Kate Bowersox writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing her feelings regarding her employment situation. Bowersox was previously offered the role of Principal by Pratt, but this was denied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; subsequently, Pratt kept her in her previous role as a Normal teacher and assigned her additional responsibilities for…
1900-1909
August 30, 1902
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
September 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt proposes to the Office of Indian Affairs to revert the Outing Matron title back to Matron with the appointment of Etta Knickerbacker. Pratt states that an assistant matron will take on the outing duties.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Enoch M. Sherry and Amos R. Frank have not reported to the Carlisle Indian School as ordered.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Amos Frank has reported for duty.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 5-6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from G. M. Philips regarding former student Dahney George finding a position as an Assistant Teacher in the Indian Service.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received a message from Enoch M. Sherry that he will leave for Carlisle shortly.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 11 - September 10, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report thats lists new employees (Frank T. Reising, Frances R. Scales, William Davies, Emma H. Foster, Genus E. Baird, Amos R. Frank, and Enoch M. Sherry), those that have left the school (Samuel J. Brown, Flora Laird, O. H. Bakeless, and Jessie W. Cook), those who have changed positions and/or been…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 15, 1902 - September 16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding three former Carlisle students who desire to enroll at Flandreau.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 17, 1902
Edwin N. Benson writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing a bequest of $5,000 from the estate of his sister, Harriet S. Benson, to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Benson also discusses how the bequest might be appropriately acknowledged.
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
September 18, 1902 - September 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Etta Knickerbacker's letter declining to come to Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have Dr. O. O. Benson reinstated to the Indian Service and appointed as a physician to the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs that Etta Knickerbacker is unable to report to the Carlisle Indian School to fill the matron position. Pratt requests to search outside the Civil Service list to fill the position.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 22, 1902
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.
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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 23, 1902
Richard H. Pratt submits the corrected report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. Pratt also includes irregular employee George White who was omitted on the previous report.
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifty-one reports on leave of absence for several employees: Agnes May Robbins (teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher), Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress), Ella G. Hill (laundry manager…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 11-September 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for twelve employees: Flora Laird (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Edith McHarg Steele (librarian), Jeannette L. Senseney (music teacher), Annie B. Moore (music teacher), Anne H.…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 29, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Outing Agent Anne S. Ely's request for a 30 day leave of absence.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 29, 1902
Richard H. Pratt requests that Margaret Roberts (teacher) is granted an additional six days unpaid leave of absence for the death of her sister.
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 30, 1902
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
September 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Hospital Cook Sara Pierre's request for a 30-day leave of absence to attend nursing school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 1, 1902 - November 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides correspondence and documents related to a request to return Lizzie and Nancy Chubb to their home. Their father in particular objects to them being sent out to work on the outing program and notes that they are sick.
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 1902
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1902.
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 2, 1902
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the average attendance for the quarter ending September 30, 1902 was 874.3 and the remaining number of students at Carlisle was 882.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of John Charging Hawk by noting that there is no student by that name at Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration