Rickert, Ella

Student file of Ella Rickert, a member of the Arikara Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and ultimately departed on April 8, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, former student response postcards, correspondence, a report after leaving,…

Student information card of Ella Rickert, a member of the Arikara Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and departed on April 8, 1897. The file indicates Rickert was married and living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.

Student file of Josephine Janese, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1892 and departed on December 13, 1902. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, a report after leaving, and returned student surveys. The file indicates that Janese worked as a teacher in the No. 4…

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert probably wearing school uniform.

Note: This image also contains caption information for a different photograph.

Studio portrait of Rose Wilde, Ella Rickert, and Mary Wilkinson. 

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert and Mary Wilkinson. 

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert. 

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students who would be capable of filling various positions at the Fort Peck or Crow Agencies. Pratt further states that taking pupils from Carlisle to fill positions limits the ability of the school to graduate students.

F. Glenn Mattoon forwards a letter from Richard Henry Pratt requesting his assistance in having Ella Rickert obtaining students from the Fort Berthold Agency. Mattoon requests that the Agency be allowed to retain all of its students.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to several irregular employees mentioned in the March 1897 report. Pratt also asks for approval of the April 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the…

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular employees required for May 1897 and asks for approval of the employment. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month. 

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the need for irregular employee positions at the Carlisle Indian School.

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on his need for various types of irregular employees. He also asks for approval of the June 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the month for each person listed.

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery, Thomas Marshall, Taylor Smith, and William Colombe). Pratt also notes that two other employees (Ella…

Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ella Rikert be appointed "no higher" than an assistant matron in the Indian Service at South Dakota. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Rikert's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Pratt also informs the Commissioner that Rikert is currently employed…

Ella Rickert informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she wishes to be transferred to a school in the Northwest until a position in South Dakota opens.

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).

Ella Rickert requests transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western State.

Pratt forwards a letter from former student Ella Rickert declining transfer to the Wadesworth School at the Pyramid Lake Agency as an assistant matron.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

Ella Rickert requests a transfer to the Rosebud Agency Boarding School as an assistant matron following the resignation of Annette Suison. Richard Henry Pratt endorses Rickert's transfer but as a cook.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards recommendations of Ella Rickert for the position of assistant matron in a Western Indian School. Pratt also endorses Rickert for the position.