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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January 3-16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to C. T. Stranahan's request to bring five students to the Carlisle Indian School from the Nez Perce Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Bring Students from Nez Perce Agency1.08 MB
January 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs William Patterson that his daughter Cora Patterson is set to remain at the Carlisle Indian School for her full time despite his actions to have her returned.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Writes to William Patterson Regarding His Daughter Cora758.67 KB
January 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to leave Carlisle on February 7, 1902, to board a ship in New York and travel to Europe the next day. Pratt informs the Commissioner that he would be traveling to the Mediterranean, British Isles, Madeira,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel - Vacation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence to Take a Trip to Europe383.65 KB
January 8, 1902
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1902 amounting to $25,903.76 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $13,752.50 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 19021.8 MB
January 8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ carpenters and painters in order to complete the changes and repairs to the Kutz Farm buildings and other buildings on the school grounds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Labor to Complete Repairs on Kutz Farm and Other Buildings465.31 KB
January 13, 1902 - January 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Benjamin Caswell, a former student, to W. A. Jones regarding the Cass Lake School where he is now employed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Benjamin Caswell and the Cass Lake School990.98 KB
January 22, 1902 - February 17, 1902
Correspondence regarding the request of Mary Sampson for the return of her children Lucy and Henry Sampson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Request to Return Lucy and Henry Sampson2.9 MB
January 23, 1902 - May 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the petition of J. A. Hildebrandt to the War Department related to a dam erected on leased land for the purpose of creating a skating pond.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Responds to Petition to War Department Related to Dam4.14 MB
January 25, 1902 - February 20, 1902
Edgar A. Allen returns an additional letter regarding the return of Henry Sampson to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Additional Letter Regarding Request to Return Henry Sampson924.44 KB
January 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs assigning Harriet M. Berry to a position. Pratt notes that he asked for an assistant clerk and the Office letter said assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Concerning Assignment of Harriet Berry to Carlisle367.41 KB
January 27, 1902
Invitation to the 1902 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School addressed to outing patrons by Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt invites individuals as well as outing students on the recommendation of the patron. He notes that the costs that…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Outing Patrons, Students on Outings, Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Invitation to 1902 Commencement for Outing Patrons267.65 KB
January 27, 1902
Jessie Fowler requests the return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell503.86 KB
January 28, 1902 - February 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a petition signed by various local Carlisle residents regarding a dam that was erected to create a skating pond on leased land which has been alleged to cause flooding by the Letort Spring. Pratt offers counter claims…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Carlisle Residents Petition Regarding Skating Pond Dam2.07 MB
January 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1902. 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, January 1902425.28 KB
February 3, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards the Annual Estimate of Supplies in triplicate for fiscal year 1903 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the National Archives
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annual Estimate of Supplies, Fiscal Year 1902-1903367.95 KB
February 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Jessie Fowler for the return of Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Philip Tousey and Samuel Brushell565.47 KB
February 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that if a selection for stenographer has not been made then to cancel the request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Cancel Stenographer Appointment382.5 KB
February 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by Senator Thomas Bard for an increase in the salary of music teacher Jeannette Senseney and forwards information about her instruction in the classroom.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Increase Salary of Jeannette Senseney1.57 MB
February 5-6, 1902
Invitation to the 23rd anniversary and 14th commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. Also included is a ticket for admission to the program along with an envelope addressed to Edward Herman of New Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Invitation and Ticket to the 1902 Commencement Exercises of the Carlisle Indian School125.75 KB
February 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Eliza Davis for the return of her two children, Sarah and Tonkin, from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Sarah and Tonkin Davis1.03 MB
February 6, 1902
Lt. Colonel 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, 1902.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, February 1902547.31 KB
February 8-10, 1902
Edgar A. Allen recommends that Ida E. Wheelock, a member of Carlisle's Class of 1902, be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Allen forwards Wheelock's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Ida E. Wheelock1.07 MB
February 11, 1902
Edgar A. Allen recommends Annie Lewis for a housekeeper position in a day school in the Indian Service. Allen notes that if Mrs. Dagnette accepts a position at one of the day schools in New Mexico he recommends placing Lewis with her.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Provides Recommendation for Annie Lewis547.55 KB
February 11, 1902 - March 18, 1902
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs by providing correspondence regarding the request of R. V. Griffin for the return of his two children Ida and Thomas Griffin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Request to Return Ida and Thomas Griffin2.59 MB
February 14, 1902 - March 3, 1902
Edgar A. Allen responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs addressing a letter from Rev. David M. Wynkoop regarding a request to return Henry Lives.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Request to Return Henry Lives1.7 MB