Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections

Naomi Greensky's dance card for the Mercer Literary Society dance held on January 24, 1913.

This pamphlet for the 1913 Baccalaureate of the Carlisle Indian School includes the program for both the Baccalaureate Services and the Union Meeting of Christian Associations, which both took place on Sunday, March 30. A number of hymns and songs were performed for each service.

Program for the commencement concert on April 1, 1913 by the Carlisle Indian School band.

Naomi Greensky's Thanksgiving dinner menu at the Carlisle Indian School, held on November 27, 1913.

Naomi Greensky's dance card for the Mercer Literary Society dance held on December 13, 1913.

The typed transcript of Jeanette Pappin's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Pappin was a student at Carlisle. In this document she is referred to as Jeannette Patten.

Pappin discusses the harsh demeanour of the Matron Anna Ridenour and friction between the students and Superintendent Friedman…

Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman requests that he be given permission to expel Charles Kelsey from Carlisle.

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit W-1. 

Naomi Greensky's program for the commencement concert on May 18, 1915 by the Carlisle Indian School band.

Superintendent Lipps confirms the identify of Arikaree Chief Son of the Star in a photograph that Dr. Himes plans to use in a printed pamphlet produced by the local historical following a talk that Himes delivered about his science demonstrations for Carlisle Indian School students and visiting chiefs 35 years earlier.

This program was distributed for a performance by the students as part of the Commencement Exercises for 1917. The play, "The Continental Congress," is taken from McBrien's "America First," and the school borrowed the costumes for the performance. It surrounds the formation of the first Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence…

Sadie Metoxen received this diploma (course in Home Economics) during the commencement ceremonies held at the Carlisle Indian School on June 6, 1918.

This diploma was donated by the Jerry Lappin family in 2018.