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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December 21, 1900
Frances B. Johnston informs A. C. Towner that she has received his letter regarding photographing the Carlisle Indian School. Johnston provides further details regarding the contract.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances B. Johnston Provides Contract Details Related to Photographing Carlisle625.16 KB
December 24, 1900
R. F. Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing their shared and divergent views on slavery, comparing the current state of both Indian and formerly enslaved peoples in the United States. Armstrong also discusses his views of the…
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Armstrong Discusses His Views Towards Slavery3.4 MB
December 28, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Mary Tallchief's eyes at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Treatment of Mary Tallchief597.68 KB
1901
A form that was filled out for Hastings Marshall Robertson's application to Dickinson College. It lists basic demographic information and information about Robertson's previous schooling.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Education After Carlisle
Format: Miscellaneous
View Document: Application for Admission to Dickinson College--Hastings Marshall Robertson 707.3 KB
January 2, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the deed for the Kutz Farm was sent to the Office on November 1, 1900 but has received no response nor has the deed been returned. Pratt also notes that the Pennsylvania legislature…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Action on Kutz Farm Deed400.32 KB
January 3, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1901 amounting to $462.09 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, January 1901544.22 KB
January 4-5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from James B. Holland, United States Attorney, regarding the transfer of the Kutz Farm deed to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Transfer of Kutz Farm Deed1.1 MB
January 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expend $200 in outside labor in making uniform coats and pants as well as purchasing farm and garden seeds and postage for student correspondence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Uniform and Other Supplies in 1901585.22 KB
January 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 500 yards of Canton flannel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Additional 500 Yards of Canton Flannel566.24 KB
January 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the number of spring wagons, carriages, and harnesses for Indian Agencies has exceeded estimates and therefore there is a need to replenish supplies to produce these items.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Additional Materials for Industrial Orders582.42 KB
January 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various electric lights for recently constructed buildings as well as asbestos cement for pipes and incidental repairs to buildings.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Electric Lights for Recent Construction601 KB
January 5, 1901
John W. Griggs, Attorney General, responds to the Secretary of the Interior inquiry regarding the title to the Kutz Farm. Griggs states that the papers have been referred to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attorney General Refers to Kutz Farm Sought by Carlisle Indian School529.89 KB
January 5, 1901
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1901 amounting to $22,538.49 for support of the school, fulfilling treaties with the Seneca, interest on Seneca funding, and Indian money, proceeds of labor. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 19011.1 MB
January 5, 1901
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 19001.25 MB
January 5, 1901
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1900. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. In an…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 19001.15 MB
January 8, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Pan-American Exposition desires to have the Carlisle Indian School Band for four weeks in July and August and are willing to pay expenses. In addition the band and a corps of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Band Invited to Participate in Pan-American Exposition and Inaugural Parade622.99 KB
January 11, 1901
R. F. Armstrong writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for his previous letter, offering support for attacks against Pratt in the Boston Pilot, and providing a possible cure for Pratt's rheumatism.
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Armstrong Sends Support and Rheumatism Cure to Pratt481.92 KB
January 15, 1901 - January 18, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proposed act in the PA State Senate ceding jurisdiction of the Kutz Farm to the United States federal government. Pratt notes that it is similar to the act for the Parker Farm and says there is nothing to object…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
View Document: Pratt Forwards Proposed Act Ceding Control of Kutz Farm to Government2.62 MB
January 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Sherman Seneca at the Methodist Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Sherman Seneca563.98 KB
January 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by requesting that Milton I. Zeigler be permanently appointed to the position of harnessmaker at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Permanently Appoint Milton Zeigler as Harnessmaker498.77 KB
January 25, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received the circular ordering the vaccination of all students and staff. He further notes that he is in the process of carrying the orders out.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Medical Care at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Acknowledges Vaccination Orders from Office522.94 KB
January 28, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk W. B. Beitzel's application for a 10 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. B. Beitzel's Application for Leave of Absence527.36 KB
January 29, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that former student Mary Barada is an efficient seamstress and recommends her for a position at the Lemhi Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Mary Barada for Position at Lemhi507.27 KB
January 29, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay dental bills of students who do not have the money to cover the expense.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Dental Bills of Students601.36 KB
January 30, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards "Annual" Estimate of Supplies for fiscal year 1902. The form includes the items that can be purchased at the school or on the open market, the quantity, the estimated cost, and how the item will be used at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Annual Estimate of Supplies, Fiscal Year 1901-19021.36 MB