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…
Richard Henry Pratt asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. E. Trowbridge to set the date when chiefs visit the Carlisle Indian School so that "friends of the school" can visit at the same time.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record…
E. Hind states that he recently visited the Carlisle Indian School and was very impressed by the work being done there. He asks for information on how the school pays its expenses and for specific details on the Civilization Fund.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the…
Richard Henry Pratt informs Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that the presidents of Amherst, Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Rochester universities are all invited and will visit the Carlisle Indian School near the end of December.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the…
D. C. De Wulf, pastor for the St. Charles Church in Pikesville, Maryland, requests a letter of introduction in order to visit the Carlisle Indian School and Hampton Institute along with the visitors from France.
Letters of introduction for Edward F. Wilson the principal of two homes for the education and industrial training of Indian children at Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, Canada. One of the letters is from Richard Henry Pratt who notes that he has known Wilson personally for two years and that he hopes the Office can provide a favorable introduction…
The father of Matthew and Wendell Jones describes his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. He discusses the games many of the students played as well as the work that was being done on the school grounds.
Also included is a letter from the widow of Wendell Jones noting that she had made a copy of the letter in 1988.
Three character sketches by students of the Carlisle Indian School. James Halftown describes two women who visited the campus, Jessie Rowland writes about a large gentleman, and Guy describes a female teacher.
Note: Guy is probably Guy Plenty Horse.