Students Working in Industrial Training

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Request to Repair and Replace Flooring in School Building and Boys' Quarters
December 6, 1880

Richard Henry Pratt requests to purchase 11,000 feet of yellow pine flooring and 4,300 feet of hemlock joints amounting to $442 to repair and replace flooring in the school building and the boys' quarters. Pratt adds that student apprentices will be able to do the work.

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Request to Build Addition to Teacher's Mess Hall
July 12, 1889

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to add an addition to the teacher's mess hall. Pratt details the work to be done and notes that most of the work can be done in house.

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Explanation and Statistics regarding Student Wages and Savings Accounts
January 13, 1894

Captain Richard H. Pratt explains to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the many benefits of paying student employees for their labor at the school and setting up savings accounts for each student. Pratt provides statistics on how much the school paid students and how many students were paid; he then compares to this to the amount that students…

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Request to Pay for Labor and Supplies on Shop Addition
August 15, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies and materials as well as to pay for labor in the construction of an addition to the industrial shops at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also encloses blueprints showing his plans for the addition.

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Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Students and Purchase Supplies
August 25, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay students for various tasks as well as purchasing supplies.

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Pratt Protests Change in Ration Allowance Table
July 2, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt protests the decrease in the ration allowance table recently made by the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Plans and Specifications for Expansion to School Building
April 12, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt provides his recommendations for expanding the school building at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides blueprints along with the specifications for the expansion.

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Request to Employ Students Over the 1901 Summer
June 3, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ students over the summer at the school farms, industrial shops, and other skilled work. 

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Request to Purchase Supplies to Expand Dining Hall
July 9, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase supplies in order to expand the dining room. Pratt notes that he will use student labor to reduce the costs associated with project.

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Request to Build Double Cottage for Employees
April 4, 1904

Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase materials and employ specialized labor to erect a double cottage for employees along with the school's labor. Pratt asks that his request be approved immediately in order to complete the building before the end of the fiscal year. Pratt also includes the blueprints for the proposed building.…

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Difficulties in Using Student Labor to Build New Hospital Building
July 6, 1905

William A. Mercer responds to a letter from C. F. Larrabee regarding the Comptroller's decision on the use of funds to build a new hospital building. Mercer lays out the difficulties in using student labor and provides further details to the Office.

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Mercer Acknowledges Letter on Use of Student Labor in Hospital Construction
July 14, 1905

William A. Mercer acknowledges a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the use of student labor in the construction of the new hospital building.

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Estimate of Supplies for Proposed New Hospital Building
August 2, 1905

William A. Mercer provides the Office of Indian Affairs with an estimate of supplies and materials for the proposed new hospital building as well as cost of labor.

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Request to Employ Temporary Instructor of Bricklaying, Plastering, and Cement Work
April 2, 1906

William A. Mercer requests authority to employ a temporary instructor of bricklaying, plastering, and cement work. Mercer states that the position has been requested for the following fiscal year but that there is a large amount of work for the next couple of months which could be done by students rather than irregular employees.

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Mercer Requests Authority to Pay Student Labor In Fiscal Year 1907
July 2, 1906

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay student labor over the summer in lieu of them earning wages over the summer on outing.

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Mercer Recommends Superintendent Oversee Hospital Construction
February 2, 1907

William A. Mercer requests that the Superintendent of Carlisle Indian School be made the superintendent of construction for the new hospital construction. Mercer notes that the school has carpenters and other tradesman to complete the construction. He further requests the contracts be sent out as early as possible to complete construction by…

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Memorandum Regarding School Policy Reforms
March 26, 1915

These materials include a memorandum about reforms made to Carlisle Indian School policies by Supervisor Oscar Hiram Lipps in response to a 1914 Congressional investigation. The outlined reforms included curtailing the outing program, changing the courses of study, standardizing disciplinary measures, increasing arrests of local bootleggers,…

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