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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July 20, 1924
Anna Laura Pratt replies to a letter of Fannie Peter thanking Peter for her letter and providing an update on her life since the death of her husband Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt notes that she plans to donate Indian Office Reports to Dickinson…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reply of Anna Pratt to Fannie Peter Regarding Richard Pratt's Death1.99 MB
November 9 - December 4, 1925
These materials contain correspondence regarding Gertrude Provost's time as a student at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Record of Gertrude Provost463.89 KB
December 5-24, 1925
This material includes correspondence between L. J. Williams and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt. Williams had requested help in locating a former student, known only by the surname Bishop, to resolve a business dispute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Incident Between L. J. Williams and Mr. Bishop1.15 MB
April 18, 1926 - May 4, 1926
This material includes correspondence between R. D. Hetrick and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merrit. Hetrick sent a letter concerning carpets for the Carlisle Indian School, and Merritt responded that the school had closed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Commercial Solicitation for Carpeting212.84 KB
April 27 - May 4, 1926
T. H. Schimfessel asks the "Athletic Coach" at the Carlisle Indian School if he knew of any good pitchers because he is organizing an all-Indian baseball team to tour the east coast. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Baseball, Professional Athletics
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Search for Indian Baseball Pitchers223.53 KB
May 1-11, 1926
These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry into the Carlisle school record of Paul Purdy.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry Into Paul Purdy332.77 KB
August 9, 1926 - September 2, 1926
This material includes a request from the Free Library of Philadelphia for copies of the Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School. The request was forwarded to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Annual Reports by the Free Library of Philadelphia223.86 KB
June 8, 1927 - June 21, 1927
Mrs. Calvin Burns asks the Carlisle Indian School regarding how much material she needs for a rug. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs her that the school is closed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Regarding Material Needed for a Rug after School Closure189.41 KB
June 18-29, 1927
Supervisor Herbert C. Calhoun from Muskogee, Oklahoma asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs where he can find information regarding who attended or graduated from the Carlisle Indian School and what their grades were. Calhoun states that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Search for Carlisle Indian School Student Records146.71 KB
August 25, 1927 - September 7, 1927
These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry by the Municipal Court of Philadelphia into an alleged former student, Edna Roberts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Edna Roberts350.23 KB
November 18-30, 1927
A Professor in Cuba named Fernando Aguado Rico asks the Director of the Carlisle Indian School for information about the school. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Rico that the school closed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information from a Cuban Professor352.79 KB
January 28 - August 9, 1928
These materials contain correspondence regarding various inquires made to the Carlisle Indian School in 1928. The various senders are all notified of the closure of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiries Regarding Closure of the Carlisle Indian School1.15 MB
November 28 - December 22, 1928
These materials include a request from Gerda-Maria Morris of Berlin, Germany for information about the Carlisle Indian School. Morris sought information for a book or film on Native American history. Her request, sent to Carlisle after she…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information about the Carlisle Indian School by Gerda-Maria Morris577.68 KB