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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March 9, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to immediately purchase school supplies on the open market. Pratt notes that these supplies were not provided when requested from the Department, and that a recent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase School Supplies on Open Market2.27 MB
March 12, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt suggests to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that constructing a boiler for heating would be more efficient and less laborious.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Buildings and Grounds
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Suggestion to Build Heating Boiler2.21 MB
March 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the approved expenditure for coal for the first quarter of 1880 did not meet the school's needs. Pratt requests funds to purchase additional coal for the first quarter, and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
View Document: Additional Coal Purchase for First Quarter 18802.44 MB
March 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests additional money for postage of student letters from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pratt states that letter-writing increases student moral and supports the school's reputation among their families and tribes.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Student Postage Allowance2.36 MB
March 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests funds for the renovation of the mess hall, kitchen, and laundry. Pratt notes that the school's increasing student population necessitates these renovations, and describes which buildings will be added and renovated.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Buildings and Grounds
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds for Kitchen and Laundry Renovations2.33 MB
March 13, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form amounting to $3,075.25 for areas covering employee salary, clothing, water, coal, and chapel.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1880822.95 KB
March 16, 1880
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1880 amounting to $11,350 for areas covering subsistence, employee pay, repairs, clothing, mechanical industries, supplies, and contingencies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1880841.84 KB
March 16, 1880
Based on a discussion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Richard Henry Pratt requests funds for the purchase of 110 sets of dormitory furniture on the open market.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds for Dormitory Furniture1.65 MB
March 16, 1880 - March 22, 1880
Mattie G. Reynolds writes to Richard Henry Pratt asking for a position at the Carlisle Indian School in sewing or as a sewing teacher or assistant matron. Reynolds, who formerly worked with the Pawnees in a variety of roles, additionally…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Suggestion to Build an Indian School in Nebraska354.46 KB
March 18, 1880
Assistant Secretary of the Interior A. Bell sends a copy of the Revised Statutes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks the Commissioner to forward it to Richard Henry Pratt at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: This item was copied…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: BIA Policy Changes
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transmission of Revised Statutes to Pratt132.23 KB
March 19, 1880
Dr. J. S. Bender notifies Richard Henry Pratt of the death of Henry Jones, a member of the Iowa Nation, due to advanced endocarditis. Dr. Bender notes that a post-mortem examination was performed alongside local physician Dr. J. R. Bixler. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Henry Jones1.46 MB
March 24, 1880 - March 29, 1880
Secretary of War Alexander Ramsey informs Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that he is declining the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' request to allow Lieutenant George LeRoy Brown to recruit Indian students from Nations in Colorado and New…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recruitment of Students, Indian Service
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Le Roy Not Permitted to Recruit Students352.74 KB
March 24, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt states that he has had trouble finding quality teachers but recently found Jennie L. Woodbury, who started on March 11 for $45 per month. Pratt strongly urges Commissioner of Affairs R. E. Trowbridge to approve this hire and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Hire Teacher Jennie L. Woodbury154.97 KB
March 26, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to send Dr. Kellogg to inspect the sanitary conditions at the Carlisle Indian School and to inspect and consult with him on the precautions that they should be taking.
Note: This…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for a Sanitary Inspection150.06 KB
March 29, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding a disallowed sum of $2.35 from his February irregular employees report. Pratt explains the error and transmits a new and corrected report.
Note: This item was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claim for $2.35 from February Irregular Employees Report164.3 KB
March 29, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt continues correspondence with Sheldon Jackson about obtaining permission to recruit Navajo, Pueblo, and Moqui students. He regrets that they are only permitted 15 Navaho students out of a total of 50 from these peoples. Pratt…
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics: Recruitment of Students
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Writes to Jackson About Recruiting Navajo Students, 1880191.04 KB
March 29, 1880
A. J. Standing informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he's escorting eleven Indians to Carlisle and requests transportation for his party and himself.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transportation of Eleven Indians to Carlisle90.85 KB
April 1, 1880 - June 21, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt provides a copy of the Description of Party brought to the Carlisle Indian School by A. J. Standing on April 1, 1880.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Copy of Descriptive Statement of Pupils from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1880705.55 KB
April 2, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt references the recent denial of the detail of Lieutenant Brown for recruiting, and then informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he can recruit students himself from New Mexico and Colorado in after the Dakota Chiefs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel - Recruitment, Visitors
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt to Personally Recruit Students in New Mexico and Colorado148.13 KB
April 3, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt asks that the funds requested in his special estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1880 be sent immediately.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 188097.11 KB
April 5, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs A. J. Standing's report on his trip to Indian Territory in March 1880. Standing left on March 2nd accompanied by Pauskie (Comanche), White Bear and Cohoe (Cheyenne and Arapaho…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: A. J. Standing's Report from his Trip to Indian Territory525.03 KB
April 5, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that A. J. Standing incurred $206.80 in expenses. Pratt asks that the funds be placed on his next remittance.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel - Recruitment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Cover A. J. Standing's Expenses142.35 KB
April 8, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt argues to the Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that his approval for the school to recruit 15 Navajo students is insufficient, and he would like to recruit 50. Pratt writes that the Presbyterian Church has had 10 years to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Recruit 50 Navajo Students268.28 KB
April 9, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' statement of funds that covers some of the Carlisle Indian School's expenses during the first and second quarter of fiscal year 1879-1880. Pratt requests authority to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Supplies and Materials
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Cover $4,850 of Expenses150.93 KB
April 9, 1880
Richard Henry Pratt requests Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge's approval for purchases made during the first quarter of 1880 amounting to $1,163.59. The purchases were not covered on the quarter's estimate of funds but were "…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Cover Indispensable Expenses, First Quarter 1880399.99 KB