These materials primarily consist of correspondence between the Office of Indian Affairs and the U. S. Department of Justice, in particular an Assistant Attorney General Charles Warren. In this correspondence, officials discuss whether or not former Superintendent Moses Friedman and former Chief Clerk Siceni Nori should be tried in a federal…
Lipps, Oscar Hiram
![Discussing Potential Federal Trial of Siceni Nori and Moses Friedman Type-written letter, off-white paper and blue ink from Asst. Attorney General](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f23_10144_0003.jpg?itok=V5r-xGha)
![Discussion of Industry at the Lake Mohonk Conference, 1914 Discussion of Industry at the Lake Mohonk Conference, 1914](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f17_99948_0002.jpg?itok=rgblNpOi)
These materials include correspondence on the topic of industry, which arose from the 1914 Lake Mohonk Conference.
![School Circular Order on Economy and Waste School Circular Order on Economy and Waste](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f24_100723_0002.jpg?itok=cjcBeSfh)
These materials include correspondence and a circular internal to the Carlisle Indian School regarding economy and waste in the school's industrial departments.
![Recommendations from Emma D. Goulette Recommendations from Emma D. Goulette](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f27_106427_0002.jpg?itok=uiI9U4MK)
These materials include correspondence related to recommendations made by Emma D. Goulette, Vice-President on Education for The Society of American Indians. Goulette, in response to the 1914 Congressional investigation of the Carlisle Indian School, suggested that better teachers, prepared with college education instead of qualified through the…
![Request For Enrollment of Edward Anderson Request For Enrollment of Edward Anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f14_110510_0002.jpg?itok=8yJUc9my)
This material includes a letter from Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps about the application for enrollment of Edward Anderson.
![Request for Additional Refund from the Athletic Fund Request for Additional Refund from the Athletic Fund](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f15_4572_0001.jpg?itok=ur3Hk9S3)
Correspondence regarding a request by the Amoskeag Textile Club for an additional $500 refund from the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Fund from a game played between the school and Holy Cross College in 1914.
![Film Screening of Cabiria for Students Film Screening of Cabiria for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f09_129271_0003.jpg?itok=obXgd0gX)
These materials include correspondence regarding a solicitation from the Metropolitan Booking Offices regarding a screening of Cabiria at the Carlisle Indian School. The offer was viewed favorably by Carlisle's superintendent and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, depending on its cost.
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These materials include a complaint from local Carlisle businessman John H. Lau against Charles H. Carns, the painter at the Carlisle Indian School. Lau, of the local carriage-maker E. A. Lau and Sons, claimed that Carns was inappropriately undercutting his carriage-painting costs. After investigation, Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian…
![Sells Request Carlisle Print Copies of Advance Statement of Annual Report for 1914 Sells Request Carlisle Print Copies of Advance Statement of Annual Report for 1914](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f17_130777_0002.jpg?itok=UVocyBzV)
Cato Sells requests the Carlisle Indian School print 1000 copies of the Advance Statement of Annual Report for 1914 as quickly as possible. Sells additionally notes corrections to be made to the Report.
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This material includes a letter as well as a flyer concerning the performance of the Carlisle Indian School band at the Belgian Relief Fund Benefit.
![Correspondence Regarding Nez Perce Allotment Sale Investigation Correspondence Regarding Nez Perce Allotment Sale Investigation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f03_45451_0045.jpg?itok=IJ8aQaFC)
Correspondence and investigative material related to a charge that Oscar H. Lipps made a sale of Indian allotments in the Nez Perce reservation for personal gain. The investigation concluded that Lipps was innocent.
![Report on Suitability of Carlisle Indian School as a Military School Report on Suitability of Carlisle Indian School as a Military School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f03_17181_0016.jpg?itok=R41snL0Y)
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding the suitability of turning the Carlisle Indian School into a military school. At the request of John H. Stephens, Chairman of the House Committee on Indian Affairs, the Secretaries of War and the Interior arranged to have Carlisle inspected by a military commander. Brigadier General…
![Recommended Changes to School Policies and Staff Recommended Changes to School Policies and Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f20_40444_0031.jpg?itok=1N8acmZ9)
These materials include numerous suggestions from Oscar Hiram Lipps and Dennison Wheelock regarding changes that should be made to policy and staff at the Carlisle Indian School. Lipps' suggestions focus on disciplinary measures, the end of preferential treatment for athletes, and staff changes. Lipps also requests that a superintendent for…
![Cato Sells Requests Information on Improvements made by Lipps Cato Sells Requests Information on Improvements made by Lipps](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f19_28036_0002.jpg?itok=E1HJSZLo)
Cato Sells requests Oscar Lipps send him a statement regarding the improvements he has made or is planning to make at the Carlisle Indian School since he took the Superintendent position.
![Memorandum Regarding School Policy Reforms Memorandum Regarding School Policy Reforms](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f25_35293_0003.jpg?itok=NpSX4-u2)
These materials include a memorandum about reforms made to Carlisle Indian School policies by Supervisor Oscar Hiram Lipps in response to a 1914 Congressional investigation. The outlined reforms included curtailing the outing program, changing the courses of study, standardizing disciplinary measures, increasing arrests of local bootleggers,…
![Bequests to the Carlisle Indian School Bequests to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f34_38707_0170.jpg?itok=V19x40wa)
These materials include documents, correspondence, and legal documents related to a number of bequests and inheritances made to the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence largely deals with questions of whether and how such bequests should be accepted, what they could be used for, and how they should be reallocated once the Carlisle Indian…
![Report on Revised Vocational Training at the Carlisle Indian School Report on Revised Vocational Training at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f36_35636_0003.jpg?itok=BSZYiX_R)
Report on the Vocational Courses in Agriculture, Mechanic Arts and Home Economics for the Carlisle Indian School by H. L. Kent, Special Supervisor and correspondence surrounding the report. Kent's report focuses on making Carlisle a secondary vocational school focusing on agriculture, mechanical arts, and home economics including courses of…
![Inspection Report of J. H. Dortch for May 1915 Inspection Report of J. H. Dortch for May 1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f04_31080_0002.jpg?itok=P_el3nVq)
These materials include an inspection report of J. H. Dortch for his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. His report includes discussions of new staff, the school's physical plant and curriculum, and continued disciplinary changes being enacted under Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps.
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These materials include a newspaper clipping, an internal circular order, and correspondence regarding an article in the Carlisle Herald regarding the discipline of male and female students of the Carlisle Indian School, who reportedly visited the east end of the town for parties with local residents. Superintendent Lipps…
![Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915 Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f01_56641_0002.jpg?itok=LasjxIJy)
These materials include a report and correspondence regarding H. B. Peairs' investigation of discipline at the Carlisle Indian School in May, 1915. The report notes numerous improvements that were made and should be pursued. Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps addresses the report's recommendations.
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These materials include a report by H. B. Peairs on the discipline among boys at the Carlisle Indian School. The report discusses changes enacted by Oscar Hiram Lipps, who was promoted from Supervisor in Charge to Superintendent during this discipline investigation.
![Correspondence About a Calendar Created by A. H. Nash Correspondence About a Calendar Created by A. H. Nash](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f35_99763_0003.jpg?itok=jNo0lmwH)
This material includes correspondence between Carlisle graduate A. H. Nash and Commissioner Cato Sells. Nash and The American Art Works had created a daily-date calendar which he sent to the largest Indian Schools, including Carlisle.
![Condemnation of Unserviceable Property, 1916 Condemnation of Unserviceable Property, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f12_16789_0003.jpg?itok=HIwNVxI6)
These materials include correspondence and survey forms regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.
![General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916 General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f02_00_0040.jpg?itok=IhjloUxp)
These materials include correspondence, ledger pages, inspection reports, and government forms regarding multiple health topics connected to the Carlisle Indian School. Included is an Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for February 1916, Physician's Semiannual Reports for the first and second halves of 1916, statistical reports of diseases for…
![Possible Closure, Relocation, or Redesign of the Carlisle Indian School Possible Closure, Relocation, or Redesign of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f24_24745_0004_1.jpg?itok=puZRLQhD)
These materials include correspondence regarding a possible lapse in federal appropriations for the Carlisle Indian School. School Supervisor Oscar Hiram Lipps suggests to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School could be closed, relocated to Fort Harrison in Montana, or turned into an aviation or manufacturing…