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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September 21, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting information on the enrollment of Benjamin Green and that there are no members of the Five Civilized Tribes enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information on Enrollment of Benjamin F. Green288.14 KB
September 23, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards superintendent of outing Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne S. Ely's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 301.49 KB
September 23, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the construction of the Carpenter, Shoe, and Tin Shops are underway and requests authority to purchase material for the addition of more Industrial Shops.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Expand Additional Industrial Shops289.99 KB
September 25, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of the members of the Shawnee Nation currently enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Shawnee Students at Carlisle, 1896388.88 KB
September 30, 1896 - May 22, 1897
Correspondence regarding a request by Richard Henry Pratt for Congress to reimburse the Carlisle Appropriation $1,800 caused by the need to make repairs due to a cyclone.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Request to Reimburse Appropriation2.25 MB
September 30, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there no students from the Delaware Nation currently enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information on Delaware Students Enrolled at Carlisle369.87 KB
October 1, 1896 - March 11, 1897
Thomas W. Potter, Superintendent of the Chemawa Indian School, praises the actions taken against Richard Henry Pratt and includes an issue of The Chemawa American published on October 1, 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
View Document: Thomas Potter Praises Recent Actions Taken Against Pratt1.73 MB
October 6, 1896 - January 27, 1897
Correspondence between Richard Henry Pratt and the Interior Department regarding the Office of Indian Affairs request to discipline Pratt for insubordination in the matter of not re-nominating M. L. Silcott and Maud Mosher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Disciplining Pratt over Insubordination3.89 MB
October 7, 1896
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1897 amounting to $488.43 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, October 18961.56 MB
October 8, 1896
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1897 amounting to $27,242.65 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $11,025.00 regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 18971.56 MB
October 11, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt invites Antonio Apache to the 1896 Lake Mohonk Conference to give a similar speech to the one he gave at the Carlisle Indian School commencement. Pratt notes that he would cover his travel expenses if he were able to come.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Lake Mohonk Conferences, Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Invites Antonio Apache to 1896 Lake Mohonk Conference844.88 KB
October 12, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests the permission of Daniel M. Browning to attend the Lake Mohonk Conference. Browning grants permission in a separate note.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Lake Mohonk Conferences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Permission to Attend Lake Mohonk Conference400.27 KB
October 12, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 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, September 18961.37 MB
October 13, 1896
Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 1896978.52 KB
October 20, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides an long update on Perry Tsamanwa taking a position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Perry Tsamanwa Taking Position in Indian Service770.42 KB
October 22, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards L. R. Shaffner's application for a 29-day leave of absence. Shaffner works as a girls' matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: L. R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence 249.83 KB
November 2, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt forwards the approval letter for his September 1896 irregular employees report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks him to attach the report to the 1897 first quarter voucher number 84.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwarding Copy of Approved Report of Irregular Employees for September 1896314.11 KB
November 3, 1896
S. L. Diven, the acting school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, October 18961.23 MB
November 12, 1896
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 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, October 1896787.34 KB
November 14, 1896 - November 20, 1896
Alfred John Standing responds to requests from two local citizens that former student William Lone Wolf be returned to his home in Oklahoma after sustaining injuries while working in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return William Lone Wolf1.22 MB
November 16, 1896 - February 15, 1897
Correspondence regarding an article written and published by Richard Henry Pratt attacking the Civil Service Commission in the Indian School Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Pratt Attacking Civil Service in Red Man Article5.29 MB
November 18, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 524 pairs of boys and men's shoes due to the ongoing construction work at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase 524 Pairs of Shoes213.66 KB
November 21, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt forwards check for M. L. Silcott as directed by the orders of the Office of Indian Affairs.
A note indicates that the check was delivered to M. L. Silcott on November 23, 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Check for M. L. Silcott300.92 KB
November 27 - December 2, 1896
J. O. Brown, Pittsburgh Department of Safety, requests the assistance of the Secretary of War in addressing two runaway students from the Carlisle Indian School whom Richard Henry Pratt wishes to be treated as vagrants.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pittsburgh Police Request Assistance in Return of Two Runaway Students917.88 KB
December 4, 1896
Richard Henry Pratt provides the context of his actions to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request to the Pittsburgh Police Department treat two runaway students as vagrants.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Pittsburgh Police Request for Assistance610.32 KB