Hardin, Julia

Progress card of Julia Hardin, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911.

Student file of Julia Hardin, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914. The file contains medical/physical records, a progress/conduct card, student information cards, an application for enrollment, an outing record, financial transactions, a trade record card, and…

Student information card of Julia Hardin (here Harden), a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914.

Student file of Maggie Hardin, a member of the Pottawatomi Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1911 and departed on June 4, 1914. The file contains a progress/conduct card, a student information card, a medical/physical record, an application for enrollment, an outing record, an outing evaluation, a financial transaction, and…

This folder includes documents related to Stauffer's time working at Carlisle as the school musical director or band leader. Two thirds of the material relate to how Stauffer left the school. Having been suspended after the 1914 investigation into the school, Stauffer was not formally fired, but his job position was abolished. The other third…

Anna H. Ridenour worked as matron at Carlisle from January of 1912 until her resignation in late May of 1914. She started work in the Indian Service in 1897.

This folder includes document related to her time employed at Carlisle. Arranged in reverse chronological order, the documents cover her resignation, the charges levelled against her…

These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges against Friedman, his answers to those charges, correspondence regarding the charges, and the…

In this affidavit, Julia Hardin answers questions from Indian Inspector Linnen about an incident where she was beaten by the music teacher at the school Claude Stauffer. She explains that the conflict started when she signed-up to go on outing but was expected to leave before she had her belongings prepared.

In Inspector Linnen's main…

In this affidavit Claude Stauffer answers questions about whether he has any agricultural training, a 1913 incident wherein he beat a student, and the practice of having musical accompaniment for lowering the flag. After the affidavit itself is a document signed by the stenographer who took down the conversation, Beatrice Herman.

In…

Principal teacher at Carlisle John Whitwell recounts his perspective on an incident of corporal punishment at the school. 

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit E-1.

Note: This content contains information about an incident of corporal…

A typed transcript of Louis Brown's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Brown was a student at Carlisle.

Brown discusses the use of force by the disciplinarians of the school and the biased way punishment is given. He claims that students receive punishments disproportionate to the offence they…

The typed transcript of Anna H. Ridenour's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Ridenour was the matron at Carlisle.

In her testimony Ridenour explains her perspective on the use of corporal punishment on Julia Hardin and answers questions about the friction between herself and the students in…

The typed transcript of Claude M. Stauffer's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Stauffer was employed as band director at Carlisle.

In his testimony Stauffer answers questions about his proficiency in agriculture and an incident of corporal punishment in which he was involved.

In the…

The typed transcript of Emma H. Foster's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time she worked as a teacher at Carlisle.

In her testimony Foster explains what she thinks is the cause of the friction between the students and school administration. She also answers questions about the use of corporal…

The typed transcript of John Whitwell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Whitwell was the principal teacher at Carlisle.

In his testimony Whitwell begins by summarizing his duties as principal teacher then discusses negative influences on the academic program and narrates the difficulties in…

The typed transcript of Julia Hardin's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Hardin was a student at the school.

In her testimony Hardin recounts the conflict between her and the matron about whether she was to go on outing which culminated in an incident where Claude Stauffer whipped her. She…

The typed transcript of Moses Friedman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Friedman served as the Superintendent for the school.

In his testimony Friedman argues that incompetent or antagonistic employees are the root cause of the poor conditions at the school. He answers questions about his…

A telegram from Carlisle student Gus Welch (also known as Gustavus Welch) to Inspector Edward B. Linnen. Welch expresses his concern that Claude Stauffer, Anna Ridenour, and an attorney named Ligitt had approached the student Julia Hardin to force her to sign papers. Additionally, Ligitt was passing around a petition and Welch says that some…

John Whitwell writes a letter to Inspector Edward Linnen about events in the aftermath of the investigation Linnen undertook in winter of 1914. This includes meetings between a student and the matron Anna Ridenour and music director Claude Stauffer and an effort by a notary to have employees sign a statement in support of Superintendent…

Julia Hardin answers questions from Inspector Linnen about the aftermath of her testimony before Congress.

In Inspector Linnen's supplemental report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit G. 

Note: This content discusses an incident of corporal punishment, which some may find…

Chief Inspector E. B. Linnen reports his findings from a follow-up visit to Carlisle for the 1914 investigation of the school. 

In the first section Linnen narrates his findings of further financial mismanagement includes having the government pay for transportation that students had already paid for out of their own funds, not…