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,…
Valentine, Robert G.


These materials include correspondence regarding the appointment of Dora S. Lecrone as a Teacher at the Carlisle Indian School and the possible reinstatement of Barbara S. McHargue in that same position.

These materials include correspondence regarding Dora S. Lecrone's acceptance of her appointment as teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include a letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert Valentine to Carlisle's Superintendent, Moses Friedman, proposing a change to how employment appointments are made for the Carlisle Indian School. Valentine suggested bringing Carlisle's appointment policies in line with the rest of Bureau, placing that…

These materials include a telegram from Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman informing the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he was leaving for a trip to the Walters Sanitarium in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. John Whitwell was left in charge of the school in Friedman's absence.

These materials include two telegrams regarding an update on Supervisor Holcombe's investigation of the Wheelock Indian Band, which was accused of maladministration and disorganization in relation to its employment of former Carlisle Indian School students. Holcombe requested permission to have someone named Dougherty follow him to Chicago as a…

Moses Friedman forwards a letter to Robert G. Valentine from Samuel Parsons, the chair of the Children's Festivals Committee of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. Following up on a previous conversation, Parsons regrets that they do not have the funds to work with Angel De Cora Dietz and Lonestar Dietz for the festival.

Schedule for the 1910 graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School.

Personnel file of Wallace Denny, who served as Assistant Disciplinarian of the Carlisle Indian School from sometime before 1910 until 1918. Denny was a member of Carlisle's class of 1906, and was married to Nellie Robertson Denny.
The file contains quarterly employee reports, letters of resignation, complaints from students, a photograph…

Robert G. Valentine compliments Howard Fremont Stratton, Director of the Art Department at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Museum, for his article published in The Red Man. Stratton thanks Valentine for the kind words about his article, which was about "Indian education in art," and discusses the…

Outline Lessons in Housekeeping, including Cooking, Laundering, Dairying, and Nursing for use in Indian Schools. Issued by the Office of Indian Affairs includes reference books, recommended text books, an estimate for equipment, lesson outlines, and a tentative program of a week's work in a boarding school.

These materials include correspondence concerning outing wages due to Robert Anderson by John Neely of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

Correspondence between Robert G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Moses Friedman regarding the previous Carlisle Indian School Annual Report. Valentine compliments Friedman on the quality of the printing and design as well as the analysis of the outing system.

These materials include correspondence between the Gaumont Company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs about filming done at the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence mostly discusses a complimentary roll of the film that was provided to the Bureau. The filming reportedly included shots of Carlisle's three athletes selected to participate in…

Representative J. A. M. Adair informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert G. Valentine that the conductor of the Carlisle Indian School band owes money to one of his constituents, W. G. Carey. Adair asks what jurisdiction the band is under and how to make sure that a payment is made. Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman informs Valentine…

This material includes letters and articles about the success of Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm Olympics. This includes a newspaper article as well as a personal letter of congratulations from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Moses Friedman forwards the request of Charles H. Kutz, Chairman of the Patriotic Order Sons of America Committee, to use the Carlisle Indian School dormitory buildings for accommodating delegates of the State Patriotic Order Sons of America delegates. Some newspaper clippings about the group are also included. Friedman asks that the request be…

Personnel file of Oscar Hiram Lipps, who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from July 1, 1915 to March 31, 1917. Lipps also was temporarily the Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School from February 1914 to June 1915, after Moses Friedman was suspended from duty. Lipps worked in the Department of the Interior for…