Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian School that since his previous letter that he has learned that Wilson Schanandore is at the Hampton Institute.
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
August 11, 1891
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Letters/Correspondence
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August 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lawrence Smith. Pratt provides Smith's history at the Carlisle Indian School and noting that he has asked to be reenrolled at the Carlisle Indian School or to be released to attend the Hampton Institute. As a result, Pratt notes that it would not be fair to the school…
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June 26, 1893
Minnie M. Birch requests a transfer to either Cherokee, North Carolina or the Hampton Institute as a teacher.
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July 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Byron Wilde to attend the Hampton Institute.
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Letters/Correspondence
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August 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform Superintendent Hart of Oneida Agency that he is not to interfere with the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School, as he had done the previous year.
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July 26, 1904 - December 6, 1904
Correspondence regarding the complaint of Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School without his consent.
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Letters/Correspondence
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Student Transfers, Indian School System, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, School Employees - Printing Office, Request for Reenrollment, Requests from Families to Send Students Home, Factors Affecting Student Recruitment, BIA Policy and Policy Changes, Letters from Families About Students, Students Returning Home at End of Term, Enrollment Policies
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January 14, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to have Kate S. Bowersox and W. G. Thompson travel to the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Institute to learn from their teaching methods.
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February 12, 1907
William A. Mercer proposes eliminating the position of assistant farmer and replacing it with a teacher of agriculture. Mercer goes on to provide his reasons for making such a move highlighting the experience of the Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes.
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October 10 - November 2, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding a recommendation of Florence Silverheels for a vacant teacher position at Carlisle. Silverheels, a graduate from the Hampton Institute, was recommended by Cora M. Folsom. Silverheels did not take the certification exam for teaching, and instead was appointed as Assistant Matron at the Tongue…
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