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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December 5, 1899 - May 16, 1901
Harry J. Deitzel submits a written application for the position of tin smith at the Carlisle Indian School. Deitzel lists his qualifications as well as a patent related to a thumb lever hinge for lids.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application of Harry Deitzel for Tin Smithing Job1.68 MB
December 5, 1899
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 18991.35 MB
December 6, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase an additional 100 winter coats with a local supplier to furnish all female students with a winter coat.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Additional Winter Coats for Girls514.57 KB
December 6, 1899
Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of monthly reports, memorandum books, and voucher for open market purchase 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, December 1899584.66 KB
December 6, 1899
John R. Procter, President of the Civil Service Commission, notes that George W. Taylor has been approved for a temporary appointment as Assistant Disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Temporary Appointment Approved for George W. Taylor2.05 MB
December 7, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to have his open market purchases of various food stuffs covered due to immediate needs resulting from an increase in the student population.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Approve Open Market Purchase of Various Foods1.24 MB
December 11, 1899
Richard H. Pratt forwards duplicate copies of bills of lading and weigher's returns for one bundle of snaths and two boxes of hardware delivered to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bills of Lading and Weigher's Returns for Snaths and Hardware335.87 KB
December 12, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 50 woven wire bedsteads at the local Army Supply Depot.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Furniture, Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Bedsteads from Local Army Contractor398.97 KB
December 15, 1899
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay veterinarian bills related to the treatment of distemper in three horses.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Veterinarian Bill Forwarded to Office451.71 KB
December 16, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests that 100 vaccine points be sent to the Carlisle Indian School to vaccinate incoming students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Vaccine Supplies320.88 KB
December 15-18, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Inga M. Erickson), and those who have changed positions (Fannie I. Peter, Clara L. Smith, Herbert W. Boyer, Mattie A. Harn, and Dora M. Peters). These reports…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, December 18991.14 MB
December 18, 1899
Richard H. Pratt compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, kindness towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' position titles.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Efficiency Report of Employees, December 1899928.02 KB
December 18, 1899 - March 27, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding George W. Taylor and his desire to see his appointment as an Assistant Disciplinarian cancelled.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Cancel Appointment of George W. Taylor4.64 MB
December 18, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Smith be promoted and to have a civil service appointee report to Carlisle rather than take someone from a Western School. It is not clear who this refers to.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Promote Smith and Have Civil Service Appointee388.69 KB
December 19-20, 1899
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Nellie H. Nixon, Emma C. Schaner, and Katherine Riley) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position 733.11 KB
December 20, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt asks for an update on authorities he previously asked for including purchasing additional winter coats for girls, dried fruit, and acquiring a Crowell physical apparatus (equipment for school room physics experiments).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Answer on Various Purchasing Authorities385.95 KB
December 20, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the health of Samuel Kenoi.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Health of Samuel Kenoi327.71 KB
December 20, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he omitted to ask for the number of feet covered by the 70 seats previously requested. Pratt notes that he has saved money on the authority by having students build teacher's desks and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Furniture
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Cover Purchase of School Furniture505.47 KB
December 28, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests probationary appointment of Emma C. Schaner as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Probationary Appointment of Emma Schaner as Teacher329.04 KB
December 29, 1899 - January 2, 1900
John R. Procter, Civil Service Commission President, forwards 10 copies of a newspaper ad to be circulated for the competitive examination of assistant disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Ad for Upcoming Exam for Assistant Disciplinarian5.98 MB
December 30, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is sending Hyson John home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Return Home of Hyson John505.74 KB
December 31, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1899. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 1899502.15 KB
January 1 - February 19, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (G. M. Shelley, Bertha Canfield, James M. Bellows, Emma H. Bellows, C. E. Dagenett) and those who have left the school (Elmer Snyder). These reports include personal information…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
January 1, 1900
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits blank oath of office for newly appointed employee Emma C. Schaner. Also, Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has not received a promised blank declaration for Schaner and asks the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Oath of Office for Emma C. Schaner 942.81 KB
January 1, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt endorses the effort to change the location of the Perris School in California.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Endorses Change in Location for Perris School753.67 KB