Portrait of Kate Irvine, a staff member, and a group of nineteen male students posed in front of a school building. Many of the students are holding bows and arrows. The caption identifies them as her "Sabbath School Class."
The Cumberland County Historical Society has two copies of this image: PA-CH1-027b and BS-CH-031.
A group of sixteen female employees posed on the school grounds. All of the sitters, except one, are identified on the back of the photo.
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (James H. Richards, Flora F. Lowe, Bessie Patterson, Mary E. Campbell), those who have left the school (Lydia E. Dittes), and those who have changed positions (Kate Irvine, Ella L. Patterson). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as…
Nellie Londrosh writes to Richard Henry Pratt seeking his help in fulfilling her appointment as an assistant teacher at the Winnebago Industrial School. Londrosh documents that she arrived without orders and the Superintendent refused to place her in the position until he heard from Washington D.C. Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of…
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a statement from the Second Auditor of the Treasury in settlement of his accounts from the fourth quarter of 1884 to and including the fourth quarter of 1885. Pratt goes through a list of transportation costs that were disallowed due to a portion of the road being subsidized by bond.
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.…
Richard Henry Pratt requests assistance from the Office of Indian Affairs in securing students for the upcoming school year. Pratt specifically asks for the office to send letters to encourage agents at various agencies to help secure students. Pratt further notes that he is sending Marianna Burgess and Kate Irvine to New Mexico with the…
Richard Henry Pratt returns the correspondence surrounding the treatment of returned pupils to Pueblo agencies in New Mexico. Pratt notes that he is happy to see the actions taken by the Office of Indian Affairs, including the actions taken by Frank D. Lewis, U.S. Special Indian Agent, in removing and criminally charging the Governor of the…
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has received a letter from Colonel Robert Marmon denouncing the treatment of children returned from various training schools by the Governor and officials of Acoma Village. Pratt suggests sending Special Agent Lewis to investigate the claims. He also documents that there…
Alfred John Standing requests authority to pay expenses incurred due to the illnesses of students on the outing program as well as a funeral of a student on the outing program.
Alfred John Standing writes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Carlisle accepting a party of Nez Perce students. Standing writes that only the physically and mentally capable students be accepted and that they could arrive in the month of June.