Dagenett, Charles E.

The first article, written by Franz Boas, discussed "Methods in Indian Woodwork." Frank C. Churchill wrote about a council of Ponca, lead by Chief White Eagle and gave an account of the speeches made at the council. Next an article, pulled from the New York Tribune, reported on the improving conditions of Indians across the United…

Studio portrait of fifteen male students wearing school uniforms. 

The printed note on the reverse side reads: Carlisle Indian Printers. 1. Robert Mathews, Pawnee ; 2. Yamie Leeds, Pueblo ; 3. Paul Boynton, Arapahoe ; 4. Lorenzo Martinez, Pueblo ; 5. Benajah Miles, Arapahoe ; 6. Carl Lieder, Crow ; 7. Bennie Thomas, Pueblo…

Studio portrait of Charles Dagenett wearing school uniform. 

A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Charles Dagenett.

Studio portrait of one female and ten male students, the graduating class of 1891. 

They are, back row, left to right: Robert Matthews (seated), Martin Archiquette, John Tyler, William Froman, Charles E. Dagenett; middle row, seated, left to right: Henry Standing Bear, Etta Robertson, Levi St. Cyr, Harry Kohpay; front row, seated,…

The caption reads: CHARLES E. DAGENETT (Peoria) Vice President on Membership.

The printed note reads: Mr. Dagenett, who is the U. S. Supervisor of Indian Employment, has been one of the of the most energetic workers since the beginning of the Society. In many a financial crisis he has been the business head.…

The headline reads: LEADING INDIANS OF U. S. TO CONFER ON RACE ADVANCEMENT

The caption reads: From left to right, in the upper picture, are Mayor George S. Marshall, Dr. Carlos Montezuma of Chicago, Henry Standing Bear of Dakota, Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Amherst, Mass., Charles E. Dagenett of Denver and Prof. F…

These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.

These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils for 4 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.

Series of drawings by Charles Dagenett presented to Susan Longstreth. The drawings include maps of Revolutionary War battles as well as a drawing of George Washington.

A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 7 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.

Ben F. Taylor, Superintendent of the Chilocco Indian School, forwards a letter of recommendation from Richard Henry Pratt regarding Charles E. Dagenett's application to be a clerk in the Indian Service.

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (G. M. Shelley, Bertha Canfield, James M. Bellows, Emma H. Bellows, C. E. Dagenett) and those who have left the school (Elmer Snyder). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Pratt also sends James M.…

Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Paul A. Walter and Josephine R. Walter) and those who have left the school (C. E. Dagenett, Dennison Wheelock, Carrie L. Miller, Rebecca J. Sawyer, Esther M. Dagenett, and George W. Kemp). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular discussing employees whose probationary periods have expired.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to add a Domestic Science Department at the Carlisle Indian School and requests authority to employ Harriet Eck as an extra teacher.

Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school to start the 1900-1901 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, O. H. Bakeless, W. B. Beitzel, W. Grant Thompson, Dennison Wheelock, M. Burgess, A. S. Ely, W. H. Miller, Fannie I. Peter, M. S. Barr, Benjamin F. Bennett, Kate S. Bowersox, Jessie W. Cook, Mariette Wood,…

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Charles Dagenette desires to return to his home on account of his health rather than take over the outing program from Charles Eastman.

Richard Henry Pratt requests to be informed of the qualities of teacher Dora S. Dutton who has requested to be transferred from Fort Totten to the Carlisle Indian School.

Charles E. Dagenett inquires of Richard Henry Pratt about his appointment as a clerk at the Quapaw Agency. Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of Indian Affairs and that he responded to Dagenett that the matter is in the hands of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

This folder contains documents related to Charles E. Dagenett's time in the Indian Service as Supervisor of Indian Employment. Dagenett enrolled at Carlisle in 1887 and graduated in 1891. Though he did work on and off in the Service in the 1891-1905 period, this folder only covers Dagenett's employment from 1905 onwards, (see his Service Record…

This folder contains documents related to James Riley Wheelock's employment and applications for employment in the Indian Service. It covers the second period of his employment at the Sherman Institute, Carlisle Indian School, and Genoa Indian School from 1914-1920. Then it touches on Wheelock's repeated attempts to be reinstated as a band…

This material includes correspondence between Charles Dagenett and Superintendent Moses Friedman about establishing a nurse training program at Carlisle with additional training at various hospitals on the outing program.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Samuel Sixkiller enroll his nephew Raymond Ross at the Carlisle Indian School. The request was denied as Ross was a member of the Cherokee Nation and not eligible to receive government assistance.

These materials include correspondence regarding the Alumni Association of the Carlisle Indian School including its new constitution, a new building in Carlisle, and other news.