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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October 16 - November 10, 1913
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $50 for general school purposes from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" appropriation. Second Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt asks Friedman how he spent the money from a previous, similar…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
View Document: Request to Spend $50 for General School Purposes1.06 MB
October 17-20, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Stansil Jumper to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Stansil Jumper638.64 KB
October 20, 1913 - January 22, 1914
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by DeForest Doxtater to approve checks and close his student account.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Closure of Account of DeForest Doxtater506.34 KB
October 20, 1913 - December 5, 1913
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by Anna Pierce to approve checks closing out her account.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Request for Funds by Anna Pierce287.94 KB
October 22, 1913 - November 8, 1913
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of a fire in the clothing room of the Small Boys' Quarters. The fire was caused by a stove, which is normally used to heat flat irons for clothes,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Fires at the School, Fire Prevention
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of a Small Fire in the Small Boys' Quarters195.11 KB
October 24, 1913 - November 20, 1913
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of Tony B. M. Tommie (referred to as B. H. Tommie in this file), a member of the Seminole Nation of Florida, at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Tony B. M. Tommie375.51 KB
October 24, 1913 - January 10, 1914
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request from an outing patron to employ Esther Moore under the outing system.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Patrons, Students on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Esther Moore on Outing1.25 MB
October 27, 1913 - October 29, 1915
These materials include correspondence regarding requests by Congressman Asher C. Hinds of Maine to enroll at Carlisle the three children of Thomas Canadian. The oldest daughter was forwarded an enrollment application and notified that she would…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Thomas Canadian Family2.89 MB
October 27, 1913
These materials include correspondence concerning a request by John Martinez to withdraw money from his account.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Request for Funds by John Martinez82 KB
November 2, 1913 - January 2, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Mamie Vilcan that Anna Ridenour, Matron, was opening her mail. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs asked Superintendent Friedman to look into the affair, and later reiterated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employees Reading Students' Mail
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaint by Mamie Vilcan1.09 MB
November 5-6, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells encloses a copy the Supreme Court decision in U. S. v. Felipe Sandoval, and requests that the Carlisle Indian School print 500 copies.
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Printing Supreme Court Decision (US v. Felipe Sandoval)176.76 KB
November 5, 1913
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests funds from the Department of the Interior for the second quarter of 1914.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Request for Funds for the 1914 Second Quarter362.49 KB
November 6, 1913
Physical exam form for Albert Whirlwind, a member of the Sioux Nation. The form is dated November 6, 1913, signed by the Carlisle school physician.
No other information can be found for Albert Whirlwind. His name does not appear in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Albert Whirlwind Physical Exam Form (Did Not Enroll)228.75 KB
November 18, 1913 - December 17, 1913
August Kensler informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is competent to inspect canned tomatoes in Bethlehem, Maryland but requests to be excused from the duty. E. B. Merritt notifies Kensler that other arrangements have been made.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: August Kensler Requests to be Excused from Inspection Duty324.37 KB
November 20, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells requests that Catholic Reverend Mark E. Stock, because Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman views chaperones as absolutely necessary for students attending mass early in the morning,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requirement for Chaperones for Students Attending Early Morning Mass256.19 KB
November 21, 1913 - February 20, 1914
These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employees Reading Students' Mail
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Confiscated Postcards Sent to Carlisle Students3.93 MB
November 22, 1913 - December 10, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Paul Jones to his home in Pendleton, Oregon from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Paul Jones348.02 KB
November 22, 1913 - December 13, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return home of Ethel Williams.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return Home of Ethel Williams267.04 KB
November 24, 1913 - December 13, 1913
John C. Lloyd, a former soldier currently in his eighties, informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that he would like an Indian girl to come live with him and take care of him in case he gets sick because he lives alone. He…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Patrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
November 27, 1913
Naomi Greensky's Thanksgiving dinner menu at the Carlisle Indian School, held on November 27, 1913.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Food and Dining, Thanksgiving
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, 1913140.63 KB
November 29, 1913 - March 4, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a disagreement between Morris Huff and Carlisle's outing authorities regarding his enrollment status at the school. Huff was living with his outing family while no longer a student, and the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Morris Huff6.69 MB
December 1, 1913 - May 1, 1914
These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: 1914 Congressional Investigation, History of the Carlisle Indian School, Discipline - General, School Farms - Selling Produce, Industrial Training - General, Student Illness, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, Athletic Program Administration, Fire Prevention, Student Living Conditions, Food and Dining
View Document: Brief of Charges and Answers Against Superintendent Moses Friedman13.88 MB
December 6-19, 1913
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a supplemental request for funds to use during the second quarter of 1914. He later requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sends him the money requested to pay off a debt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Supplemental Request for Funds for 1914 Second Quarter436.1 KB
December 11, 1913 - January 9, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Charles A. Peters to be returned home in order to help his parents. This request was granted upon the condition that Peters pay for his own transportation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Charles A. Peters to Return Home703.77 KB
December 13, 1913
Naomi Greensky's dance card for the Mercer Literary Society dance held on December 13, 1913.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Student Social Events
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Mercer Literary Society Dance Card, 1913203.96 KB