These materials include correspondence concerning the account balances of three pupils; William Waupoose, James Welch, and Leslie James.
Sells, Cato
June 1, 1913 - November 11, 1913
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 25, 1913 - May 14, 1914
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.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 10 - August 18, 1913
Representative Thomas J. Soully forwards a letter from James M. Ziegler to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Acting Commissioner Cato Sells forwards Soully's and Ziegler's letters to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman and explains that Ziegler is looking to be a host for a female student on outing.
Friedman…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 11 - August 15, 1913
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to expend $50.00 from the "Purchase & Transportation Indian Supplies, 1914" appropriation to pay for express freight charges on shipments far from Carlisle. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells asks Friedman what he needs the money for. Friedman responds that it is to pay for shipping of emergency…
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 5 - October 9, 1913
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Leo C. White to return to the Carlisle Indian School so that he could continue his education at the Dickinson College Preparatory School (Conway Hall) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 5, 1913 - September 24, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells forwards letter and statement from Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company relative to unpaid freight bills to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman.
Friedman informs Sells that the freight bills were supposed to be paid by various business companies, most of the bills…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 11, 1913 - February 11, 1914
These materials include correspondence concerning former student John Jackson's request to access personal funds from his account.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 19, 1913 - October 2, 1913
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Louis C. Brown for reimbursement of his tuition as Carlisle did not offer professional work suited to Brown.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 1 - November 6, 1913
Rev. Mark E. Stock, the Catholic priest whose church Carlisle students attend, asks Superintendent Moses Friedman to allow female students to walk to his church without a chaperone or to assign a chaperone for them.
Friedman forwards Stock's letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells, stating that it would be unsafe to send the…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 2, 1913 - January 2, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Mamie Vilcan that Anna Ridenour, Matron, was opening her mail. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs asked Superintendent Friedman to look into the affair, and later reiterated that officials should abide by the law while supporting the actions of the School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 5-6, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells encloses a copy the Supreme Court decision in U. S. v. Felipe Sandoval, and requests that the Carlisle Indian School print 500 copies.
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs Sells that he will send the copies as soon as possible.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 20, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells requests that Catholic Reverend Mark E. Stock, because Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman views chaperones as absolutely necessary for students attending mass early in the morning, either provide chaperones or allow the students to attend mass at another time. Sells also informs…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 29, 1913 - March 4, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding a disagreement between Morris Huff and Carlisle's outing authorities regarding his enrollment status at the school. Huff was living with his outing family while no longer a student, and the school objected this arrangement and sought to have Huff reenroll.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 1, 1913 - May 1, 1914
These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges against Friedman, his answers to those charges, correspondence regarding the charges, and the…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Topics:
1914 Congressional Investigation, History of the Carlisle Indian School, Discipline - General, School Farms - Selling Produce, Industrial Training - General, Student Illness, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, Athletic Program Administration, Fire Prevention, Student Living Conditions, Food and Dining
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 31, 1913 - January 27, 1914
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Louis Schweigman to his home. Schweigman complained that he was returned to his home without warning. Superintendent Moses Friedman denied the claim, and noted Schweigman's temporary enrollment status. Friedman also complained to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the Principal…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 29, 1914
These documents include a letter from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells about an article published in The Public Ledger in January of 1914. Titled "General Pratt Alleged to be Seeking Revenge on Moses Friedman," the article is deemed a "malicious, false and slanderous accusation" by Pratt who blames…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 7-8, 1914
The typed transcript of Moses Friedman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Friedman served as the Superintendent for the school.
In his testimony Friedman argues that incompetent or antagonistic employees are the root cause of the poor conditions at the school. He answers questions about his…
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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 10, 1914
Inspector Linnen forwards a telegram from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells to the Carlisle music director Claude Stauffer. The telegram tells Stauffer that he has been suspended without pay.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit T-1.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 17, 1914
These documents (two letters and a telegram) discuss the transfer of the Carlisle Athletic Association funds into the control of the Supervisor in Charge at the school.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit H.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 24 - March 5, 1914
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps sends a list of all expenditures under the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" and all of the invoices from various warehouses. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells replies with a transcript of the various Carlisle funds.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 27 - May 9, 1914
These materials contain financial documents and correspondence concerning the tuition deposits for Ada P. Barnett and Clifford Ross Barnett.
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 28, 1914 - June 19, 1914
These materials include correspondence on two separate topics. In the first series, Supervisor Oscar Hiram Lipps inquires whether the February payroll submitted by his predecessor, Superintendent Moses Friedman, should be paid. In the second series, Representative Charles E. Patton inquires into the suspension of Musical Director Claude M.…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 4, 1914
Superintendent-in-Charge Oscar Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has delivered the charges preferred against Friedman and Stauffer to each person. He forwards the duplicate copies that have been signed by Friedman and Stauffer to acknowledge the receipt of them. These charges are not included with this letter now. …
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 7 - 10, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding Minnie Onhand's trip to Washington D. C. to visit Chief Lookout.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 11, 1914 - March 5, 1915
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…
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Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
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National Archives and Records Administration