Outside Lecturers

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July 1893

 

Pamphlet printed by the school's print shop of the speech given by Frederick Douglass at the school on April 6, 1893. The Indian Helper for July 21, 1893 announced that it was available at the price of ten cents. 

Douglass' speech, "Self-Made Men," was a famous one, first delivered by him in…

Format:
Pamphlet
Repository:
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division
Appeal of Expense to Cover Natural History Lecturer
February 25, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt appeals the decision of the Secretary of the Interior to not cover the expense of a lecturer on Natural History. Pratt notes that the lecturer had the most extensive collection he had seen and the man was quite capable and only charged the school his expenses.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
John H. Schively's Application for Position at the Arapaho School
August 6-7, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an application of John H. Schively as Superintendent and Principal Teacher of the Arapaho School. Pratt notes that Schively would often preach at the Carlisle Indian School while a student at Dickinson College.

Also included is Schively's application and two statements concerning the applicant.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Solicitation of a Doctor to Give Talks on Personal Hygiene to Female Students
July 7, 1912 - August 15, 1912

Dr. Rachel R. Williams informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that, for a fee of $100, she could come to the school for a week to lecture on personal hygiene to small groups of female students. Friedman forwards Williams' letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and praises the value of her talks to the students last…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Funds for Dr. Milton Fairchild to Lecture on Morality at the School
August 9, 1913 - September 2, 1913

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman transmits a letter from Dr. Milton Fairchild, the Director of Instruction of the National Institution for Moral Instruction. Friedman requests to spend $100 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1914" account to have Fairchild speak at the school.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Response to Himes Letter in 1916
September 12, 1916

Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from former Dickinson Professor Charles Francis Himes. Pratt includes two excerpts from the Carlisle Indian School newspapers of 1880 describing Himes visits to the school performing science demonstrations. Pratt hopes he will be able to visit Carlisle on his trip East.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society