Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a list of contractors who've furnished supplies to the Carlisle Indian School during fiscal year 1911. In total, the school has received $17,349.98 worth of goods. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman of a few differences in their records that lead to Friedman…
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These materials include Supervisor C. F. Peirce's Inspection Report. Peirce deems that no action is necessary.
Supervisor Charles F. Peirce prepares an Inspection Report on the buildings at the Carlisle Indian School. At the end of the report, he provides a series of recommendations, most notably making general repairs to the dormitories, building two new lavatory buildings for boys, and modernizing the guardhouse.
Three months later,…
These materials include correspondence and reports on the record keeping system for student files at the Carlisle Indian School. Supervisor of Indian Schools Charles F. Pierce was critical of the decentralized nature of the student file records. Pierce recommended that Nellie Robertson Denny, a clerk at the school, be put in…
These materials include a report and handwritten notes regarding Charles F. Peirce's recommendations for school employee transfers, increases, and promotions at the Carlisle Indian School.
These materials include correspondence regarding inquires about the health of John Squirrel and James Martin, referred to also as James Squirrel, as well as subsequent requests by their father Joseph Squirrel to have James returned to their home at Elbow Lake, Minnesota.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Edward Eagle Bear to leave the Carlisle Indian School. Eagle Bear's request was denied by the Second Assistant Commissioner at the recommendation of the Carlisle Superintendent, who wanted the school to secure a position for Eagle Bear.
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke encloses a transcript of authorities granted to the Carlisle Indian School since July 1, 1910 and orders Superintendent Moses Friedman to cross-examine this transcript with his own records and return any exceptions.
Hauke informs Friedman of several discrepancies in…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request that Elizabeth Fish be allowed to return to the Carlisle Indian School to take a break from her training at the Holy Cross Academy in Washington D.C. The request was granted and Fish was admitted at Carlisle.
This material includes correspondence regarding the funds belonging to Nehemiah Madison on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.
These materials contain correspondence regarding various matters surrounding the departure of Jerome Kennerly from the school including his status, funds held by the school, and his return to his home in Montana.
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks if there are still plaster casts of Indians in the Pension Building or Indian Office and requests that they be sent to the school for Angel De Cora Dietz's Art Department. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman that there are many of these casts,…
These materials include correspondence concerning outing wages due to Robert Anderson by John Neely of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman to provide him a list of the "most progressive returned students" because Hauke wants to mail them copies of "Manual on Tuberculosis, its Cause, Prevention and Treatment." Friedman sends Hauke a copy of the annual catalogue of…
At Carlisle, David Dickey served as the Outing Agent for male students between 1911 and 1918.
Most of this folder is made up of efficiency reports about Dickey's work performance. There are also small groups of letters regarding Dickey's request to live permanently in Newton, PA and negotiations about his salary.
The parts of the…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return students whose terms of enrollment had expired or graduated to their homes.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Charles Edward Stuck at the Carlisle Indian School. Stuck was denied enrollment due to the policy of not admitting students who lived close to a public school. One letter indicates that Stuck's guardian had written that Stuck was ostracized at his school due to his race
Supervisor Charles F. Peirce informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Carlisle Indian School student Nancy Conners' mother is sick and needs her assistance. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke forwards Peirce's telegram to Superintendent Moses Friedman.
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of students at the Carlisle Indian School. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine directed Superintendent Moses Friedman to only accept students who had no access to public schools. Further emphasis was noted that students should not be enrolled based on their desirability…
These materials include correspondence regarding an order from R. G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to accept no students not able to enter the third grade. Superintendent Moses Friedman, of the Carlisle Indian School, objected to the plan claiming the present age restrictions were sufficient. Valentine decided to temporary rescind…
These materials include correspondence and reports from Supervisor of Indian Schools, Charles F. Peirce, listing 69 pupils as ineligible for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Peirce recommended they be dismissed from the school as a result. Additional correspondence regards the circumstances of various students named in the report.…
These materials include correspondence concerning the closure of the school bank account of Henry Vilcan.
Representative Sereno E. Payne requests on behalf of Carlisle Indian School farmer, Joseph P. Siebeneicher, a copy of the last Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs be forwarded to Siebeneicher.
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke concerning the appointment of former students to the Indian Service.
These materials include a request by Mrs. F. H. Heugg for information about the Carlisle Indian School and its educational programs, for the purposes of writing a paper.