accused of chewing tobacco. Sultuska complained of harsh discipline and racial insults at the hands of Disciplinarian Wallace Denny. Carlisle's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaint by Jerome Sultuska Against Wallace Denny909.71 KB
February 26 - March 12, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning graduate Lyman Madison's question about his citizenship.
Note: At the time of scanning at the U. S. National Archives, a document in this file was incorrectly. That document has now been…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Citizenship for Native Americans
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence About Lyman Madison's Citizenship242.8 KB
March 1-5, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Montreville Yuda and his desire to teach a lecture on shipbuilding. Yuda was a shipbuilder with the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Newport News, Virginia. Carlisle's superintendent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Montreville Yuda Lecture on Shipbuilding655.11 KB
March 8-29, 1918
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests additional funds be allotted to the "Indian School Transportation 1918" account. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Francis that there's no money to give…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds for "Indian School Transportation 1918" Account473.87 KB
March 12, 1918 - May 23, 1918
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request for the return home of Andrew Peters to Breed, Wisconsin to assist his family on their farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Andrew Peters1.63 MB
March 15-29, 1918
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning the return of Andrew Cuellar to Carlisle. He had been recommended for an Army assignment, but he was denied…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Andrew Cuellar's Return to Carlisle from the Army829.73 KB
March 15-16, 1918
This material includes correspondence between Luther H. Jacobs and Assistant Commisioner E. B. Merritt concerning Jacobs's eligibility to enter the army draft.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Draft Eligibility for Luther H. Jacobs249.17 KB