This material includes correspondence between former student Leon A. Miller and John Collier, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Miller was attempting to start post-graduate work at a local university and was requesting his school records. Miller had also hoped to obtain a diploma for his work at Carlisle, as well as the Ford Motor Company.…
Letters/Correspondence
![Request from Leon A. Miller Concerning His School Records Request from Leon A. Miller Concerning His School Records](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f28_93839_0012.jpg?itok=wmDBZv-1)
![Correspondence File, 1918-1966 Correspondence File, 1918-1966](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1349B_0001.jpg?itok=Vbng9XDl)
This material is a collection of correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs between 1918 and 1966, all related to the Carlisle Indian School. As the Carlisle Indian School closed in 1918, the majority of these letters are either requesting information about the school and its graduates, or inquiring to see if the school is still…
![Health of Clara Shunion Health of Clara Shunion](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f34_96008_0010.jpg?itok=o3PvQiOv)
These materials include correspondence regarding the health of Clara Shunion. Shunion stayed in Pennsylvania on outing following the close of the Carlisle School, and developed tuberculous. After residing for some time in the Bryn Mawr Hospital, the Osteopathic Hospital of Philadelphia, and the home of former outing patron Elizabeth D. Edge,…
![Transfer of Land Records Related to the Carlisle Indian School Transfer of Land Records Related to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f05_96721_0002.jpg?itok=0GgScXMT)
These materials include correspondence pertaining to a request by the Arthur C. Bachmeyer, Commanding Officer of U.S. Army General Hospital 31, for records relating to the land of the former Carlisle Indian School. Those records, not included here, were forwarded by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
![Unclaimed Letters Sent to Nellie Thompson Unclaimed Letters Sent to Nellie Thompson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f37_351_0003.jpg?itok=7zGKImJq)
These materials include correspondence regarding unclaimed letters sent to the outing home of patron Virginia Allen, where former student Nellie Thompson remained following the closing of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Re-enrollment of George James Cayenne in an Indian School Re-enrollment of George James Cayenne in an Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f39_3099_0003.jpg?itok=77aV4uKj)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request of George James Cayenne, a former student at Carlisle, to enroll again in an Indian School following his service in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma during World War I.
![Frederick Walker's Request to be Released from the Navy Frederick Walker's Request to be Released from the Navy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f43_7999_0002.jpg?itok=-OT6PjQZ)
This document contains correspondence between Lyman B. Madison and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Frederick Walker's request to discharge from the United States Navy.
![Office Replies to Request for Information from Mrs. C. D. Markham Office Replies to Request for Information from Mrs. C. D. Markham](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f29_11398_0002.jpg?itok=5vNvXfc7)
Cato Sells replies to Henry G. Thomas, Secretary to Senator Robert L. Owen, regarding the request of Mrs. C. D. Markham for information on the American Indian. Sells provides some information about a publication about Geronimo, the reason for the return of the Carlisle Indian School to the War Department, and encloses the Annual Report for the…
![Discharge of Edward Thorpe from the Navy Discharge of Edward Thorpe from the Navy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f44_10076_0002.jpg?itok=g1t4En02)
This material includes correspondence between Edward P. Thorpe and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merrit concerning Thorpe's desire to be formally discharged from the United States Navy.
![Ned Wilnota's Discharge From The US Navy Ned Wilnota's Discharge From The US Navy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f45_22720_0003.jpg?itok=ZQ8yC6MT)
This material includes correspondence between Ned Wilnota and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Wilnota's request to be discharged from the Navy.
![Inquiry Into Citizenship and Enrollment of William Henry Dietz Inquiry Into Citizenship and Enrollment of William Henry Dietz](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f40_22159_0011.jpg?itok=vJuzDhjf)
These materials include an inquiry into the enrollment and employment status of William Henry "Lonestar" Dietz at Chilocco and Carlisle. The Office of Indian Affairs was asked to provide records about Dietz to clarify Dietz's citizenship, after he claimed exemption to the draft for the First World War based on his Indian heritage.
![Inquiry Regarding Outing Student Following Closure of Carlisle Inquiry Regarding Outing Student Following Closure of Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f08_22817_0003.jpg?itok=Aq2FeuaJ)
Inquiry from Charles Samuel to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding having an outing student placed at his home.
![Request for Outing Student following Closure of Carlisle Request for Outing Student following Closure of Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f07_20285_0002_0.jpg?itok=EVNA5JcP)
W. H. Bowers requests assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs in securing an outing student from the Carlisle Indian School following the school's closure.
![Academic Record of Charles Ape-Kaum Academic Record of Charles Ape-Kaum](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f36_00_0002.jpg?itok=XlmLdtgW)
These materials include correspondence regarding the academic record of Charles Ape-Kaum following his discharge of the Navy and prior to taking up his studies again at the Central State Normal School in Edmond, Oklahoma.
![Request for Information on the Carlisle Indian School and Indian Schools in Connecticut Request for Information on the Carlisle Indian School and Indian Schools in Connecticut](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f41_36353_0002.jpg?itok=Jfkgdkqr)
Minnie Williams, who is "partly of Indian descent," asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells if there are any Indian schools in Connecticut and for information on the Carlisle Indian School. Sells informs Williams that there aren't any Indian schools in Connecticut and that Carlisle closed in 1918 and was converted to a military hospital…
![Wesley Aaron's Discharge From The Navy Wesley Aaron's Discharge From The Navy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f46_43715_0005.jpg?itok=1r3OI4Ol)
This document contains correspondence between Wesley Aaron and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Aaron's desire to leave the Navy.
![Attempt to Purchase Land in Baltimore by Joseph S. Sheehan Attempt to Purchase Land in Baltimore by Joseph S. Sheehan](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f22_54910_0005.jpg?itok=iTwdyo8v)
These materials include correspondence regarding an attempt by Alaskan student Joseph S. Sheehan to purchase land in Baltimore.
![Company's Desire to be Paid for Shipment of Books received after School Closure Company's Desire to be Paid for Shipment of Books received after School Closure](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f09_81006_0005.jpg?itok=uzJGQbEb)
The Arthur H. Clark Company informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they shipped a set of Volume 2 of "American Indian, as Slave-Holders, Secessionists, and During the Reconstruction" to the Carlisle Indian School and that they have not been paid because the school is closed.
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt asks the…
![Request for Information on Disposition of Students Request for Information on Disposition of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f42_80800_0003.jpg?itok=sqoo_6d0)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request of John Curtis, of the Evening Bulletin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding the disposition of students following the closing of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Inquiry Regarding Continuing Outing Program Following Closure of Carlisle Inquiry Regarding Continuing Outing Program Following Closure of Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f12_81988_0003.jpg?itok=_wGehvFQ)
Inquiry from A. Reist Rutt regarding continuing the outing program following the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Inquiry Into Leroy Fitswal Inquiry Into Leroy Fitswal](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f43_92810_0004.jpg?itok=fO6TZrS7)
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry by R. T. Hunter seeking information about Leroy Fitswal during his time at Carlisle.
![Inquiry About Re-enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School Inquiry About Re-enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f44_103195_0003.jpg?itok=JR-cm6bm)
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry by Edwin C. Allen about re-enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School after hearing rumors that the School was being reopened.
![Request for Enrollment by J. W. Asher Request for Enrollment by J. W. Asher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f38_524_0003.jpg?itok=tVNuD3SV)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by J. W. Asher to enter the Carlisle Indian School following its closing.
![Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_LippsO_0067.jpg?itok=ch6ArpAh)
Personnel file of Oscar Hiram Lipps, who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from July 1, 1915 to March 31, 1917. Lipps also was temporarily the Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School from February 1914 to June 1915, after Moses Friedman was suspended from duty. Lipps worked in the Department of the Interior for…
![Request to Return Home of Daisy Chase Request to Return Home of Daisy Chase](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f45_25345_0007.jpg?itok=kI9gXlei)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Daisy Chase to her home in Federal Dam, Minnesota following a nursing program in Massachusetts and an outing with Mary E. Way of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Way requests funds to cover Chase's travel costs.