Agricultural Instruction

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real photo postcard, sepia toned, a view of a two-storey building with a large door in the middle, driveway runs up to the door, three men stand around the door

A postcard with no caption. It is not certain if this is actually a building that was ever under the Carlisle Indian School as no other photographs of such buildings have been found as yet.

The postcard is addressed to a Miss Stella Yost in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. The message reads: "Stella- We are having the most beautiful time. I'll…

Format:
Postcard (Real Photo)
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
New Agriculture Class Proposed
October 8-26, 1907

Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher John Whitwell forwards a pamphlet that provides an overview of a new agriculture class to Superintendent William A. Mercer. Mercer forwards it to Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee, who tentatively approves the course. The pamphlet, "Outline of Course in Agriculture, Indian Industrial…

Format:
Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
First page of typed transcript of testimony
February 7, 1914

The typed transcript of C. K. Ballard's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Ballard was the assistant farmer at the school.

In his testimony Ballard answers questions about his role as second farmer and his opinions about what crops would be most productive on the land he works.

In the…

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
First page of typed transcript of testimony
February 7, 1914

The typed transcript of George Abrams' testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Abrams was the gardener at Carlisle.

In his testimony Abrams explains the size and crop of the garden he cares for and explains how male students are assigned to him.

In the published version of this testimony…

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
First page of typed transcript of testimony
February 7, 1914

The typed transcript of William B. Gray's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Gray was working as a farmer at the school.

In his testimony Gray answers questions about his work on one of the farms that served Carlisle at the time. He discusses what is grown on the farm, students' role in the…

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration