The first page opened with an article titled "THE INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL," that described the progress of the school, its Christian methods, the work of the former Ft. Marion prisoners of war preparing buildings for use, the importance of the town Sunday Schools, the school curriculum that emphasized farmwork for boys and housekeeping for girls…
Local Church Attendance and Activities
January 1880
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Newspapers
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National Archives and Records Administration
1880
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of Indian Affairs for the fiscal year ending 1880, containing the first annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The report discusses the school's opening, recruitment of students, educational and industrial curricula, and overall health. Also included…
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Book
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Annual Reports, Building Repairs and Expansions, Industrial Training - General, Discipline - Student Court Process, Enrollment Statistics, Prisoners from Ft. Marion (1875-1878), School Curriculum, Student Deaths, School Newspapers, Students on Outings, County and State Fairs, Local Church Attendance and Activities, Industrial Program Statistics, School Band, Military-Style Training and Organization
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
1881
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…
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Book
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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
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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,…
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Book
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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
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
September 11, 1883 - September 15, 1883
Richard Henry Pratt responds to allegations from Henry M. Beadle, the editor of The Washington Catholic, that he prevents Catholic students at the Carlisle Indian School from attending the local Catholic Church in Carlisle. Pratt responds by noting his arrangement with Father Hickey regarding allowing students to attend services that…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
March 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from John G. Ground (also known as J. Grover Ground). Pratt recommends that Ground's affairs be left in his hands. He further discusses the circumstances surrounding Ground's requests.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 25, 1894
Fifteenth Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1893-1894 school year. Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the previous year focusing on both the academic and industrial training as well as the outing program. In addition, Pratt focuses on the Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition which the School had an exhibit…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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Enrollment Statistics, Industrial Training - General, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Apache Prisoners of War (1886-1887), World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), Exhibits of Student Work, Field Trips, Religious Activities at the School, Non-consensual Enrollment, Local Church Attendance and Activities
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 7, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the privileges that have been granted the Catholic Church at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further details the history of interactions between the School and the various religious denominations in Carlisle.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
May 7, 1907
J. R. Wise provides a report on the religious exercises at the Carlisle Indian School. Also included is sheet music for Grace Before Meals which were written for the School.
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Letters/Correspondence, Sheet Music
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National Archives and Records Administration
August 12-13, 1909
Chief of the Education Division J. H. Dortch informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that almost every Indian school but Carlisle has had a hard time balancing Christian religious instruction with academics without angering any denomination. Because of this, Dortch would like to base the policies for the rest of the Indian…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 27 - November 13, 1909
This document contains correspondence concerning the religious instructions and worship for Catholic pupils. Topics include mandatory and optional devotions, holiday activities, and ceremonies for sick and dead students.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 1 - November 6, 1913
Rev. Mark E. Stock, the Catholic priest whose church Carlisle students attend, asks Superintendent Moses Friedman to allow female students to walk to his church without a chaperone or to assign a chaperone for them.
Friedman forwards Stock's letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells, stating that it would be unsafe to send the…
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Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
November 20, 1913
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells requests that Catholic Reverend Mark E. Stock, because Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman views chaperones as absolutely necessary for students attending mass early in the morning, either provide chaperones or allow the students to attend mass at another time. Sells also informs…
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
October 1, 1915 - November 23, 1915
These materials include correspondence regarding the church attendance of Benjamin Black Elk while on outing. Upon receiving an answer to his inquiry, William H. Ketcham, the Director of Catholic Indian Missions, objected to the placing of pupils in homes where they were unable to attend Mass regularly.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration