Carlisle Indian School Policy and Policy Changes

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Excerpt from Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1891
1890-1891

An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1891, containing the Twelfth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The report, submitted by Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt, includes a table of the school's population, as well as discussions…

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Book
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Clarification Sought on Sending Children Home Early
February 15, 1881 - March 2, 1881

W. J. Cleveland writes to Richard Henry Pratt seeking clarification on the government's policy in regards to sending children home prior to their term of enrollment ending. Cleveland writes that since Spotted Tail was given permission to pay the expenses in returning his children home others have inquired if they are also able to do so. Pratt…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Inquiry into Potential Change in Yearly Vacation Policy
December 11, 1884

Richard Henry Pratt inquires if an Office of Indian Affairs letter is meant to deny the Carlisle Indian School its yearly vacation during the Summer.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return J. Webster Galbreath
April 8, 1897 - May 14, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting the return of J. Webster Galbreath (here Webster Galbraith) from the Carlisle Indian School. Attached is Pratt's reply to Agent Steel, who had made the request on behalf of the parents, for both Galbreath and student Joseph Scheldt. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Marguerite and Louise Provost
August 6, 1897 - April 21, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request to return Marguerite Provost and Louise Provost to their home. Pratt also encloses two letters from Marianna Burgess regarding the case.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Walter Hill
April 2, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Sara S. Hill for the return of her son Walter Hill.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Hattie and Alice Baker
June 12, 1899 - July 6, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to request of Frank Baker to return his two daughters Hattie and Alice Baker from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also includes outing reports from their outing patrons.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Correspondence Regarding Return of Nora and Geneva Jameson
May 14, 1901 - July 17, 1901

Correspondence regarding the return of Nora and Geneva Jameson from the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Delfina Jacquez
October 15, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Delfina Jacquez (here Delphina Jaquez) and her three cousins.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request to Return Clara and Roger Jamison
July 7, 1902 - July 15, 1902

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Clara and Roger Jamison to their home.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Lizzie Laurent
June 10, 1902 - June 25, 1902

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Christine Laurent for the return of her daughter for the summer.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request of Nellie Lillard
March 13, 1904 - March 24, 1904

Richard Henry Pratt responds to Nellie Lillard's request to be released from the regulations of the Carlisle Indian School. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Proposed Rules for Overseeing Individual Student Bank Accounts
February 28, 1907

W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, submits proposed rules for overseeing the individual student financial accounts at the Carlisle Indian Schools.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Over-18 Enrollment Policies and Philomena Badger
September 9, 1907 - March 25, 1908

These materials include correspondence regarding the re-enrollment of Philomena Badger. Badger's re-enrollment was the cause of clarification on the enrollment policy of pupils over the age of 18. Philomena re-enrolled at Carlisle when she was 18 years old, against the wishes of her guardian; the Commissioner of Indian Affairs decided that…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Return Home of Old Town Reservation Student
October 8-19, 1907

These materials include correspondence regarding the return of a student [Blanche L. Shay] from the Old Town Indian Reservation in Maine. Carlisle's superintendent initially denied the request, before the Office of Indian Affairs determined that the school should not focus on educating students who were not under the care of the Office.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Method of Depositing and Accounting for Pupils' Funds
January 31 - June 3, 1908

These materials include financial documents and correspondence concerning the handling of student's accounts at Carlisle. The document also contains lists of the balances due to students enrolled as of January 31, 1908. 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Notice of Death of Claudia Marie
February 12 - March 26, 1908

These materials include correspondence regarding the death of Claudia Marie. Additional correspondence is included regarding the discharge of students before their term of enrollment expired without the approval of the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Policy Change for Recording of Deposits by Indian Pupils
March 10-13, 1908

These materials include correspondence from the cashier at the Merchants National Bank in Carlisle, Pennsylvania concerning the receiving and recording of individual deposits of pupils money. 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Proposal to Change Appointment Procedures
April 4, 1909

These materials include a letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert Valentine to Carlisle's Superintendent, Moses Friedman, proposing a change to how employment appointments are made for the Carlisle Indian School. Valentine suggested bringing Carlisle's appointment policies in line with the rest of Bureau, placing that…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Return Home of Spencer Williams and Carl Sylvester
July 24, 1909 - August 13, 1909

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return home Spencer Williams and Carl Sylvester. Also included is correspondence discussing the school's acceptance of overage pupils, and whether or not to charge tuition in a similar manner to the Hampton Institute.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Draft of 30th Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School
July 31, 1909 - August 6, 1909

These materials include correspondence and a draft of Superintendent Friedman's 30th Annual Report for the Carlisle Indian School, reflecting the period ending July 31, 1909. Friedman forwarded the draft to a Bureau official, along with information on how to have news published in Carlisle's student newspaper. The annual report includes…

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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Change in Consideration Procedure for Overage Applicants
October 14, 1910

These materials include a letter from Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott to Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman, suggesting that future applications from overaged individuals be forwarded to the Bureau for expedited consideration.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Inspection Report of James McLaughlin for November 1910
November 3, 1910 - July 13, 1911

This material includes correspondence concerning a November 1910 inspection of Carlisle by James McLaughlin. This includes information concerning the guard house, a list of runaway students, and an investigation into the administrative affairs at the school. 

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Inspection Report on Record Keeping at the Carlisle Indian School
February 20 - October 6, 1911

These materials include correspondence and reports on the record keeping system for student files at the Carlisle Indian School. Supervisor of Indian Schools Charles F. Pierce was critical of the decentralized nature of the student file records. Pierce recommended that Nellie Robertson Denny, a clerk at the school, be put in…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report on Ineligible Students at Carlisle
April 14 - December 5, 1911

These materials include correspondence and reports from Supervisor of Indian Schools, Charles F. Peirce, listing 69 pupils as ineligible for enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Peirce recommended they be dismissed from the school as a result. Additional correspondence regards the circumstances of various students named in the report.…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration