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 18, 1897
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1898 amounting to $17,981.31 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Second Quarter 1898984.98 KB
October 24, 1897 - October 28, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Nellie Londrosh Nunn and provides a recommendation for her to fill a field matron position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Provides Recommendation for Nellie Londrosh Nunn573.65 KB
October 25, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students transported to the school under Government request #2226, escorted by Hosea Locke.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Office with List of Students Transported363.08 KB
October 25, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular answering questions about the Carlisle Indian School including the buildings and grounds and school farm. Also included is a pamphlet titled How Carlisle School Originated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Replies to Department Circular and Origins of Carlisle Pamphlet2.25 MB
October 26, 1897
Joseph Adams requests the Office of Indian Affairs forward him his share of the trust held for the Siletz Indians in Oregon to assist him in paying to attend college. (Other documents show that he attended Dickinson College.)
Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph Adams Requests Office Forward Him Share of Trust286.5 KB
October 27, 1897 - December 30, 1897
Correspondence regarding paying Effie Moul as an irregular employee during the absence with pay of J. W. Hendron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Paying Irregular Employee1.08 MB
October 28, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the packing and reshipping of the Nashville Exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Replies to Office Letter Regarding Nashville Exhibit272.76 KB
November 1, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a message from W. A. Jones regarding the equal division of sexes amongst the teachers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Jones Regarding Division of Sexes Amongst Teachers493.09 KB
November 2, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seamstress Carrie E. Hulme's request for a 13-day leave of absence due to kidney trouble.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carrie E. Hulme's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 450.24 KB
November 2, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a circular from W. N. Hailmann by providing information related to the duties of various positions at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information on Staff Duties Provided to Hailmann384.48 KB
November 3, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, October 18971022.58 KB
November 3, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests to fill immediately the clerk position left vacant by the transfer of Bessie H. Cummins.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Position Vacated by Cummins Transfer be Filled321.43 KB
November 3, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt encloses a copy of a diploma used for Carlisle Indian School graduates and requests if it is practicable for the Government Printing Office.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Government Printing Office to Print Diplomas273.64 KB
November 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding a cook for the Indian Service by recommending Naomi Kohten.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Naomi Kohten for Indian Service Position460.85 KB
November 5, 1897
John R. Proctor, Civil Service Commissioner, authorizes the temporary appointment of two assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Assistant Laundresses378.25 KB
November 10, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding preserving family names amongst Indians.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Preserving Proper Names498.91 KB
November 10, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1897. 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: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, October 18971.24 MB
November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff1.1 MB
November 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the use of evening study hours to W. N. Hailmann.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Overview of Evening Study Hour at Carlisle820.17 KB
November 19, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding the present ration at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt ends by noting that other schools lack decent food which would cause him to run away from the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System, Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Addresses Present Rations at the Carlisle Indian School711.15 KB
November 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann on how he has complied with Paragraph 37, Rules for the Indian School Service by providing blanks of his record keeping for tracking students while at Carlisle and after they are returned.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recordkeeping at the School
Format: Ledgers, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Report on Tracking Histories of Students1.77 MB
November 24, 1897
Voucher for traveling expenses of Antoino Apache during his recruiting trip to the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Expenses of Antonio Apache Incurred During Recruitment Trip1.87 MB
November 25, 1897
University of Cincinnati vs the Carlisle Indians souvenir in the shape of a football for the Thanksgiving game on November 25, 1897.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Football, Thanksgiving
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Cincinnati vs Carlisle Souvenir235.19 KB
December 1897
Student record for Laublock (here Lablok) for the first grade indicating conduct, scholarship, industry, neatness and health. Laublock was in room number 1 with Fannie Peter as their teacher.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Progress Reports
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Report Card for Student Laublock102.17 KB
December 3, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of fifty blank efficiency report of employee forms.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Efficiency Report of Employees Forms249.44 KB