Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Athletic Association has $4,000 and the restaurant has nearly $1,000. He states that because these are "independent corporations," money from these two sources does not come directly to the superintendent and is instead deposited…
Letters/Correspondence
![Investing Carlisle Athletic Association and Restaurant Funds Investing Carlisle Athletic Association and Restaurant Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f028_f55678_0002.jpg?itok=tJcWJWOY)
![Return Home of Cora James Return Home of Cora James](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f50_58636_0008.jpg?itok=3U-r-eMY)
These materials include correspondence regarding the return home of Cora James to Ardmore, Oklahoma from Carlisle and who should be responsible for the transportation expense.
![Eligible Children for Transfer, 1917 Eligible Children for Transfer, 1917](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f09_00_0001_0.jpg?itok=E9rsFeoy)
This material includes a note referring to a list of children eligible for transfer from non-reservation schools around Cantonment, Oklahoma.
![Request to Transfer Elizabeth Kemp Request to Transfer Elizabeth Kemp](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f010_60460_0004_0.jpg?itok=boUeEe_5)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to transfer Elizabeth Kemp (also known as Lizzie Kemp) from Carlisle.
![Installation of Three Compartment Refrigerator Installation of Three Compartment Refrigerator](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f06_59511_0007.jpg?itok=3-ulG5Iy)
Carlisle Indian School Director of Mechanic Arts Roy H. Bradley informs Superintendent John Francis Jr. that John R. Livezey completed building and installing a three compartment refrigerator at the school. Francis Jr. forwards Bradley's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and requests to pay Livesey $600, which was the agreed upon fee…
![Final Exam Questions from 1917 Final Exam Questions from 1917](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f15_61576_0002.jpg?itok=TDN8K0f-)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. sends copies of the final exam questions for 1917 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
![Agnes Hatch Competency Evaluation Agnes Hatch Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f12_89253_0002.jpg?itok=PSaPX4MC)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Agnes Hatch. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Henry P. Sutton Competency Evaluation Henry P. Sutton Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f032_f88317_0007.jpg?itok=iWkZnZ3P)
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
![Herman Kelly Competency Evaluation Herman Kelly Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f09_72425_0007.jpg?itok=cJJME1MS)
This material includes correspondence concerning Herman Kelly. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
![Inheritance of Samuel Tingley Inheritance of Samuel Tingley](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f029_f62741_0003.jpg?itok=bquWlBW3)
This document contains correspondence concerning the heirship of deceased former student Samuel Tingley. This includes letters inquiring as to who will acquire Tingley's funds.
![Isaac Willis Competency Evaluation Isaac Willis Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f11_88312_0009.jpg?itok=bU2gbyG8)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competenecy evaluation of Isaac Willis. This includes letters and a photograph.
![John Flinchum Competency Evaluation John Flinchum Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f10_88310_0002.jpg?itok=sVMQG2R_)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of John Flinchum. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Margaret Raiche Competency Evaluation Margaret Raiche Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f18_89913_0002.jpg?itok=f5sjWrIF)
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Margaret Raiche. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Maude Cooke Competency Evaluation Maude Cooke Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f17_89263_0008.jpg?itok=4hnU9r6J)
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Maude Cooke. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
![Evelyn Schingler Competency Evaluation Evelyn Schingler Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f16_89262_0005.jpg?itok=B7eTflaG)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Evelyn Schingler. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Flora Peters Competency Evaluation Flora Peters Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f14_89259_0005.jpg?itok=GEc84Xns)
This material includes correspondence about the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Flora Peters. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
![Lena Parker Competency Evaluation Lena Parker Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f15_89261_0005.jpg?itok=jpBzdoSo)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Lena Parker. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Mary Wilmet Competency Evaluation Mary Wilmet Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f13_89254_0002.jpg?itok=joVU2GPt)
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Mary Wilmet. This includes letters and a photograph.
![Request for Information Regarding 1918 Fiscal Year Finances Request for Information Regarding 1918 Fiscal Year Finances](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f03_63068_0002.jpg?itok=vgnrliR4)
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests information from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding appropriations and funds for the 1918 fiscal year.
![Charles Dagenett Suggests that Adelia Walker Enroll at Carlisle Charles Dagenett Suggests that Adelia Walker Enroll at Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1327_b144_f5623_0008_0.jpg?itok=VjIOvoYX)
Charles Dagenett encourages Adelia Walker (Sioux) to apply for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. She had previously attended Pipestone in Minnesota, but the superintendent there and the superintendent for the Birch Coulee District felt she should continue her education.
No documents have been found to suggest that Adelia…
![$5,000 Fund for Increased Employee Compensation $5,000 Fund for Increased Employee Compensation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f04_64437_0002.jpg?itok=YtbXbChq)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. acknowledges receipt of an Allotment of Funds and asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if a $5,000 fund for increased employee compensation has to be included in the per capita cost per pupil.
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt tells Francis not to include the fund in the…
![Enrollment Policies for Non-Reservation Indian Schools Enrollment Policies for Non-Reservation Indian Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f01_68710__0005.jpg?itok=f-rM5UOC)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells regarding the Declaration of Policy, which he believes may prohibit any students from Oklahoma - particularly members of the "Five Civilized Tribes" - or New York from enrolling at Carlisle because they have access to public schools.…
![Practice of Four Farm and Dairy Employees to Eat and Drink Government Food and Milk Practice of Four Farm and Dairy Employees to Eat and Drink Government Food and Milk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f43_96505_0010.jpg?itok=sbeCvMYz)
Superintendent John Francis, Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Farm Cook Gertrude Giffen prepares three meals a day for herself, 10 male student farmers, and her husband, Farmer James F. Giffen. Because they all eat at the same time Mr. and Mrs. Giffen do eat some of the students' rations alongside food from the farm and food…
![Background Inquiry of Max LaChapelle Background Inquiry of Max LaChapelle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f040_00_0002.jpg?itok=iham3Y1H)
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into Max LaChapelle from the Examining Officer, Second Training Camps in Detroit, Michigan.
![Request to Return Frank Godfrey Request to Return Frank Godfrey](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f02_71292__0004.jpg?itok=JzsOXDBe)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Susan Godfrey to have her son Frank returned to his home in Minnesota.