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.
Search Documents
Please Note: The Search box above only searches Documents. To search the entire site, use the search box on the top left.
You are searching the title, description, and location fields. File attachments are not searched.
Browse Documents
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of John Kennedy, Richard Grant, and Peter Dillon to be returned to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Three Students485.45 KB
April 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards disciplinarian W. Grant Thompson's application for a 15-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. Grant Thompson's Application for Leave of Absence 320.97 KB
April 24, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that two teachers can attend the teaching institutes at Lawrence, St. Paul, and San Francisco. Pratt also states that Alfred John Standing can attend the Eastern Institute to present his paper on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Hailmann of Teachers Able to Attend Teaching Institutes341.38 KB
April 24, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to W. N. Hailmann providing a recommendation for Andrew Beard for a position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Andrew Beard315.03 KB
May 1, 1896
Ida Wasee requests from the Office of Indian Affairs to return home for the summer and return to Washington D.C. in the Fall.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Ida Wasee to Return Home835.95 KB
May 3, 1892 - December 19, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a coupon for Elizah (here Elijah) Brown to travel between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Cascade Looks, Oregon as part of his return trip home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
View Document: Coupon for Elizah Brown Travel500.3 KB
May 4, 1896
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, May 1896333.49 KB
May 5, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer William Rutgers Claudy's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William Rutgers Claudy's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 326.77 KB
May 8, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 10-day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence 304.73 KB
May 8, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to the request to return Jeannette Rice to her home from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Jeannette Rice409.02 KB
May 9, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Levi St. Cyr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Levi St. Cyr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 322.25 KB
May 9, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1896. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, April 1896674.42 KB
May 9, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request to return Shield Thunder Bull to his home from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Return of Shield Thunder Bull321.1 KB
May 10-11, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Fanny G. Paull's application for a 30-day sick leave of absence as well as a physician's certificate verifying Paull's illness because the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requested a physician's certificate in order to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fanny G. Paull's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 623.91 KB
May 11, 1896
Cover document for Ernest Hogee's request to be allowed to return to Arizona.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Ernest Hogee to be Allowed to go to Arizona68.25 KB
May 12, 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, May 1896440.8 KB
May 20, 1896
Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 1896869 KB
May 21, 1896
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay for the treatment of Mary Couture while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses for Treatment of Mary Couture303.69 KB
May 28, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher M. L. Silcott's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to illness. Pratt sends a physician's certificate verifying Silcott's sickness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. L. Silcott's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 369.54 KB
May 28, 1896
Alfred John Standing reports to the Office of Indian Affairs the deaths of Jemima John and Miriam Patton Dahnassaht of consumption.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Deaths of Jemima John and Miriam Patton Dahnassaht245.14 KB
June 2, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that Fanny G. Paull's leave of absence should begin on April 10th instead of May 10th.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification on the Starting Date of Fanny G. Paull's Sick Leave of Absence 388.44 KB
June 3, 1896
Alfred John Standing submits a report to W. N. Hailmann on six former students of the Carlisle Indian School in relation to their employment in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing's Notes on Six Former Carlisle Students391.76 KB
June 4, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards J. L. Dandridge's application for a 14-day annual leave of absence. Dandridge works as a cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. L. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 242.5 KB
June 5, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to a request for Julia Hand to return to her home over the summer and return during for the Fall.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Julia Hand390.54 KB
June 6, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Carlisle employees suitable for being field matrons.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Field Matrons260.63 KB