An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1881, containing the second annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The lengthy report includes discussions of curriculum, student recruitment, the school's campus, the success of the sending students on…
Donations and Bequests to the School
1881
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Book
Topics:
Annual Reports, Enrollment Statistics, Student Illness, Industrial Training - General, Music Instruction, Students on Outings, Outing Patrons, Discipline - Student Court Process, Donations and Bequests to the School, County and State Fairs, Local Church Attendance and Activities, Students Writing Home, Prisoners from Ft. Marion (1875-1878), Industrial Program Statistics, Student Wages, Student Savings Accounts, Annual Examinations
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
1882
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1882, containing the annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The report includes discussions of school enrollment, experiences of students on outing and outing patrons, curriculum, wages for students,…
Format:
Book
Topics:
Annual Reports, Industrial Training - General, Discipline - Enforcement of Rules, Enrollment Statistics, Students on Outings, Outing Patrons, Student Wages, Student Savings Accounts, Industrial Program Statistics, School Bakery, School Newspapers, Local Church Attendance and Activities, Donations and Bequests to the School, Students Speaking English, Military-Style Training and Organization
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
1884
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1884, containing the annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The report includes discussions of enrollment statistics, transfers, educational and industrial progress, student health, the school farm, donations…
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Book
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
1887
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1887, containing the Eighth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The report, submitted by Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt, includes a school population table as well as discussions of industry…
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Book
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
1889
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1889, containing the Tenth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The report, submitted by Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt, includes a school population table as well as discussions of the…
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Book
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
October 11, 1879
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra Hayt for instructions on how to process donations received for the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he received a donation for the continued education of a former prisoner-of-war held at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. He requests specific instructions on how or…
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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
November 24, 1879
Lea Lugner asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if she can send a small Christmas box to the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80…
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
December 3, 1879
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ezra A. Hayt's response letter to donor Lea Lugner offering to send a "Christmas box" to the students at the school. Hayt suggests that gifts would be welcome as there are 158 children at the school, but government funds can only be spent on clothing and other school essentials. Hayt encourages Lugner to write to…
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
January 31, 1880
Two duplicate copies of the monthly school report for January 1880, submitted by the Carlisle Indian Training School to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report includes a list of employees, a count of students by Nation/Tribe, descriptions of the educational program, and Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt's remarks about developments and…
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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 3, 1884
Edwin N. Benson writes to Richard Henry Pratt congratulating him on his success in acquiring donations to Carlisle, and notes that the current financial situation, the Panic of 1884, might make philanthropic funds harder to secure in the near future.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
August 17-18, 1885
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an inquiry by A. B. Upshaw, Acting Commissioner, regarding the charity fund by referring to previous annual reports as well as furnishing a copy of the deed of trust for the Hocker farm.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 16, 1888
John Jacob Astor III writes to Richard Henry Pratt offering him a donation of $2,000 from the estate of his late wife, Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Gibbes Astor.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
October 22, 1888
John Jacob Astor III writes to Richard Henry Pratt sending a $2,500 donation from the estate of his late wife, to be used to reduce building debts and for Pratt's personal use.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
September 20, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing the number of Gospel Hymns currently at the Carlisle Indian School and indicating the need to purchase new hymnals.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 12, 1902
Mary H. Brown writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for sending a booklet about the Carlisle Indian School, and inquiring about whether government funding alone meets Carlisle's needs or if donations are required to support it.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
June 2, 1902
Mary H. Brown writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for sending some information about Carlisle, reminiscing about her visit to the school with Susan Longstreth, and donating funds for him to use towards the school.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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.
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
January 27, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the amount of private donations to the Carlisle Indian School during the 1903 fiscal year.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
July 10, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that a check from the estate of Harriet W. Taber has been received. Mercer notes that he will provide a recommendation for the use of the funds at a later date.
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
April 10, 1906
William A. Mercer requests to use the bequest of Harriet W. Taber to build a photographic gallery or art building at the entrance of the Carlisle Indian School.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 1, 1906
William A. Mercer elaborates on his plan for building a photographic gallery at the entrance to the Carlisle Indian School using the bequest of Harriet W. Taber. Mercer states that he has already begun construction using athletic funds.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
January 31 - February 19, 1908
These materials include financial documents and correspondence related to a 1908 financial audit of the accounts of the Carlisle Indian School. This audit included a breakdown of Carlisle's administrative accounts, as well as list of balances held for each pupil enrolled as of January 31, 1908.
The auditor recommended certain policy and…
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
February 16, 1914 - April 16, 1918
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 20, 1914
These documents recount changes in the trusteeship for two funds donated to the school--the Peale and Ropes Funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit U-1.
Format:
Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August 17, 1914 - September 17, 1914
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding a $5,000 donation from sisters Mary P. and Eliza O. Ropes in 1908. He states that the money was given to former Superintendent Moses Friedman, who gave the money to a board of volunteer trustees. Mr. Weitzel and Mr. Ray, two…
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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration