1900-1909

Richard Henry Pratt requests an additional $500 to purchase materials on the open market for materials and skilled labor to complete the tear down and rebuilding of the house on the Kutz Farm.

Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a corrected irregular employees report for September 1901. An explanatory cover letter is attached.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Frances Veitch has accepted the position of assistant matron. Requests her immediate transfer to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne River Agency.

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1901. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Edith McHarg Steele (librarian) and Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher) both be granted a leave of absence without pay due to family illness. 

This index card tracks Howard Gansworth's record of employment with the Office of Indian Affairs. He began working at Carlisle as a laborer in 1901 then worked on and off until 1905 as an assistant disciplinarian and field agent.

Note: upon request for Gansworth's Official Personnel Folder at the National Archives in St. Louis, this…

Margaret Shoulder (here Marguerita Scholder) requests Richard Henry Pratt's assistance in securing the position of assistant teacher at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona. Pratt forwards the letter along with his recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a letter written by Don McDonald related to leaving Carlisle for other opportunities.

Richard Henry Pratt requests that a cook and assistant cook position be abolished and that two laborer positions be created in their place.

Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the privileges that have been granted the Catholic Church at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further details the history of interactions between the School and the various religious denominations in Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt requests if two leases for Sac and Fox Agency students are correct before they are signed.

Richard Henry Pratt responds to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the complaint of Dr. George W. Ira relative to his health exam sending students to Carlisle.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Julia Powlas Wheelock requesting a transfer from her position as a laundress at the Wind River School to assistant matron at the Pine Ridge Boarding School.

Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School is ready to have its worn out property examined by an inspector to pass judgement on its disposition. Allen requests this be done as soon as possible due to limited space.

Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Clerk Siceni J. Nori's application for a 25 and a half-day annual leave of absence.  

Edgar A. Allen forwards a list of students who have runaway from the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Affairs as well as superintendents of non-reservation schools.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student Paul Hayne regarding complaints made by Hayne against the Superintendent of the Poplar River Boarding School. Pratt includes comments related to Hayne's time at Carlisle.

Edgar A. Allen requests that two additional assistant clerks be authorized due to an increase in enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Allen requests that the positions be filled by two girls who have completed the school course.

Edgar A. Allen puts forth the names of Ella Sturm and Nellie Orme for a position of housekeeper at the Moqui School in Oraibi, Arizona.

Acting Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Edgar Allen informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that four bills of lading were issued for shipments from the school to Minnesota, New York City, and Chicago during the current fiscal year.

Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Assistant Clerk D. E. Miller's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Howard E. Gansworth, Frances A. Veitch, and William Burgess) and those who have left the school (Ephraim Lease). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.

Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards report on Outing Agent Anne S. Ely's leave of absence.

Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.

Edgar A. Allen forwards a list of New York students at the Carlisle Indian School who are eligible to receive money appropriated by Congress for New York Indians.