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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August 31, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received their telegram authorizing the Assistant Superintendent position. Recommends Edgar A. Allen for the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Acknowledges Approval of Assistant Superintendent Position369.92 KB
August 31, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1901. 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, August 19012.3 MB
September 3, 1901
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt sends a telegram asking for the stationery supplies requested in April which have not been delivered yet.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, September 1901383.48 KB
September 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that William Robertson and his wife have agreed to take the positions vacated by Malcolm and Kittie Odell.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William and A. A. Robertson Agree to Transfer to the Carlisle Indian School571.7 KB
September 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs by providing quotes and photographs of the different styles of vehicles and harness produced at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Quotes on Industrial Products Produced at Carlisle for the Indian Service1.19 MB
September 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests to transfer Effie (here erroneously named Elsie) Moul to assistant matron and that Flora Laird be telegraphed to report to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Effie Moul and for Orders of Flora Laird572.81 KB
September 4, 1901
M. R. Stevenson follows up on his previous letter to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his request for the return of Geneva and Nora Jameson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Stevenson Follows Up on Request for Return of Nora and Geneva Jameson340.61 KB
September 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt makes several corrections to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning changes to employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Corrections Made to Changes in Employees at the Carlisle Indian School543.52 KB
September 7 , 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Francisco Calderin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Francisco Calderin540.09 KB
September 8, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt authorizes W. B. Beitzel (clerk) to take charge of the school during his absence from the school to visit western agencies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authorization of W. B. Beitzel to Take Charge Of School During Pratt's Absence445.08 KB
September 11, 1901
W. B. Beitzel informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School has delivered five buckboard wagons to the Indian Warehouse in New York at $57 each. Beitzel includes a photograph of a buckboard.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beitzel Informs Office of Price of Buckboards Delivered to New York Warehouse703.97 KB
September 23, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards forty-six reports on leaves of absence taken by employees: Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher), Margaret Roberts (teacher), Josephine R. Walter (teacher), M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), Dora M. Peters (assistant…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forty-Six Reports of Leave Absence Taken by Employees21.91 MB
September 27, 1901 - October 2, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter along with his recommendation for Nellie H. Peters for an appointment as an assistant seamstress in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Nellie H. Peters1.01 MB
October 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters supporting Pearl McArthur's request to transfer to the Sac and Fox School as a matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pearl McArthur Requests to Transfer to the Sac and Fox Nation1.84 MB
October 4, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Superintendent of Outing Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne S. Ely's Application for Leave of Absence509.19 KB
October 5, 1901
Souvenir program for the Dickinson vs. Carlisle football game on October 5, 1901. The program includes the rosters for the two teams as well as photographs connected to both schools and advertisements for local businesses.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Dickinson College vs Carlisle 1901 Souvenir Football Program9.25 MB
October 5, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt provides a quote on a three-seat covered wagon, neck, yoke and pole, and all equipment for the Riverside Boarding School. Pratt also includes a photograph for a Concord spring wagon.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Pratt Provides Quote to Furnish Wagon for Riverside School652.6 KB
October 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt provides the correct name of Carrie E. Weekley on the report of the Office of Indian Affairs approving changes in employees dated October 5, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Correct Name for Carrie Weekley515.57 KB
October 7, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards three reports on leave of absence taken by employees: M. S. Barr (nurse), Annie M. Morton (assistant clerk), and Fannie I Peter (clerk).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Reports on Leave of Absence1.66 MB
October 8, 1901 - October 23, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs Circular No. 54 regarding transferring pupils to non-reservation schools. Pratt also encloses a letter from Edgar A. Allen on the same subject.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 9-29, 1901
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Edgar A. Allen, Lulu C. Lewis, Chas. W. Yeager, H. M. Robertson, Samuel Miller, and William Mt. Pleasant), those who have left the school (Louie McDonald, Eugene Warren,…
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, October 19011.12 MB
October 12, 1901
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 19001.02 MB
October 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Delfina Jacquez (here Delphina Jaquez) and her three cousins.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Delfina Jacquez838.11 KB
October 23, 1901 - October 30, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Ella Sturm who is requesting a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides a recommendation for Sturm in his letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Provides Recommendation for Ella Sturm877.93 KB
October 24, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the criticism regarding wagons manufactured at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that Cochran is known to misuse wagons causing them to breakdown quickly and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Criticism of Cochran Regarding Wagons705 KB