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…
The typed transcript of Harvey K. Meyer's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Meyer was a clerk at Carlisle.
In his testimony Meyer answers questions about the state of discipline and quality of food at Carlisle.
In the published version of this testimony Meyer's section begins on…
The typed transcript of Hattie M. McDowell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time McDowell was a teacher at Carlisle.
In her testimony McDowell explains why she thinks Superintendent Friedman is ill-suited to administer the school.
In the published version of this testimony McDowell's…
The typed transcript of Moses Friedman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Friedman served as the Superintendent for the school.
In his testimony Friedman argues that incompetent or antagonistic employees are the root cause of the poor conditions at the school. He answers questions about his…
The typed transcript of Nellie Denny's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Denny was not working at Carlisle, but she had previously worked as outing agent, clerk, and teacher, and had attended the school prior to that. Nellie Robertson is the name under which she attended the school.
In her…
The typed transcript of Raymond C. Renneker's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he worked as the baker at Carlisle.
In his testimony Renneker answers questions about why students complain of not having enough to eat and gives details on the food he bakes.
In the published version of…
The typed transcript of Rev. Alexander McMillan's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time McMillan was one of the local clergy who contracted their services to the school.
In his testimony McMillan answers questions from the Commission about his awareness of certain problems at the school. He…
The typed transcript of Rev. George Diffenderfer's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Diffenderfer contracted with Carlisle to preach sermons on a semi-regular basis. He had previously served as the school chaplain.
In his testimony Diffenderfer begins by clarifying his different connections…
The typed transcript of Virginia Penrose's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Penrose lived in the town of Carlisle.
In her testimony Penrose discusses the quality of food at Carlisle then gives her opinion that the friction at the school has been incited by people living in town (due to…
The typed transcript of W. J. Ryan's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Ryan was the dairyman for the school.
In his testimony Ryan answers questions about his role as dairyman (including number of cows in his care and the structures he uses) and describes difficulties with the male students…
The typed transcript of Wallace Denny's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Denny worked at Carlisle as Assistant Disciplinarian (in charge of the Small Boys' Quarters). He had previously attended Carlisle as a student.
In his testimony Denny offers reasons for the friction between students and…
The typed transcript of Lelah Burns' testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Burns was a teacher at the school.
In her testimony Burns describes conditions in the school's academic department and answers questions about the quality of food at the school.
In the published version of this…
Thanksgiving menu from the Carlisle Indian School, November 26, 1914. Includes a Thanksgiving soliloquy along with the food being served for the dinner.
Supervisor in Charge of Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests $100 for incidental expenses in association with the administration of the school. Lipps later requests approval for spending $8.40 for eggs.
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs informs Lipps that his requests have been approved.
F. E. Shallenberger, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Auditor, asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if he should pay a $1 demurrage charge to Western Lines on a shipment of bran from Portland Flour Mills to the Carlisle Indian School.
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Portland Flour Mills that it should be them to pay the…
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to prepare a financial report on the school's agricultural products for fiscal year 1914-1915. Lipps prepares a report listing the type of product produced, the amount of the product in weight, the value of the product, the amount of…
Supervisor of Schools H. B. Peairs provides a report on Carlisle's food, dining room, clothing, floors, rooms and decoration, and physical training. Based on his report, Peairs makes a series of recommendations based on his report to Carlisle Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps. Lipps forwards it to various Carlisle employees and endorses the…
Carlisle Indian School Chief Clerk in Charge C. V. Peel requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs return the specifications and blueprint for a three-compartment refrigerator to the school. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps that the papers are part of the Office's record and tells him to contact…
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…
Superintendent John Francis, Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Farm Cook Gertrude Giffen prepares three meals a day for herself, 10 male student farmers, and her husband, Farmer James F. Giffen. Because they all eat at the same time Mr. and Mrs. Giffen do eat some of the students' rations alongside food from the farm and food…
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests to sell 100 pounds of sugar to the "employees mess" since they cannot purchase it in Carlisle. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants him permission.
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.
Travelling Auditor in Charge at the Carlisle Indian School Claude V. Peel requests that Austin, Nichols & Co. are paid for five hundred pounds of hominy and Reid, Murdoch & Co. are paid for rolled oats. Chief Clerk C. F. Hauke informs Peel that he's referred these claims to the Treasury Department.