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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February 6, 1917 - February 8, 1917
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt forwards twelve copies of the tentative course of study for Indian schools to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps. Lipps acknowledges receipt of the books, states that they've never destroyed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Curriculum, Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Receipt of Twelve Copies of the Tentative Course of Study for Indian Schools267.65 KB
February 7-13, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Chief Clerk in Charge C. V. Peel requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs return the specifications and blueprint for a three-compartment refrigerator to the school. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Supervisor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for New Three Compartment Refrigerator Blueprint236.84 KB
February 13 - April 26, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning policies governing the graduating class of 1917. This includes a list of students receiving diplomas, required grades, and other related policies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Graduation Policies for the Class of 1917724.02 KB
February 26 - March 31, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Mrs. A. J. Krejberg to have Elsie Krejberg, her step-daughter, enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment for Elsie Krejberg1.2 MB
March 1-28, 1917
Former student Elmer E. Busch applies to be the assistant football coach at Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt forwards Busch's application to Carlisle. Carlisle Superintendent O. H. Lipps denies Busch's application,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Assistant Football Coach492.29 KB
March 5 - 6, 1917
These materials include correspondence from W. D. Groesback praising the singing of students from the Carlisle Indian School at a performance on March 4, 1917 in Washington D. C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Praise for Carlisle Students' Singing394.59 KB
March 23, 1917 - April 18, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a suggestion by local Carlisle resident Irvin Mahon that the Carlisle Indian School be returned to use as a regular military post during the First World War. This suggestion is rejected by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Suggested Use of Carlisle Indian School as Military Post628.91 KB
April 4 - 7, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request for clarification from Superintendent John Francis Jr. on how to handle students wishing to enlist in the United States Army and Navy in response from hearing from a Naval recruiting…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students in Military
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Clarification Regarding Student Enlistment387.26 KB
April 6, 1917 - May 11, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding the use of liquor among students at Carlisle, and the punishment of Turner Dwight for intoxication.
Note: Turner Dwight is also known as Simon Turner Dwight.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Use of Liquor by Carlisle Indian School Students1.04 MB
April 7, 1917 - April 11, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs send him a decision from the Comptroller of the Treasury regarding the per capita costs in Indian Schools.
Assistant Commissioner E. B…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Decision from Comptroller of the Treasury Regarding Per Capita Costs for Schools248.93 KB
April 10, 1917
This material includes a letter of appreciation for the performance of two students at the Feast of the Red Corn.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter About The Feast Of The Red Corn175.07 KB
April 10, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. encloses copy of a receipt of a fee patent in favor of Nellie Robertson Denny.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Finances and Monies
View Document: Receipt for Fee Patent in Favor of Nellie Robertson Denny152.02 KB
April 12 - June 25, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding the enrollment and return of Cora James, a member of the Choctaw Nation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment and Return of Cora James1.86 MB
April 16-19, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Michael Gomez, a member of the Pomo Nation, to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School to prepare "to enter one of the Ford factory classes."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Re-Enroll Michael Gomez253.3 KB
April 17-27, 1917
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests information and copies of regulations regarding the leasing of Indian allotments. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs the Commissioner how the land allotment process works…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information regarding Land Allotments256.27 KB
April 17-18, 1917
These materials include a request to have the Carlisle Indian School Band play in a patriotic parade of State House employees in Harrisburg.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Parade and Public Appearances
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Participation of Carlisle Indian School Band in Patriotic Parade420.63 KB
April 20, 1917
Edgar A. Allen, Superintendent of the United States Indian School at Chilocco, Oklahoma, writes to Richard Henry Pratt acknowledging receipt of his letter to the Journal and inviting Pratt to visit Chilocco.
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Acknowledges Receipt of Pratt's Letter to the Journal871.86 KB
April 23 - May 21, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning a nursing program for female students at the German Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Nursing Training
View Document: Nurse Training Program at German Hospital, New York4.1 MB
April 24-28, 1917
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request for authority to return George Francis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return George Francis627.97 KB
April 26, 1917- May 12, 1917
This document contains correspondence discussing procedure for the dispersal of small funds in individual former student accounts. Some of these funds were successfully deposited, while others were cancelled, as the former students could not be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Procedure for Transferring Small Balances of Former Students352.67 KB
April 28, 1917 - May 24, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning Carlisle Indian School students considered for the graduating class of 1917. There are also documents concerning life updates from graduates such as Marion Paris and Frank Verigan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Educational Competency of Graduates of 19176.65 MB
May 2, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. receives an anonymous post card with "reflections against the foreign policy of the Government." As the United States is involved in World War I, Francis forwards it to the Commissioner of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anonymous Criticism of Government198.85 KB
May 2, 1917
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke writes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. regarding the changes on how the school and outing agents should report the amount of funds in individual students'…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rule Changes for Student Accounts176.34 KB
May 16, 1917 - July 15, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning Mary Welch. This includes a photograph, letters, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Mary Welch Competency Evaluation1.12 MB
May 17, 1917
Edgar A. Allen writes to Richard Henry Pratt about his views on regiments of Indian troops for World War One, as well as general national politics.
Repository: Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Topics: World War I
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Discusses Pratt's Plans for Indian Regiments969 KB