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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October 9-29, 1901
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Edgar A. Allen, Lulu C. Lewis, Chas. W. Yeager, H. M. Robertson, Samuel Miller, and William Mt. Pleasant), those who have left the school (Louie McDonald, Eugene Warren,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, October 19011.12 MB
October 12, 1901
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 19001.02 MB
October 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Delfina Jacquez (here Delphina Jaquez) and her three cousins.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Delfina Jacquez838.11 KB
October 23, 1901 - October 30, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ella Sturm who is requesting a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides a recommendation for Sturm in his letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Provides Recommendation for Ella Sturm877.93 KB
October 24, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the criticism regarding wagons manufactured at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that Cochran is known to misuse wagons causing them to breakdown quickly and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Criticism of Cochran Regarding Wagons705 KB
October 25, 1901
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1902 amounting to $26,776.11 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,662.50 regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 19021.96 MB
October 25, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1902 amounting to $426.43 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 19011.1 MB
October 25, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $500 to purchase materials on the open market for materials and skilled labor to complete the tear down and rebuilding of the house on the Kutz Farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Spend Additional Funds to Complete Work on House on Kutz Farm532.15 KB
October 29, 1901
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a corrected irregular employees report for September 1901. An explanatory cover letter is attached.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, September 19011.31 MB
October 31, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Frances Veitch has accepted the position of assistant matron. Requests her immediate transfer to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne River Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Informs Office Frances Veitch Accepts Assistant Matron Position388.95 KB
October 31, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1901. 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: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, October 1901929.38 KB
October 31, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Edith McHarg Steele (librarian) and Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher) both be granted a leave of absence without pay due to family illness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Two Employees Absent from Work to Help Sick Family Members397.09 KB
November 5, 1901 - November 22, 1901
Margaret Shoulder (here Marguerita Scholder) requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing the position of assistant teacher at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation to the Office of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Shoulder Requests Assistance in Securing Assistant Teacher Position1.51 MB
November 5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a letter written by Don McDonald related to leaving Carlisle for other opportunities.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter by Don McDonald650.55 KB
November 5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests that a cook and assistant cook position be abolished and that two laborer positions be created in their place.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Abolish Two Positions and Create Two Laborer Positions400.02 KB
November 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the privileges that have been granted the Catholic Church at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further details the history of interactions between the School and the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Details Privileges Given Religious Denominations at Carlisle974.69 KB
November 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests if two leases for Sac and Fox Agency students are correct before they are signed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Makes Inquiry into Sac and Fox Leases411.55 KB
November 7, 1901 - January 7, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the complaint of Dr. George W. Ira relative to his health exam sending students to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Copy of His Apology to Dr. Ira 3.84 MB
November 12, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Julia Powlas Wheelock requesting a transfer from her position as a laundress at the Wind River School to assistant matron at the Pine Ridge Boarding School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Julia Powlas Wheelock Requests Transfer to Pine Ridge Boarding School808.56 KB
November 13, 1901
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School is ready to have its worn out property examined by an inspector to pass judgement on its disposition. Allen requests this be done as soon as possible due to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests Inspector Visit to Dispose of Worn Out Property in November 1901409.41 KB
November 13, 1901
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Clerk Siceni J. Nori's application for a 25 and a half-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: S. J. Nori's Application for Annual Leave of Absence364.32 KB
November 15, 1901
Edgar A. Allen forwards a list of students who have runaway from the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Affairs as well as superintendents of non-reservation schools.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Runaway Students in 1900 and 1901409.86 KB
November 17, 1901 - November 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student Paul Hayne regarding complaints made by Hayne against the Superintendent of the Poplar River Boarding School. Pratt includes comments related to Hayne's time at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Paul Hayne's Complaint Against Superintendent Meagley2.09 MB
November 19, 1901
Edgar A. Allen requests that two additional assistant clerks be authorized due to an increase in enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Allen requests that the positions be filled by two girls who have completed the school course.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Create Two Additional Assistant Clerk Positions578.3 KB
November 20, 1901
Edgar A. Allen puts forth the names of Ella Sturm and Nellie Orme for a position of housekeeper at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Recommends Ella Sturm or Nellie Orme for Moqui Position370.19 KB