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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February 16, 1896
Austin Abbott writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for the invitation to attend the Graduation Exercises, and informs him of his intention to attend with his wife.
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Abbott Sends Intention to Attend Graduating Exercises992.05 KB
February 21, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for a position as a teacher in the Indian Service for Robert J. Jackson as well as a certificate of graduation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Robert J. Jackson1.02 MB
February 25, 1896
William N. Ashman, Justice of the Orphans' Court in Philadelphia, writes to Richard Henry Pratt taking him up on his previously communicated offer to attend the Thursday Commencement Exercises for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ashman Informs Pratt of Intention to Attend Commencement Exercises1.16 MB
February 27, 1896
Program for the commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School on February 27, 1896.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation, Lists of Graduates
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Program of the 1896 Commencement Exercises610.93 KB
March 5, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $2,500 on transportation of students to and from the Carlisle Indian School for the remainder of the 1896 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Spend Additional $2,500 on Transportation of Students501.66 KB
March 6, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for Josiah George and Elizabeth Wind for positions in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendations for Josiah George and Elizabeth Wind507.77 KB
March 7, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, February 18961.03 MB
March 10, 1896
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, February 18961.45 MB
March 10, 1896 - March 11, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from W. N. Hailmann which apparently asked for recommendations for Carlisle students to fill teaching positions. Pratt recommends and discusses the qualifications of Julia Elmore, Adelia Lowe, and Henrietta…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendations for Indian Service for Three Former Students958.57 KB
March 10, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards supplementary irregular service reports for August and September 1895, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the month for Esther M. Dagenett (Special Agent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Supplementary Report of Irregular Employees, August and September 18952.1 MB
March 12, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann of his recommendation to T. W. Potter, Superintendent of the Chemawa School, of former students Josiah George and Elizabeth Wind for a position of band leader and industrial teacher and nurse. He had…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommendations for Positions at Chemawa School315.46 KB
March 14, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that their order transferring Dr. Z. T. Daniels is not practicable.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office Transfer of Daniels is not Practicable292.09 KB
March 16, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Annie Lockwood be given the position of Assistant Matron at the Keams Canyon School and provides information about her enrollment at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Position at Keams Canyon for Annie Lockwood718.26 KB
March 23, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the annuity payment for Corbett Lawyer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response Regarding Annuity Payment to Corbett Lawyer484.6 KB
April 3, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards a "supplementary" irregular service report for June 1895, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the month for May Ring (tailoress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Supplementary Report of Irregular Employees, June 1895660.3 KB
April 4, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, April 1896474.79 KB
April 6, 1896
Chester Smith requests his annuity money currently held by the U.S. Treasury be sent to him as he is going home during the summer of 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chester Smith Requests His Annuity Money409.83 KB
April 8, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during March 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, March 1896691.64 KB
April 9, 1896
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1896 amounting to $496.71 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 1896912.91 KB
April 11, 1896
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1896 amounting to $13,659.92 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1896483.24 KB
April 14, 1896 - June 28, 1897
Dennison Wheelock seeks assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs in collecting money from former student Chester P. Cornelius from his creditors in Carlisle, Pennsylvania still seeking repayment. Cornelius was then employed by the Cheyenne…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wheelock Seeks Collection of Debts from Chester P. Cornelius2.45 MB
April 16, 1896
John Kennedy, Peter Dillon, and Richard Grant request to be returned to their homes for the summer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Three Students to be Returned Home for the Summer419.29 KB
April 17, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Jennie P. Cochran requested a leave of absence because of "special family conditions."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jennie P. Cochran's Request for Leave of Absence 302.65 KB
April 17, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to recommend teacher Fanny G. Paull be granted a one-month extension of her sick leave of absence. Paull is receiving medical treatment in Philadelphia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Extend Fanny G. Paull's Sick Leave of Absence 333.78 KB
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests to meet with Antoino Apache, Dr. Carlos Montezuma, and others in Chicago. Pratt notes that he is going on a recruiting trip and asks Apache and Montezuma to travel with him to the San Carlos and Pima Agencies.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Request to Meet with Apache and Others in Chicago281.91 KB