Letters/Correspondence

Chief of the Education Division J. H. Dortch informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that almost every Indian school but Carlisle has had a hard time balancing Christian religious instruction with academics without angering any denomination. Because of this, Dortch would like to base the policies for the rest of the Indian…

These materials include correspondence discussing the funds of Robert Anderson, and the possibility of using government funds to pay for his return home.

Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he is taking a weeklong vacation at Atlantic City.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if the Este Lumber Contract has been approved. He is informed that it has been.

J. H. Dortch provides Moses Friedman monthly reports in order to prepare the list of changes in Indian Service employees for publication in the Indian Craftsman. Dortch asks that once the list is compiled it be sent to the Office so that it can be reproduced elsewhere and that the reports should not be mutilated.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Daniel Magee to enter the Carlisle Indian School. Magee's request was denied when he indicated he would not pay his own transportation to Carlisle.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Paul Wing to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Wing's request was denied.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll several Nez Perce students, including Rachel Penny and Caleb Carter. Carter required special permission from the Office of Indian Affairs due to his age.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by William Silas to have his daughter Mary Silas returned to her home from Carlisle.

Carlisle Indian School Moses Friedman asks the Office of Indian Affairs Education Division Chief J. H. Dortch if he recommended money for an electric light plant and an improved heating system for Carlisle's annual 1910-1911 appropriations. 

Education Division Chief W. B. Fry informs Friedman that he cannot currently answer his…

These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of Manuel Hidalgo, a student from Puerto Rico. Hidalgo received a scholarship to cover the tuition of the school.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Thomas L. St. Germaine at the Carlisle Indian School so he may attend the Dickinson College. The request was granted.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman to enroll three overage students: Antoine Swallow, Alonzo Brown, and Estella Bradley. Friedman's request was granted.

Moses Friedman forwards a letter to Robert G. Valentine from Samuel Parsons, the chair of the Children's Festivals Committee of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. Following up on a previous conversation, Parsons regrets that they do not have the funds to work with Angel De Cora Dietz and Lonestar Dietz for the festival. 

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Moses Friedman, Carlisle's Superintendent, to enroll Helen Pickard as an overage pupil to finish her studies at the High School in Moorestown, New Jersey. Friedman's request was granted.

These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry from his brother Henry K. O. Two into the rumored death of Gallus Spotted Eagle. The school responded that Spotted Eagle was not dead and had not been sick within the past two years.

The personnel folder compiled by Washington, DC staff of the Office of Indian Affairs as related to John Whitwell's employment in the Indian Service. At Carlisle Whitwell worked as the principal teacher at Carlisle from 1907-1914. 

The folder has been split into four PDFs. "PDF One" covers a range of correspondence and reports…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Jonas Swamp in the Carlisle Indian School to take the shorthand and typewriting course. Swamp enrollment was denied due to his graduation from the Haskell Institute and a desire to keep students from moving between schools.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission for Superintendent Moses Friedman to sell 60 hogs.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman sends a pamphlet on tuberculosis to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp. The pamphlet should give Leupp an idea of how the school is going to treat and manage the disease.

These materials include correspondence and government documents related to a request to enroll three overage students, Daniel Vincent, Henry Alexis, and John Runsclose, at the Carlisle Indian School.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests $495 for 2,000 square yards of slag roofing to replace the tin roofing on the boilerhouse. Friedman later calls attention to his request.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Harriet Jamison to enroll Hobart Jamison at the Carlisle Indian School by waiving the minimum age requirement.

These materials includes correspondence and a photo regarding a request to enroll Bertha Cassel, a member of the Flathead Nation, at the Carlisle Indian School. Cassel was living in Puerto Rico at the time of the request.

Francis E. Smith asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for special permission to attend the Carlisle Indian School for an education, as Superintendent Moses Friedman told him he needed this special permission because he is older than the school's age limit. Education Division Chief J. H. Dortch tells Smith to consult with Cherokee Indian…