1900-1909

These materials include correspondence regarding requests to enroll William Hodge and Moses Stranger Horse at the Carlisle Indian School.

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests official maps and literature regarding Indian reservation boundaries since Education Circular No. 217 requires the school to determine if incoming students live on reservations. Office of Indian Affairs Chief Clerk F. M. Conser informs Friedman that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' Annual Report of 1907…

Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs the Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School that W. A. Adams sent him a $5 bill against K. W. Baker, a former printer at the school. The Chief Clerk informs the Superintendent that, because Adams is no longer employed by the Indian Office, he has no control over the bill.…

Clara Marshbank of the Young Women's Christian Association recommends "a good woman" to fill the Dining Room Matron vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, but Chief Clerk Frank Conser informs Marshbank that the vacancy is only open to women who have passed the Civil Service exam.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior authorizes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to abolish the position of Assistant Instructor in Native Indian Art and establish the position of Indian Assistant at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return six students to their homes on the expiration of their terms of enrollment in September 1908.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Nicodemus Billy to be readmitted the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Daniel Robinson to his home upon the expiration of his term.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Albert Payne to reenter the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include a request by newspaper correspondence James H. Trumons of the Lawton Constitution-State Democrat for information on Chief Quanah Parker of the Comanche Nation. A biographical sketch of Chief Parker, appearing in Carlisle's school newspaper the Arrow, was forwarded to Trumons.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Oscar H. Lipps to enroll Martha Wetenhall at the Carlisle Indian School.

This folder contains a piece of paper referring the reader to Angel DeCora Dietz's file for information on William H. Dietz's trip to attend the Conference of Indian Friends at Lake Mohonk. The paper indicates that William H. Dietz held the position of Assistant Teacher of Native Indian Art at the time. 

Note: The official personnel…

These materials contain correspondence and financial documents related to the enrollment and financial account of Judson Bertrand.

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to hire a baker with the salary of $600 per year to replace Oscar Boyd, an Indian, who is currently working in the position. Friedman states that he would "prefer a white man." The Chief of the Education Division informs Friedman that a baker has already been appointed.

These materials include correspondence related to a request from Moses Friedman, Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, to send Hattie Miller from Carlisle to the Wild Rice River School in Minnesota. Miller's term had expired, and she had been appointed to the position of teacher. The request was approved.

These materials include a request for authorization for carpenters' work to make repairs and alterations at the Carlisle Indian School.

Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to test the school's cattle herd to determine how many cows are suffering from tuberculosis. He notes that infected cows can transmit the illness to humans through their milk. 

The Acting Secretary of the Interior endorses and forwards Friedman's request to the Secretary of Agriculture…

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by George Lieb to have his son Arthur returned from Carlisle.

These materials include correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning the beginning of William H. Dietz's employment as assistant teacher of Native Indian art. 

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School Moses Friedman to return three pupils with pulmonary tuberculosis to their homes.

Acting Chief of Bureau A. M. Farrington relays Dr. B. T. Woodward's findings from his investigation, which the Secretary of the Interior ordered, of the Carlisle Indian School's cattle herd. Farrington states that in October 1908, 23/71 cows had tuberculosis compared to 20 cows in June 1907. Farrington argues that this increase is the result of…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Susan Thompson to discharge her son Joseph Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. The request was granted.

These materials include correspondence regarding mistakes on the attendance report. The report indicated certain students were over the age of enrollment and the Office of Indian Affairs sought clarification on their enrollment.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from W. J. Ranco to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Ranco's request was denied due to his residence in Old Town, Maine and the policy of the Office of Indian Affairs to not enroll students from the Eastern part of the United States.

Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Mr. J. L. Gilman that he is referring his question about the Carlisle Indian School's outing system to Superintendent Moses Friedman but that the school does not send students to Massachusetts because it is too far away. Gilman thanks Larrabee for the response.