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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October 28, 1879
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt regarding Circular No. 33, regarding rations for Indian pupils. Pratt suggests that this ration rate is insufficient given Carlisle's current nascent state, and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Funding Per Student
View Document: Request to Continue Using Army Ration for Indian Pupils3.01 MB
October 29, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt writes to Samuel Chapman Armstrong at Hampton to report that Indian Agent Charles Crissey left Standing Rock and will likely reach Yankton soon.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel - Recruitment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Updating General Armstrong on Agent Crissey's Travel Status1.54 MB
October 29, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt asking the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for permission to travel to Washington the subsequent day.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Telegram Requesting Trip to Washington1.78 MB
October 30, 1879
Anna H. Haines asks Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz if an Indian boarding school has been established in Carlisle. If so, she asks to be appointed as matron for the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application from Anna H. Haines for Appointment as Matron 91.55 KB
October 31, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase a list of supplies amounting to $1,998.25 on the open market. The list of supplies mostly includes bedding, furniture, and kitchen supplies.
Note: This…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Approval to Purchase Bedding, Furniture, and Kitchen Supplies216.42 KB
October 31, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants authority for Richard Henry Pratt to visit Washington, D.C. to discuss the newly-established Carlisle Indian School.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Employee Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority for Pratt to Visit Washington, D.C.135.08 KB
October 31, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt requesting authority to purchase personal supplies for students, including clothing and toiletries for both males and females.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Purchase Student Clothing and Personal Supplies2.45 MB
October 31, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt requests that a cooking range with a 300-person capacity be supplied to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Cooking Range1.85 MB
October 31, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt requesting authority to purchase dormitory furniture immediately needed at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Furniture
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Dormitory Furniture1.77 MB
November 1, 1879
A card which records Richard Henry Pratt's appointment as Superintendent of an "Industrial School for Indians at Carlisle, Pa." Another note on the card indicates that Pratt's appointment was "transferred from the Appointment Division to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Appointment Card of Richard Henry Pratt as Superintendent384.51 KB
November 1, 1879
Richard H. Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1879 amounting to $24.99, allowing Pratt to purchase postage stamps. The form includes a note that the postage stamps will allow students to write to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Writing Home
View Document: Request for Authority to Purchase Postage Stamps for Student Letters486.82 KB
November 4, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt, requesting $4000 be transferred to his credit for the purposes of settling debts and paying owed salaries. A note in the file suggests that the Commissioner had a total of $…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Fund Transfer for Salaries and Debts2.81 MB
November 4, 1879
Agent Charles Crissey informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. A. Hayt that Agent Stephens is there with two students for the Carlisle Indian School and two for Hampton Institute. Crissey notes that he is also with Cheyenne Chief Little No Heart…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transportation of Four Students and Cheyenne Chief153.25 KB
November 4, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt, requesting permission to spend $1000 on cold weather clothing for students. Pratt notes that supplies requested two months previous had not yet arrived, and that cold weather…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Uniforms and Clothing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Urgent Request for Cold-Weather Clothing2.55 MB
November 5, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt requests approved funds be transferred to his credit, so that supplies can be purchased.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Fund Transfer for Supplies Purchases1.75 MB
November 6, 1879
Frank D. Karr, Superintendent of Warehouse, informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that one case has shipped to Carlisle and that he has invoices for two more, which he will ship immediately.
Note: This item was copied from U.S.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cases of Supplies en route to Carlisle Indian School97.64 KB
November 6, 1879
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt noting the arrival of Agent Crissey with Sisseton, Standing Rock, and Cheyenne River Sioux children, Green Bay Menominee children, and Chief Little No Heart at Carlisle. Pratt suggests that all these children…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Arrival of Sioux and Menominee Students1.8 MB
November 6-19, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a letter, sent to General Samuel Armstrong of the Hampton Institute by Green Bay agent E. Stephens. Stephens requests that two students just sent to Carlisle, Joseph Wishecoppy […
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transfer of Menominee Boys from Carlisle to Hampton2.53 MB
November 6, 1879
Telegram from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt to Captain Richard Henry Pratt suggesting that he use his judgement about sending along to Hampton some of the students recently brought to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Telegram to Pratt Regarding Sending Some Students to Hampton1.42 MB
November 7, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt regarding the quality of clothing provided to Carlisle Indian School students. Pratt complains that the partial order of clothing he received from the Bureau is not durable or…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Uniforms and Clothing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Complaint Regarding Quality of Student Clothing4.45 MB
November 7, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt that, at the request of Hampton Institute director General Samuel Armstrong, six Sisseton Sioux children and two Menominee boys from Green Bay, Wisconsin will be retained at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Retaining Sisseton Sioux and Menominee Students at Carlisle1.66 MB
November 11, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase $25 of stamps for students to use to correspond with their parents.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Writing Home
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority to Purchase Postage Stamps for Student Use152.51 KB
November 12, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt acknowledges receipt of numerous boxes of clothing and other supplies, including an organ for the chapel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Acknowledgement of Received Supplies1.69 MB
November 12, 1879
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz authorizes Richard Henry Pratt to visit New York City and spend $2,000 to purchase a cooking range, clothing, furniture, and supplies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority to Purchase a Cooking Range, Clothing, and Furniture274.07 KB
November 13, 1879
Richard H. Pratt provides updates on the progress he's made since Sunday. Most notably, Pratt has organized the male students into companies, and they now occupy eight rooms instead of five, the bedding has arrived, and they've started building…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Organization of Boys into Companies, Arrival of Bedding, and Construction on Chapel174.39 KB