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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November 6, 1913
Physical exam form for Albert Whirlwind, a member of the Sioux Nation. The form is dated November 6, 1913, signed by the Carlisle school physician.
No other information can be found for Albert Whirlwind. His name does not appear in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Albert Whirlwind Physical Exam Form (Did Not Enroll)228.75 KB
November 18, 1913 - December 17, 1913
August Kensler informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is competent to inspect canned tomatoes in Bethlehem, Maryland but requests to be excused from the duty. E. B. Merritt notifies Kensler that other arrangements have been made.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: August Kensler Requests to be Excused from Inspection Duty324.37 KB
November 20, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells requests that Catholic Reverend Mark E. Stock, because Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman views chaperones as absolutely necessary for students attending mass early in the morning,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requirement for Chaperones for Students Attending Early Morning Mass256.19 KB
November 21, 1913 - February 20, 1914
These materials include postcards sent to female students attending the Carlisle Indian School. These postcards were confiscated by school officials who believed that their subject matter was inappropriate for their recipients. The confiscation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employees Reading Students' Mail
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Confiscated Postcards Sent to Carlisle Students3.93 MB
November 22, 1913 - December 10, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Paul Jones to his home in Pendleton, Oregon from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Paul Jones348.02 KB
November 22, 1913 - December 13, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return home of Ethel Williams.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return Home of Ethel Williams267.04 KB
November 24, 1913 - December 13, 1913
John C. Lloyd, a former soldier currently in his eighties, informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that he would like an Indian girl to come live with him and take care of him in case he gets sick because he lives alone. He…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Patrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
November 27, 1913
Naomi Greensky's Thanksgiving dinner menu at the Carlisle Indian School, held on November 27, 1913.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Food and Dining, Thanksgiving
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, 1913140.63 KB
November 29, 1913 - March 4, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a disagreement between Morris Huff and Carlisle's outing authorities regarding his enrollment status at the school. Huff was living with his outing family while no longer a student, and the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Morris Huff6.69 MB
December 1, 1913 - May 1, 1914
These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: 1914 Congressional Investigation, History of the Carlisle Indian School, Discipline - General, School Farms - Selling Produce, Industrial Training - General, Student Illness, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, Athletic Program Administration, Fire Prevention, Student Living Conditions, Food and Dining
View Document: Brief of Charges and Answers Against Superintendent Moses Friedman13.88 MB
December 6-19, 1913
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a supplemental request for funds to use during the second quarter of 1914. He later requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sends him the money requested to pay off a debt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Supplemental Request for Funds for 1914 Second Quarter436.1 KB
December 11, 1913 - January 9, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Charles A. Peters to be returned home in order to help his parents. This request was granted upon the condition that Peters pay for his own transportation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by Charles A. Peters to Return Home1.98 MB
December 13, 1913
Naomi Greensky's dance card for the Mercer Literary Society dance held on December 13, 1913.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Student Social Events
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Mercer Literary Society Dance Card, 1913203.96 KB
December 13, 1913 - January 9, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll the Wa-co-che family at Carlisle. The request was denied, as the family had sufficient means to afford their own education and because some members of the family were over…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by Wa-co-che Family533.31 KB
December 20-31, 1913
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Michael Abidosh to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Michael Abidosh to Carlisle801.68 KB
December 23, 1913 - January 22, 1914
These materials include correspondence concerning the closure of the account of the deceased Samuel Fremont and the inheritance of these funds to Annie F. Kemp and John C. Fremont.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Death
View Document: Inheritance of Samuel Fremont181.74 KB
December 24, 1913
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman transmits an examination conducted by the State Chemical Department of the school's water.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Examination of the School's Water Supply169.69 KB
December 27, 1913 - March 24, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Percy Parroka that he was made to stay under the school rules while working on a farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania following the expiration of his term of enrollment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaint Made by Percy Parroka1014.49 KB
February 28, 1914 - March 13, 1914
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards employee payroll from the month of February to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt forwards the same payroll to Carlisle Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation of Differences in Payroll421.37 KB
December 31, 1913 - January 27, 1914
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Louis Schweigman to his home. Schweigman complained that he was returned to his home without warning. Superintendent Moses Friedman denied the claim, and noted Schweigman's temporary…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaint by Louis Schweigman771.27 KB
1914
Plat of the Carlisle Indian School campus drawn by Isaac Bradley and traced by Isaac Willis. Includes buildings, walks, roads, and crossings.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: School Grounds - Land Issues
Format: Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Maps
View Document: Plat of the Carlisle Indian School Campus1.22 MB
January 26, 1914 - February 18, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding former student Joseph Northrup.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry Into Joseph Northrup331.76 KB
January 27, 1914 - February 6, 1914
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return home Charles Kelsey.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return Home of Charles Kelsey224.41 KB
January 29, 1914
These documents include a letter from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells about an article published in The Public Ledger in January of 1914. Titled "General Pratt Alleged to be Seeking Revenge on Moses…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charges Leveled by Pratt Against Friedman2.87 MB
February 3, 1914
This affidavit summarizes information supplied by Clara Spotted Horse Yellowtail who attended Carlisle as Clara Spotted Horse. Yellowtail swears that she only saw alcohol in the Superintendent's house one time, when Mary Friedman broke her hip.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: 1914 Congressional Investigation
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Affidavit of Clara Spotted Horse Yellowtail (Main Report Exhibit P-1)520.31 KB