Student file of Ursula Vinson, a member of the Spokane Nation, who entered the school on March 2, 1911 and ultimately departed on June 24, 1915. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a student information card, a federal financial…
Gaither, Mollie V.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student file of Mary Kelsey, a member of the Winnebago Nation, who entered the school on March 11, 1911 and departed on June 6, 1916. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information cards, outing evaluations, financial transactions, a progress/conduct card, an outing record, and correspondence indicating Kelsey was living…
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Student file of Alta Printup, a member of the Tuscarora Nation, who entered the school on April 4, 1911, graduated in 1917, and ultimately departed on July 22, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, newspaper clippings, an application for enrollment, a…
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Student file of Hannah Kennedy, member of the Mohawk Nation, who entered the school on April 13, 1911 and departed on June 5, 1913. The file contains an application for enrollment, student information cards, medical/physical records, outing evaluations, a financial transaction, an outing record, a progress/conduct card, and correspondence. The…
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Student file of Carrie Dunbar, a member of the Piegan Nation, who entered the school on August 30, 1911, and who died while at the school on December 13, 1912. The file contains a student information card, medical/physical records, a letter, an application for enrollment, a conduct card, a news clipping, an outing record, an outing evaluation,…
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Student file of Julia Yellowwood, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school September 16, 1911 and departed December 8, 1911. The file contains a student information card, medical/physical records, an outing record, an outing evaluation, and an application for enrollment.
In school documentation Julia Yellowwood's name is also…
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Group portrait of male and female students on stage wearing costumes. They are the cast of the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909.
The caption written below this image was supplied by Cumberland County Historical Society staff.
Note: There were two students named James…
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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
April 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests O. H. Bakeless and others be allowed to take the Civil Service Examination in order to take positions as teachers at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he would like more male teachers to make the gender ratio 50/50.
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Letters/Correspondence
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May 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mollie V. Gaither's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Gaither works as a teacher.
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June 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lydia L. Hunt would be interested in the Oregon Superintendent position if Mollie V. Gaither declines.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 29, 1893
Mollie V. Gaither submits an oath of office for her new position of teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
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August 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that only 11 teachers and assistants were on the payroll for July 1893 and three of them did not receive pay. As a result, three others on order of the Office does not exceed the authority.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 10, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have Joanna R. Speer replace Prudence M. Crosbie as the dining room matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt encloses Speer's application for employment.
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September 14, 1904 - September 28, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs inquiry regarding the Outing Agent vacancy caused by the request of Mollie V. Gaither to obtain the position. Mercer states that he has already promised the position to Ella G. Hill.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 26, 1904
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Allah E. Saxon and Mollie V. Gaither), those who have left the school (Jessie W. Cook), and those who have changed positions (Margaret Roberts and Minerva Shultz). The reports include the position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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March 23, 1905
Mollie V. Gaither requests a meeting with Francis E. Leupp to discuss returning to the Western United States.
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June 20-26, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards and endorses leave of absence requests to attend summer school at the Department of Indian Education in New Jersey for two employees: Margaret O. Eckert (assistant matron) and Mollie V. Gaither (field agent for girls).
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July 6 - September 5, 1905
Major W. A. Mercer forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for eighteen employees: Kate S. Bowersox (principal teacher), Ella G. Hill (laundry manager), Mollie V. Gaither (girls' field agent), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), and Hattie M. McDowell, Cora B. Hawk,…
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August 25, 1905
Mollie V. Gaither requests a transfer to the Umatilla Agency as an Assistant Superintendent if the position becomes available.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
April 2, 1906
Mollie V. Gaither requests a superintendent position in the Indian School Service through William A. Mercer. Mercer further comments on Gaither's request.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 2, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who has left the school (Genus E. Baird) and all employees working at the school to start the 1906-1907 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving.
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September 14, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards girls' field matron Mollie V. Gaither's application for a 30-day leave of absence.
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November 8, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards applications for leave of absence for three employees: Lizzie James (cook), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress). Mercer also sends new and corrected reports on leave of absence for twelve employees: Wilson Charles (assistant carriagemaker), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), M. S. Barr (nurse), Margaret O…
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May 31, 1893, December 21, 1908 - September 6, 1912
This folder contains materials related to Mollie Gaither's time working in the Indian Service. Only the materials relevant to her time as Carlisle's Girl's Field Agent have been included. She was at Carlisle from October of 1904 until September of 1912.
The first PDF contains Gaither's service record card, a portrait, and paperwork…
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 29, 1909
The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1909. The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.
Note: In two cases it is unclear which student is referred to: Mary Cooke in this program could refer to Mary Cook (who entered in 1901) or Mary…
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Books and Pamphlets
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Cumberland County Historical Society