Letters/Correspondence

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Errors in Record Keeping for 1911 Fiscal Year
February 28 - March 7, 1911

Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke encloses a transcript of authorities granted to the Carlisle Indian School since July 1, 1910 and orders Superintendent Moses Friedman to cross-examine this transcript with his own records and return any exceptions. 

Hauke informs Friedman of several discrepancies in…

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Request for Re-Enrollment of Elizabeth Fish
March 2-27, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding a request that Elizabeth Fish be allowed to return to the Carlisle Indian School to take a break from her training at the Holy Cross Academy in Washington D.C. The request was granted and Fish was admitted at Carlisle.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Correspondence Regarding Nehemiah Madison's Funds
March 3, 1911 - April 11, 1911

This material includes correspondence regarding the funds belonging to Nehemiah Madison on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Departure of Jerome Kennerly
March 4 - April 4, 1911

These materials contain correspondence regarding various matters surrounding the departure of Jerome Kennerly from the school including his status, funds held by the school, and his return to his home in Montana.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Unused Architectural Plaster Casts of Indians from the Pension Office Building
March 10, 1911 - April 19, 1911

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks if there are still plaster casts of Indians in the Pension Building or Indian Office and requests that they be sent to the school for Angel De Cora Dietz's Art Department. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman that there are many of these casts,…

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Outing Wages Due to Robert Anderson
March 20, 1911 - May 26, 1911

These materials include correspondence concerning outing wages due to Robert Anderson by John Neely of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. 

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Request to Send Tuberculosis Pamphlet to Graduates
March 23-29, 1911

Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman to provide him a list of the "most progressive returned students" because Hauke wants to mail them copies of "Manual on Tuberculosis, its Cause, Prevention and Treatment." Friedman sends Hauke a copy of the annual catalogue of…

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photograph of man labelled "David H. Dickey," man is in dark uniform with hat in front of painted backdrop
April 1, 1911 - May 14, 1919

At Carlisle, David Dickey served as the Outing Agent for male students between 1911 and 1918.

Most of this folder is made up of efficiency reports about Dickey's work performance. There are also small groups of letters regarding Dickey's request to live permanently in Newton, PA and negotiations about his salary.

The parts of the…

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Returned Students List for April 1911
April 3-25, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return students whose terms of enrollment had expired or graduated to their homes.

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Request for Enrollment of Charles Edward Stuck
April 8, 1911 - February 16, 1912

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Charles Edward Stuck at the Carlisle Indian School. Stuck was denied enrollment due to the policy of not admitting students who lived close to a public school. One letter indicates that Stuck's guardian had written that Stuck was ostracized at his school due to his race

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Sickness and Need for Assistance for Student Nancy Conners' Mother
April 12-13, 1911

Supervisor Charles F. Peirce informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Carlisle Indian School student Nancy Conners' mother is sick and needs her assistance. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke forwards Peirce's telegram to Superintendent Moses Friedman.

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Federal Enrollment Policy Changes Regarding Public Schools
April 14-20, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of students at the Carlisle Indian School. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine directed Superintendent Moses Friedman to only accept students who had no access to public schools. Further emphasis was noted that students should not be enrolled based on their desirability…

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Grade-Level Restrictions for Enrolled Pupils
April 14, 1911 - July 14, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding an order from R. G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to accept no students not able to enter the third grade. Superintendent Moses Friedman, of the Carlisle Indian School, objected to the plan claiming the present age restrictions were sufficient. Valentine decided to temporary rescind…

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Report on Ineligible Students at Carlisle
April 14 - December 5, 1911

These materials include correspondence and reports from Supervisor of Indian Schools, Charles F. Peirce, listing 69 pupils as ineligible for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Peirce recommended they be dismissed from the school as a result. Additional correspondence regards the circumstances of various students named in the report.…

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Request for Funds by Henry Vilcan
April 18, 1911 - May 20, 1912

These materials include correspondence concerning the closure of the school bank account of Henry Vilcan.

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Request to Send Annual Report to School Farmer
April 19, 1911 - April 22, 1911

Representative Sereno E. Payne requests on behalf of Carlisle Indian School farmer, Joseph P. Siebeneicher, a copy of the last Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs be forwarded to Siebeneicher.

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Applications for Indian Service Appointment for Former Students
April 21-25, 1911

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke concerning the appointment of former students to the Indian Service. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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Request for Information about the Carlisle Indian School by Mrs. F. H. Heugg
April 27, 1911

These materials include a request by Mrs. F. H. Heugg for information about the Carlisle Indian School and its educational programs, for the purposes of writing a paper.

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Correspondence About The World In Boston Exhibition
May 6, 1911- May 27, 1911

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning "The World in Boston" exhibit. Five Carlisle students, including four men and one woman, took part in the weeks-long exhibit. The correspondence includes a letter of thanks from the organizer of the American Indian…

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Investigation Into Enrollment Eligibility of Mescelero Agency Students
May 6, 1911 - October 4, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding students from Bent, New Mexico whose eligibility to attend Carlisle was questioned by Charles F. Pierce, Supervisor of Indian Schools. Pierce claimed the students had access to public schools and should be ineligible to receive an education at a government school. After an investigation, the…

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Notice of Death of Amy Cornelius
May 10-18, 1911

These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Amy Cornelius of tubercular meningitis. Cornelius body was returned to her family after a funeral service at Carlisle.

 

 

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Arrest of Alleged Former Student for Counterfeiting
May 13, 1911 - June 13, 1911

These materials include correspondence and a newspaper clipping concerning the arrest of alleged former student Charles E. Brown on the charges of counterfeiting. Superintendent Moses Friedman states that a student by that name never attended the Carlisle Indian School, and that his story is full of inaccuracies.

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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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Request for Return Home of Hopi Students
May 20, 1911 - June 17, 1911

These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into on the return of the Hopi students enrolled at Carlisle in 1907. Ta wa hong yio ma was informed that the students were enrolled for five year terms and their periods of enrollment had not yet expired.

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Request for Return Home of Isaac Cook
May 26, 1911 - November 3, 1911

These materials include correspondence and legal documents regarding the request of James Cook to have his son Isaac Cook returned home from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent Moses Friedman initially sought to deny the request based on a claim that Isaac Cook desired to remain at the school. Friedman was overruled by the Office of…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Permission to Tear Down Smoke and Bake House and Slaughter House
May 29 - June 10, 1911

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to tear down the smoke and bake house and the slaughter house, both of which are used for storage on the farm and no longer needed due to improvements to the dairy barn. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke grants permission.

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