Student file of Helen Whitecalf, a member of the Arikara Nation, who entered the school November 14, 1910 and departed September 4, 1913. The file contains letters/correspondence, financial transactions, a student information card, an outing record, a medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, a progress/conduct card, and an…
Merritt, E. B.
Personnel file of John Francis Jr., who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from April 1, 1917 to July 2, 1918. The file includes information from Francis' previous positions within the Civil Service, including as Clerk in the Permanent Census Bureau, Clerk in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior,…
Materials related to the disposition of funds of the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Association following an investigation by E. B. Linnen. Contains the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association for the year 1908, correspondence regarding how to handle money moving forward, a resolution updating the by-laws, as well as other financial…
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by William Silas to have his daughter Mary Silas returned to her home from Carlisle.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman to enroll three overage students: Antoine Swallow, Alonzo Brown, and Estella Bradley. Friedman's request was granted.
Including documents from Siceni J. Nori's time employed as a clerk at Carlisle, this service file was compiled at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. It comprises mostly of correspondence and official evaluations like efficiency reports.
The folder has been split into two PDFs. The first PDF primarily covers the…
These materials include correspondence regarding the Alumni Association of the Carlisle Indian School including its new constitution, a new building in Carlisle, and other news.
Oscar H. Lipps forwards a number of questions for the disbursement of the Athletic Fund following the investigation into Moses Friedman including paying for a lacrosse coach as well as building a new grandstand.
These materials include correspondence concerning former student John Jackson's request to access personal funds from his account.
August Kensler informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is competent to inspect canned tomatoes in Bethlehem, Maryland but requests to be excused from the duty. E. B. Merritt notifies Kensler that other arrangements have been made.
These materials contain correspondence regarding a serious injury Francis Pambrun suffered while returning home after having run away from the school.
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
Correspondence regarding the proposal to abolish the business/commercial department at the Carlisle Indian School while adding new courses focusing on home economics, mechanical arts, nursing, and agriculture. An additional focus is on the beginning of the Ford Outing Program. A copy of The Carlisle Arrow (Vol. 11, No. 22) that…
These materials include a list of students to be returned to their homes at the close of the 1914 school year as well as the authorization from the Assistant Commissioner.
The service file compiled by the Office of Indian Affairs for Glenn S. Warner which covers only a brief period at the end Warner's tenure as Athletic Director at Carlisle. Most of the content concerns the negotiations between Warner, Superintendent Lipps, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about how Warner would leave the school and what he…
These materials include correspondence regarding the transfer of the children of Willie Connell from Carlisle to the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas.
This material includes a letter from Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps about the application for enrollment of Edward Anderson.
These materials include correspondence regarding the application by student James Holy Eagle towards his pro rata share of tribal trust funds.
This material includes correspondence concerning an incident between Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps and Doctor Walter Rendtorff about an operation on student Henry Tomah (spelled here as Henry Tomau). Dr. Rendtorff desired to either send Tomau to a Philadelphia hospital or request the help of Dr. Deaver from town for an appendectomy, and…
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.
This document contains two newspaper clippings and a poster from the "Carlisle Indian Base Ball Club," a cross country-tour baseball team led by Kate J. Becker. It also features correspondence between Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt, Acting Assistant Commissioner of…
This material includes correspondence concerning an altercation between field agent D. H. Dickey and Victor Passano during a summer outing, and Passano's attempt to bring legal suit against Dickey. Passano had fought with Thomas Montoya, a Carlisle student on outing, and Dickey separated the two. Passano then filed suit against Dickey, and…
These materials include correspondence regarding the income students made in the fiscal year 1915-1916 on the outing system, and the distinction between outing program income and income made through the industrial departments.
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Merritt transmits copies of six Supreme Court decisions to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps.
In response to a question about whether students from Mexico could be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School, this memorandum is a compilation of information regarding the enrollment of individuals who are not American citizens, including individuals from Alaska, Puerto Rico (Porto Rico), and the Philippines. The memo discusses enrollment…