Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secretary of War, informs the Interior Department that there is no objection to the Hamilton Library Association copying maps and surveys of the Carlisle Indian School grounds.
Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions
![Hamilton Library Association Able to Copy Maps and Surveys Hamilton Library Association Able to Copy Maps and Surveys](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3182_55997_0001.jpg?itok=EnvLiRjX)
![Fiscal Year 1908 Financial Estimate Fiscal Year 1908 Financial Estimate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3232_73061_c6932.jpg?itok=5odS48zM)
William A. Mercer provides an overview of the physical plant of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1906 fiscal year and provides an estimate for the 1908 fiscal year. Mercer further makes suggestions on ways to improve the physical plant.
![Fiscal Year 1909 Financial Estimate Fiscal Year 1909 Financial Estimate](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3730_67776_0001.jpg?itok=D3ociuMx)
William A. Mercer provides an update on the conditions of the physical plant of the Carlisle Indian School and provides an estimate for the 1909 fiscal year appropriation.
![Inspection Report of Estelle Reel for May 1908 Inspection Report of Estelle Reel for May 1908](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f03_30444_0001.jpg?itok=oD3OeYcf)
These materials include an inspection report performed by Superintendent of Indian Schools Estelle Reel in May, 1906. Reel's report mentions the buildings and grounds (including the new hospital), improvements since the previous visit, student oratory work, and student artwork.
![Forwarding of Construction Report to Dr. Joseph Murphy Forwarding of Construction Report to Dr. Joseph Murphy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f19_80159_0002.jpg?itok=PuP23QP2)
These materials include a request from Dr. Joseph Murphy, Medical Supervisor of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to review a construction report of the Carlisle Indian School from 1905. The report was forwarded to Dr. Murphy.
Note: The report is not included with these documents but can be found linked in Related Documents.
![Sanitary Report on the Dormitories, Dairy Barn, and Guard House Sanitary Report on the Dormitories, Dairy Barn, and Guard House](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f36_14954_0001.jpg?itok=hQBR0JA7)
Medical Supervisor Joseph A. Murphy writes a report entitled "Sanitary Condition of Buildings at Carlisle." He focuses on dormitories, the dairy barn, and the guard house. He provides recommendations to better improve the cleanliness of the dormitories and the guardhouse.
![Health Inspection Report of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy for February 1909 Health Inspection Report of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy for February 1909](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f21_11376_0002.jpg?itok=wc8PjaNz)
These materials include a health report of the Carlisle Indian School, performed by Medical Supervisor Dr. Joseph A. Murphy in December 1908. Murphy's report included a study of the school's physical plant, students' health conditions including tuberculosis and trachoma, and recommendations. The report includes statements on the health of…
![Permission to Demolish Building No. 43 Permission to Demolish Building No. 43](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f44_12089_0002.jpg?itok=wAfIZNoW)
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests "to tear down a building on the list of Government buildings at [number] 43," which was built in 1903 and no longer used. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke grants permission.
![Brief of Charges and Answers Against Superintendent Moses Friedman Brief of Charges and Answers Against Superintendent Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f12_29816_0002.jpg?itok=DhPY1FzW)
These materials include legal documents and correspondence regarding charges filed against Superintendent Moses Friedman after an inspection and investigation of the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the documents are the official charges against Friedman, his answers to those charges, correspondence regarding the charges, and the…
![Inspection Report of J. H. Dortch for May 1915 Inspection Report of J. H. Dortch for May 1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f04_31080_0002.jpg?itok=P_el3nVq)
These materials include an inspection report of J. H. Dortch for his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. His report includes discussions of new staff, the school's physical plant and curriculum, and continued disciplinary changes being enacted under Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps.
![General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916 General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f02_00_0040.jpg?itok=IhjloUxp)
These materials include correspondence, ledger pages, inspection reports, and government forms regarding multiple health topics connected to the Carlisle Indian School. Included is an Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for February 1916, Physician's Semiannual Reports for the first and second halves of 1916, statistical reports of diseases for…
![Inspection Report on School Buildings, 1916 Inspection Report on School Buildings, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f04_17772_0004.jpg?itok=8ybiYXcQ)
Supervisor of Schools H. B. Peairs writes an Inspection Report of the Carlisle Indian School. He calls attention to the most important needs of the school, which he deems to be the fire escapes, small boys building annex, lockers, hospital porches, and establishing quarters for married employees.
Assistant Commissioner of Indian…
![Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918 Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f05_9088_0002.jpg?itok=ccvJcXOC)
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding Supervisor Elsie E. Newton's inspection of facilities and activities for female students at the Carlisle Indian School. Newton discusses topics including girls' dormitories, the school matron, the Domestic Science and Housekeeping departments, and discipline.
![Correspondence File, 1918-1966 Correspondence File, 1918-1966](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1349B_0001.jpg?itok=Vbng9XDl)
This material is a collection of correspondence received by the Office of Indian Affairs between 1918 and 1966, all related to the Carlisle Indian School. As the Carlisle Indian School closed in 1918, the majority of these letters are either requesting information about the school and its graduates, or inquiring to see if the school is still…