Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. encloses copy of a receipt of a fee patent in favor of Nellie Robertson Denny.
1910-1919
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These materials contain correspondence regarding the enrollment and return of Cora James, a member of the Choctaw Nation.
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These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Michael Gomez, a member of the Pomo Nation, to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School to prepare "to enter one of the Ford factory classes."
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Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests information and copies of regulations regarding the leasing of Indian allotments. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs the Commissioner how the land allotment process works and forwards regulations.
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These materials include a request to have the Carlisle Indian School Band play in a patriotic parade of State House employees in Harrisburg.
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This document contains correspondence concerning a nursing program for female students at the German Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
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These materials contain correspondence regarding a request for authority to return George Francis.
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This document contains correspondence discussing procedure for the dispersal of small funds in individual former student accounts. Some of these funds were successfully deposited, while others were cancelled, as the former students could not be located.
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This material includes correspondence concerning Carlisle Indian School students considered for the graduating class of 1917. There are also documents concerning life updates from graduates such as Marion Paris and Frank Verigan.
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Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. receives an anonymous post card with "reflections against the foreign policy of the Government." As the United States is involved in World War I, Francis forwards it to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke writes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. regarding the changes on how the school and outing agents should report the amount of funds in individual students' accounts.
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This material includes correspondence concerning Mary Welch. This includes a photograph, letters, and her memorandum.
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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…
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The Graduating Class of 1917 telegrams their thanks to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for his congratulations.
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This material includes information regarding the industrial training program in blacksmithing at Carlisle, including detailed lesson plans designed to prepare students for making automobiles in the Ford Motors Corporation program. Additional information on students at Ford and those who had completed the Ford course is provided.
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Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Athletic Association has $4,000 and the restaurant has nearly $1,000. He states that because these are "independent corporations," money from these two sources does not come directly to the superintendent and is instead deposited…
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These materials include correspondence regarding the return home of Cora James to Ardmore, Oklahoma from Carlisle and who should be responsible for the transportation expense.
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This material includes a note referring to a list of children eligible for transfer from non-reservation schools around Cantonment, Oklahoma.
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These materials include correspondence regarding a request to transfer Elizabeth Kemp (also known as Lizzie Kemp) from Carlisle.
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Carlisle Indian School Director of Mechanic Arts Roy H. Bradley informs Superintendent John Francis Jr. that John R. Livezey completed building and installing a three compartment refrigerator at the school. Francis Jr. forwards Bradley's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and requests to pay Livesey $600, which was the agreed upon fee…
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Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. sends copies of the final exam questions for 1917 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Agnes Hatch. This includes letters and a photograph.
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This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
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This material includes correspondence concerning Herman Kelly. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
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This document contains correspondence concerning the heirship of deceased former student Samuel Tingley. This includes letters inquiring as to who will acquire Tingley's funds.