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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June 1, 1900
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 19001.66 MB
June 2, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Crawford be transferred immediately and adds that the senior matron is going to visit outing girls.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Crawford to be Transferred Immediately381.1 KB
June 4, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests the applications of various Carlisle Indian School employees in the industrial shops for temporary use.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Applications of Carlisle Employees480.38 KB
May 1900 - June 5, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a proposal of the Carlisle Gas and Water Company to supply electric light to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Utilities
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal to Supply Electric Light to Carlisle Indian School1.42 MB
June 5, 1900
Cover slip for Richard Henry Pratt's recommendation of Dr. J. J. Stevens applications for tribal rights with the Wichita and Affiliated Bands of Indians.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Slip for Pratt's Recommendation for Dr. J. J. Stevens Application119.92 KB
June 6 - July 30, 1900
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists an employee who has left the school (Granville M. Shelley) and those who have been recently hired (Ed. A. Lau). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, July 19001.35 MB
June 6, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that tailor, Granville M. Shelley, has resigned his position because he was not well suited to the job. Pratt requests that there be prompt action in replacing Shelley.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Discusses Resignation of Granville Shelley and Requests Replacement714.14 KB
June 7, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter notifying him that Lillie B. Crawford has declined the transfer to Carlisle as an Assistant Matron. Pratt requests that someone be appointed from the civil service list with the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Suggests Appointment for Assistant Matron Position475.05 KB
June 7, 1900
G. M. Shelby informs Representative George W. Faris that he has resigned his position at the Carlisle Indian School due to false accusations made against him. Faris forwarded the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of G. M. Shelby533.2 KB
June 8, 1900
Supplementary estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1900 amounting to $11,071.62 for support of the school and transportation of supplies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1900848.51 KB
June 9, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has exhausted his funds for freight shipping on supplies and shipments and requests an additional $200 for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Funding for Freight Shipping458.11 KB
June 11, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $200 to pay students over the summer for work at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authorization to Spend an Additional $200 for Paying Students Over Summer547.12 KB
June 13, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend an additional $2000 in the transportation of students to and from their homes during fiscal year 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Spend Additional Money Transporting Students in FY 1900448.46 KB
June 13, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay vouchers covering the treatment and recovery of a student with typhoid fever and another from pneumonia while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Vouchers Covering Treatment of Two Students on Outing616.57 KB
June 15, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with the corrected May 1900 report, which shows the exact number of days worked under authority, as instructed by letter. Pratt also returns the original report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, May 19001.43 MB
June 15, 1900
Dennison Wheelock requests to be transferred following the expiration of his leave of absence to a western school as a clerk or assistant clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock Requests Transfer to Western School as Clerk527.74 KB
June 15, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Dennison Wheelock's application for a 28 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock’s Application for Leave of Absence511.35 KB
June 15 - August 28, 1900
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Paul A. Walter and Josephine R. Walter) and those who have left the school (C. E. Dagenett, Dennison Wheelock, Carrie L. Miller, Rebecca J. Sawyer, Esther M. Dagenett, and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, August 19002.73 MB
June 16, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the applications of Johannes Leonardus Van der may and Sine Marie Van der May for their temporary appointments as a cook and assistant cook to be made permanent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Applications of the Van Der Mays' Appointments to be made Permanent440.72 KB
June 16, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt provides background information and a recommendation for Ernest Robitaille as an Industrial Teacher and Band Instructor at the Haskell Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for Ernest Robitaille1.15 MB
June 18, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Carrie L. Miller has resigned her position as of August 8, 1900 as a clerk. Pratt recommends carrying Miller on the irregular roles from the close of the fiscal year until her final…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Resignation of Carrie L. Miller499.08 KB
June 19, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular discussing employees whose probationary periods have expired.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Discussion of Employees Following Expiration of Probationary Period in 1900745.01 KB
June 19, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have a baker included on the list of positions for the upcoming fiscal year. Pratt mentions that he has found a candidate in Carlisle and requests authority to hire him.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Hire Local Baker for 1901 Fiscal Year424.09 KB
June 21, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he needs to modify the recent authority to advertise for coal due to the different boilers. In particular, he notes that he does not need broken anthracite coal and can instead use…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Readvertise Coal Bid760.52 KB
June 21, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to retain Daniel Eagle as a student even though he is 24 years old and so above the age limit. Pratt shares that Eagle wishes to forward his education and attend the local commercial college when he is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Retain Daniel Eagle as Student490.99 KB