Student and Former Student Criticism of the School

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Pratt Responds to Complaints Made by Mary M. Kennedy
December 11, 1892 - April 1, 1893

Mary M. Kennedy provides Thomas J. Morgan two letters regarding claims made by students at Carlisle regarding their punishment over complaints that they are not receiving enough food to eat. She further states that Richard Henry Pratt punishes students when he hears they have written home complaining and to not show the letters to him.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Morgan Toprock Requests to Attend School Full Day or Return Home
December 21, 1892

Morgan Toprock requests from Thomas J. Morgan permission to attend school all day. Toprock notes that his request to Richard Henry Pratt was turned down. If he cannot attend full day school then he asks to return home after Christmas.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Request for Morgan Toprock to Attend School All Day
December 29, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Morgan Toprock forwarded by the Office of Indian Affairs to attend school for the entire day. Pratt notes that based on recommendations from Toprock's teachers it is not advisable to accommodate his request and that a note from the Office to make better use of his current opportunities would be…

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Allen Responds to Student Complaints Against Disciplinarian
March 5, 1903

Edgar A. Allen responds to the complaints of John Susep and J. Frederick Nicholar against disciplinarian W. G. Thompson.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
William John Protests Punishment of Two Runaway Students
May 20, 1903 - June 9, 1903

Edgar A. Allen responds to a letter from William John regarding the punishment of two runaway students by whipping. John further requests to be released early from the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Return Home by James M. Parsons
December 14, 1907 - March 16, 1908

This material includes correspondence concerning the departure and request to return home of James M. Parsons. 

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Anonymous Complaint Against School Farmer
July 9, 1909

These materials include an anonymous letter, most likely written by a group of students, complaining about a recently hired farmer at the Carlisle Indian School and requesting an investigation. The letter specifically complains against his sanitation practices and tobacco usage.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Complaint of Anna Bebeaux Regarding Hospital Conditions
November 18, 1910 - January 14, 1911

This material includes a complaint made by student Anna Bebeaux concerning poor conditions at the school hospital, and the results of an investigation into the matter by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
First page of the typed transcript of the testimony
February 6, 1914

The typed transcript of Ella Fox's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Fox was a student at Carlisle.

Fox declares that no female student likes the matron Anna Ridenour and expresses her distaste for Superintendent Friedman's use of the word "savage."

In the published form of this…

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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
First page of the typed transcript of testimony
February 6, 1914

The typed transcript of Jeanette Pappin's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Pappin was a student at Carlisle. In this document she is referred to as Jeannette Patten.

Pappin discusses the harsh demeanour of the Matron Anna Ridenour and friction between the students and Superintendent Friedman…

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Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
First page of typed transcript of testimony
February 6, 1914

The typed transcript of Mamie Richardson's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Richardson was a student at Carlisle. In the testimony she is referred to as May Richardson.

Richardson discusses the friction between the female students and Matron Anna Ridenour, her inability to take music lessons…

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Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
First page of typed transcript of Yuda's testimony
February 6, 1914

The typed transcript of Montreville Yuda's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Yuda was working in Chambersburg, having enrolled at Carlisle in September 8, 1908 and been discharged from the school under uncertain circumstances on May 19, 1913.

Yuda first testifies regarding the circumstances…

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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
First page of typed affidavit
February 10, 1914

In this document, Elmer Busch answers questions about a meeting held by Glenn Warner with a small group of student athletes in which Warner defended Superintendent Friedman's administration.

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit Q.

Note: while this…

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Legal and Government Documents
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National Archives and Records Administration
Statement of students in attendance of meeting, typed document
February 10, 1914

Sworn before a notary C. M. Liggett, these documents give two accounts of a meeting held at Athletic Director Glenn Warner's house in the middle of January. The first account is sworn to by three students or former students and the second account is from Warner.

In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at…

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Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration