Given, Lida B.

Mrs. Lida B. Given, matron/small boys' matron, ~1890-1901

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Notice of the Death of Obadiah G. Given
April 26, 1889

Notice of the death of Obadiah G. Given, School Physician. Richard Henry Pratt forwards vouchers covering the pay due him to be paid out to his estate.

 

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Pratt Forwards Voucher Covering Pay of Obadiah G. Given
May 1, 1889

Richard Henry Pratt forwards vouchers covering the balance of salary due Obadiah G. Given. Pratt requests authority to pay the salary to Given's wife rather than his estate.

 

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Comptroller Ruling on Pay of Obadiah G. Given
May 4, 1889

Sigourney Butler, Comptroller, informs R. V. Belt that the remaining pay due to Obadiah G. Given should be delayed until a legal representative is appointed to handle the estate.

 

 

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Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Applications, July 1889
June 24 - July 11, 1889

Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school to start the 1889-1890 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, S. H. Gould, C. H. Hepburn, E. L. Fisher, Emma A. Cutter, M. E. B. Phillips, Lizzie A. Shears, Mary H. Cook, Anna L. Hamston, Fanny G. Paull, Bertha V. Aspell, Lizzie R. Bender, N. J. Campbell, W. P.…

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Reply to Request of Dr. A. B. McCandless to Enter Indian Service
January 4, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by Dr. A. B. McCandless to enter the Indian Service.

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Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, September 1890 (1)
September 2-3, 1890

Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school for the 1890-1891 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, Fordyce Grinnell, C. H. Hepburn, L. A. Bender, E. L. Fisher, Emma A. Cutter, Anna L. Hamilton, M. E. B. Phillips, Anna S. Luckenbach, Mary H. Cooks, Fanny G. Paull, Della F. Botsford, Clara C. McAdam, Rachel…

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Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1891
July 10, 1891

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists all employees (A. J. Standing, C. R. Dixon, C. H. Hepburn, W. G. McConkey, L. A. Bendes, A. S. Luckenbach, E. L. Fisher, Emma A. Cutter, Anna C. Hamilton, Mary H. Cooke, M. C. B. Phillips, Fanny G. Paull, Della F. Botsford, Clara C. McAdam, Florence M. Carter, Lillie Ruth Shaffner, Lydia L…

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Oaths of Office, March-April 1892
March 23 - April 16, 1892

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from sixty-nine newly appointed employees. 

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Report on Leave of Absences for Fiscal Year 1892-1893
March 10, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a report on leave of absences taken by numerous employees during the fiscal year 1892-1893: A. J. Standing, C. R. Dixon, C. H. Hepburn, W. G. McConkey, A. S. Ely, W. P. Campbell, M. Burgess, E. L. Fisher, E. A. Cutter, M. E. B. Phillips, F. G. Paull, A. C. Hamilton, and D. F. Botsford…

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Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence
June 23, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lida B. Given's application for 30 days leave of absence. Given works as a matron. 

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Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignations, September 1894
June 30 - September 11, 1894

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (L. A. Bender, Annie B. Moon, T. S. Reighter, Fannie E. Russell, Clara Anthony, Richard Davis, Bessie R. Jamison, Joshua Walker, W. P. Campbell, Philip L. Drum, T. L. Deavor, and M. J. Campbell) and all employees working at the school in September 1894.

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Lida B. Given's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
May 9, 1895

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lida B. Given's application for a 42-day annual leave of absence. Given works as a matron for small boys. 

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Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence
January 14, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt forwards small boys assistant matron Lida B. Given's application for a 14 day leave of absence to visit ill son. 

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Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence
March 15, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs granting Lida B. Given's a 20-day leave of absence because of the fatal illness of her father. 

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Lida B. Given's Request for Sick Leave of Absence
June 7-14, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron Lida B. Given's request for a 35-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a note from the school's physician recommending the leave.

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List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff
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. 

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Application for Employment from Frank Shively
April 20-29, 1898

Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Frank Shively be appointed as a clerk or stenographer in the Indian Service.  Pratt forwards Shively's application along with references from I. F. Mountz, and L. B. Given. Pratt also includes copies of Shively's Carlisle Indian School and Carlisle Commercial College degrees.

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Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence for Surgery on Neck
May 2-13, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron and small boys instructor Lida B. Given's request for a 60-day leave of absence, 30 days for annual leave and 30 days sick leave to recover from a surgery on her neck. Also included is Given's request and a cover letter from Pratt endorsing Givens' request and recommending that the full leave be with pay.

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Request for Sick Leave for Lida B. Given to Recover from Surgery
August 1-3, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a physician's certificate to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs verifying that small boys' matron, Lida B. Given has undergone surgery in Philadelphia and will need a month's time for recovery. Pratt also sends a cover letter requesting that Given be granted leave until August.

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Report of Carlisle Employees Making Over 300 Dollars
February 23, 1899

Report of Carlisle Indian School employees with a salary of over $300 and their legal residence and date of the entrance into the Indian Service as a permanent employee.

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Twenty-One Requests for Leave of Absence
June 9-13, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards twenty-one employees' leave of absence applications: Florence M. Carter (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (music teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Jenny Ericson (sloyd teacher), O. H. Bakeless (principal teacher), Rebecca J. Sawyer (music teacher), Nellie V. Robertson (teacher), Emma A.…

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Nineteen Requests for Leave of Absence
May 29-30, 1900

Richard H. Pratt forwards nineteen requests for leave of absence for several employees: Lida B. Given (matron), Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher), Jessie L. McIntire (teacher), Nellie V. Roberston (teacher), Clara L. Smith (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Elmer Simon (teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Jennie P.…

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Three Reports on Leave of Absence
October 26, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Florence M. Carter and Agnes M. Robbins, who were granted a leave of absence without pay, have returned. Lida B. Given has gone on a leave of absence of three months but is not due to return yet.

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Lida B. Given's Return from Leave of Absence
November 22, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of Lida B. Given's (matron) return to duty.

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Pratt Requests Changes in Positions and Salaries Resulting from Lincoln Transfer
November 28, 1900

Richard Henry Pratt requests to make certain changes to the positions at the Carlisle Indian School in order to accommodate the transfer of a number of small boys from the Lincoln Institute as well as increasing the salary of the dairyman.

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