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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June 1, 1894
George King requests the return of his daughter Ophelia King from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Ophelia King529.9 KB
June 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Susan Zeamer's request for 30 days leave of absence. Zeamer is a seamstress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Zeamer's Request for Annual Leave of Absence493.94 KB
June 2, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Katherine Jane Wiest's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to illness. She will be going to the Woman's Hospital in Philadelphia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Katherine Jane Wiest's Request for Leave of Absence 320.33 KB
June 4, 1894
John Brown personally requests from Frank C. Armstrong, the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the return of his son James Brown from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John Brown Requests Return of His Son James269.17 KB
June 6, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Miss Woester's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Miss Woesters' Application for Leave of Absence 312.49 KB
June 6, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor,"…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, May 18942.22 MB
June 6, 1894 - June 28, 1894
Correspondence regarding the enrollment of Fenton Geronimo at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Enrollment of Fenton Geronimo577.5 KB
June 6, 1894
N. C. Patterson requests the return of his daughter Helen Patterson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Helen Patterson261.79 KB
June 8, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Mrs. Lewis Richards for the return of her granddaughter Hannah Long Wolf. Pratt notes that Hannah is already scheduled to return home at the request of her sister, former student Hattie Long Wolf.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Hannah Long Wolf320.21 KB
June 8, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request for the return of James Brown.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for the Return of James Brown334.23 KB
June 8, 1894
Richard H. Pratt submits a "Supplementary" Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.10 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Supplementary Estimate of Supplies, June 1894495.04 KB
June 9, 1894
Request of George E. Doane, U. S. Indian Agent for the Quapaw Agency, for the return of Noah Hawk from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Noah Hawk532.62 KB
June 11, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Henry Wilson Spray's application for a 15-day leave of absence. Spray works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Henry Wilson Spray's Application for Leave of Absence 324.46 KB
June 12, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Bessie R. Jamison's request for a 15-day leave of absence. Jamison works as an assistant superintendent of the sewing room and will resign at the end of June.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bessie R. Jamison's Request for Leave of Absence 328.47 KB
June 14, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to Henry Wilson Spray's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Henry Wilson Spray's Request for Leave of Absence 241.21 KB
June 14, 1894
Cover letter for an enclosure the names and addresses of former students of the Carlisle Indian School for unclassified positions in the Indian Service. That list is not included with this cover letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for List of Former Students for Indian Service Positions353.65 KB
June 21, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Kate S. Bowersox's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Bowersox is a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Kate S. Bowersox to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave506.26 KB
June 22, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Jennie P. Cochran's request to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute under the provisions of school service, as well as 30 days of leave. Cochran is a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Jennie P. Cochran to attend Martha's Vineyard Institute and Annual Leave516.44 KB
June 22, 1894
Richard H. Pratt forwards Emma A. Cutter's request to attend summer school in Amherst, Massachusetts, as well as 30 days of leave. Cutter works as a senior teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to attend Summer School in Amherst and Annual Leave509.31 KB
June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna M. Worthington's application for 30 day sick leave. Worthington works as the superintendent of the sewing room. Also included is a letter from Dr. C. Montezuma, the school physician, recommending Worthington take…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna M Worthington's Application for Sick Leave1.01 MB
June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Florence M. Carter's request for 30 day vacation without pay, as well as 30 days of annual leave. Carter works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Florence M. Carter's Application for Leave of Absence and Annual Leave492.23 KB
June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lida B. Given's application for 30 days leave of absence. Given works as a matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence 491.61 KB
June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Philip L. Drum's application for 30 days leave of absence. Drum works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Philip L. Drum's Application for Leave of Absence485.17 KB
June 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Rosa Bourassa be added to the Carlisle Indian School list of teachers for the following school year. Pratt further notes that she will be taking a summer school course at Martha's Vineyard.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Bourassa be Added as Teacher323.69 KB
June 23, 1894
Richard H. Pratt forwards Anna C. Hamilton's request to attend the institute at Chilocco and to attend summer school in Ottawa, Kansas, as well as 30 days of leave. Hamilton works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to attend Summer School in Ottawa and Annual Leave500.17 KB