The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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June 27-28, 1899
William M. Hugg, Superintendent of the Lincoln Institute, provides letters from four students who were to be transferred to Carlisle expressing their desire to remain at Lincoln.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letters from Lincoln Students Desiring to Remain at Lincoln1.43 MB
June 27, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Roma F. Ewbanks has applied to be put on the Civil Service Register a cook. Pratt requests that she be appointed to the position at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Rosa Ewbanks Will Apply for Civil Service Register406.45 KB
June 27, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards three employees' leave of absence applications: Jonathan D. Sowerby (assistant teacher), M. S. Barr (nurse), and Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence 1.64 MB
June 28, 1899 - September 14, 1899
Correspondence regarding the decision to return Joel Bighead and John Wolfchief to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Return of Bighead and Wolfchief2.48 MB
June 28, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Laura A. Dandridge will accept the laundress position at Keams Canyon.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Laura Dandridge Will Accept Laundress Position at Keams Canyon374.28 KB
June 28, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards librarian Sara E. Smith's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sara E. Smith's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 2.11 MB
June 29, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request for orders for Laura Dandridge following her appointment to Keams Canyon.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Request for Orders for Laura Dandridge372.54 KB
July 3, 1899
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 18991.07 MB
July 5, 1899 - August 29, 1899
Correspondence regarding a complaint by Peter St. Pierre regarding his daughter's Emma health while at the Carlisle Indian School and a request for the return of his son Henry.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Emma and Henry St. Pierre2.24 MB
July 6, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress E. Corbett's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. Corbett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 495.91 KB
July 6, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant teacher J. D. Sowerby's adjusted application for a 21-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. D. Sowerby's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 507.68 KB
July 6, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 504.33 KB
July 7, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seamstress Carrie E. Hulme's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carrie E. Hulme's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 513.2 KB
July 7, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, June 18992.9 MB
July 10-11, 1899
William R. Bushby, the Chief of the Education Division of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Esther Ropenstein, Inga Erickson, Marion Gibbes) who are eligible to fill the vacant clerk…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Clerk Position 772.18 KB
July 11, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1899424.45 KB
July 12, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Clara L. Smith be transferred from her position as a teacher at Fort Shaw to Carlisle at $540 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transfer of Clara L. Smith as Teacher to Carlisle320.54 KB
July 13, 1899
Alfred John Standing forwards contracts for building materials for enlarging a school building at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Contracts Being Forwarded for Building Materials429.48 KB
July 14, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence497.41 KB
July 14, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundry manager Ella G. Hill's application for a 27 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence496.11 KB
July 17, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Annie M. Morton's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annie M. Morton's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 529.21 KB
July 24 - August 8, 1899
J. D. Sowerby (teacher) sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting he direct A. J. Standing (acting superintendent) to pay him for the remaining 5-days leave of absence for making the trip to Round Valley, California.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. D. Sowerby's Reply to Refusal of Pay for Five Days in July1.12 MB
July 25, 1899
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Etta S. Fortney, Ella Albert, Jennie Wolf, and Lizzie James) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant laundress…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position 1.1 MB
July 25, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards band manager James R. Wheelock's application for a 25-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James R. Wheelock's Application Annual Leave of Absence 559.22 KB
July 25- September 25, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards ten employees' certificates of attendance at various summer schools: Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Jennie P. Cochran (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ten Certificates of Attendance at Summer Schools4.24 MB