Rendtorff, Walter

Student file of William Pelcher, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on October 22, 1915 and departed on January 10, 1916. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, a financial transaction, medical/physical records, and correspondence. The file indicates that Pelcher was living in Clare,…

Student File of Cecil Collins, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, who entered the school on October 30, 1915 and departed on December 9, 1916. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, an outing record,…

Student file of Thomas Hawk, a member of the Hidatsa Nation, who entered the school on November 5, 1915 and ultimately departed on June 3, 1917. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, medical/physical records, a vacation request form, a draft registration…

Student file of Ulysses Watt, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on December 15, 1915 and departed on July 20, 1916. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, an outing record, and correspondence. The file indicates Watt was living in Tunesassa, New York in 1916.…

Student file of Bertha Klinekoli, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on September 4, 1916 and departed June 7, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, financial transactions, medical/physical records, certificates of promotion, a vacation request form, and correspondence. The file…

Student file of Walter Winsborough, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 10, 1916 and departed on June 12, 1917. This file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, a financial transaction, certificates of promotion, and correspondence indicating that Winsborough…

Student file of Mary Cook, a member of the Mohawk Nation, who entered the school on October 3, 1916 and departed on August 28, 1918. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, certificates of promotion, medical/physical records, and correspondence. The file indicates that Cook returned to Hogansburg, New York…

Student file of Leo Kennerly, a member of the Piegan Nation, who entered the school on November 2, 1916 and departed on January 27, 1917. The file contains student information cards, an application for enrollment, medical/physical records, financial transactions, and correspondence. The file indicates Kennerly was living in Browning, Montana in…

The typed transcript of Dr. A. R. Allen's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Allen had just been replaced as the school physician, having worked at the school from 1910 to the end of 1913.

In his testimony Allen recounts the hospital facilities, common health problems, and his efforts to…

The typed transcript of Dr. Walter Rendtorff's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Rendtorff had just begun working at the school as a physician.

In his testimony Rendtorff tells the Commission about his first meeting with Superintendent Friedman and estimates the number of students with…

Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that The Report of the Joint Congressional Investigating Committee found that a "large percentage" of the student body have trachoma. Lipps requests that the Commissioner sends one of his special trachoma physicians to the school. 

Second Assistant…

Carlisle Indian School Physician Dr. Walter Rendtorff informs Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps that he has found no evidence of communicable diseases among school employees. Lipps forwards Rendtorff's report the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt acknowledges the report's findings.

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…

Carlisle Indian School Physician Dr. Walter Rendtorff informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he thinks he may have developed a cure for tuberculosis, which he has used on David Belin and two others. He requests to give it a trial at the Fort Lapwai and Toledo sanitariums. 

Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt tells Rendtorff…

These materials include correspondence and government documents related to the application for enrollment of Arney Kah-o-sed in the Carlisle School.

These materials include correspondence regarding reports on the health of Walter Winsborough to his mother Mary Wells. Additionally, a request from Winsborough's parents was sent through Senator Harry Lane to return him to his home.