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.
Smith, Sara E.


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 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).

Report of Carlisle Indian School employees with a salary of over $300 and their legal residence and date of the entrance into the Indian Service as a permanent employee.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards librarian Sara E. Smith's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from the school's librarian, Sara E. Smith, for a transfer or an increase in salary. Pratt recommends increasing her salary and if she is not happy then he endorses her transfer.

Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists all of the employees at the school to start the 1900-1901 fiscal year (A. J. Standing, O. H. Bakeless, W. B. Beitzel, W. Grant Thompson, Dennison Wheelock, M. Burgess, A. S. Ely, W. H. Miller, Fannie I. Peter, M. S. Barr, Benjamin F. Bennett, Kate S. Bowersox, Jessie W. Cook, Mariette Wood,…

Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (S. W. Thompson and Edith McHarg Steele and those who have left the school (Sara E. Smith). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving. Smith's letter of resignation and Steele's application are attached.…