These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of Carl A. Grant at the Carlisle Indian School to learn the blacksmith trade.
1909
![Request for Enrollment of Carl A. Grant Request for Enrollment of Carl A. Grant](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f35_88712_0001.jpg?itok=Y96zlM4F)
![Inquiry into Denied Enrollment of Elsina Spring Inquiry into Denied Enrollment of Elsina Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f33_85335_0012.jpg?itok=rebWr_6r)
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry by Albert Spring as to why his daughter, Elsina Spring, was denied admittance at the Carlisle Indian School. Spring was informed that his daughter was denied enrollment due to her age and access to local public schools in New York.
![School Rules Governing Catholic Pupils School Rules Governing Catholic Pupils](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f28_86262_0002.jpg?itok=mehUI2gL)
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.
![Request for Enrollment by Lyman B. Madison Request for Enrollment by Lyman B. Madison](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f09_86214_0009.jpg?itok=1MdGGPLc)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Lyman B. Madison to enroll in the Carlisle Indian School along with his sister. Madison was over the age of 21 and required permission from the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to enroll.
![Receipt of Complimentary Tickets for Commissioner of Indian Affairs Receipt of Complimentary Tickets for Commissioner of Indian Affairs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f13_60597_0002.jpg?itok=a2oxMwIo)
The Secretary to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs thanks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman for sending complimentary tickets (presumably to a football game) to them and Commissioner R. G. Valentine. The secretary informs Friedman that Valentine is currently in Oklahoma, but they will send the tickets to Mrs. Valentine.
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Moses Friedman informs W. B. Fry that he is returning the monthly reports that were used to compile the list of official changes in the Indian Service for publication in the Indian Craftsman.
![Superintendent Friedman's Thoughts on Creating a Reform School for "Incorrigible" Indians Superintendent Friedman's Thoughts on Creating a Reform School for "Incorrigible" Indians](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f22_91278_0001.jpg?itok=fEv4eLuL)
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman for his opinion regarding converting one of the current Indian schools into a "reform" school for students who are "incorrigible and persistently immoral." Abbot's hope is that the schools would be especially intense and that the…
![Request for Enrollment of Son of Mrs. S. M. Bruce Request for Enrollment of Son of Mrs. S. M. Bruce](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f36_92055_0002.jpg?itok=ZNQ5kmXK)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll the son of Mrs. S. M. Bruce at the Carlisle Indian School. Bruce's request was denied due to her home in Washington D. C., making her son eligible for public education.
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Correspondence regarding requests from Nancy Hill asking for the return of her son Isaac Hill following his unauthorized departure from his outing.
![Location of George King Location of George King](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f17_97891_0005.jpg?itok=EA1LVVS-)
These materials contain correspondence regarding questions by Lillian S. King about the location and return of her son George King who had run away from the school.
![Vacation Request by Walter Saracino Vacation Request by Walter Saracino](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b023_f37_98262_0001.jpg?itok=uuoFhGYr)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Walter Saracino to spend in the winter holiday in Washington D. C. with Robert Bilsborough. The request was denied by Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman.
![Personnel Folder of Siceni J. Nori brown folder with "Nori, Siceni J." written on the tab](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/Nori%2C%20Siceni%20J._OPF_cover.jpg?itok=jKtDcweN)
Including documents from Siceni J. Nori's time employed as a clerk at Carlisle, this service file was compiled at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. It comprises mostly of correspondence and official evaluations like efficiency reports.
The folder has been split into two PDFs. The first PDF primarily covers the…
![Student Essays on How Students Spend Christmas at Home Student Essays on How Students Spend Christmas at Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-6-12_001_0.jpg?itok=J0WX3dUl)
Four student essays on how Christmas is spent at their homes. The students were William Yellowelk, Ella Deloney, Anna Melinsa Rose, and Audmon Ohmert.
![Letter from Dairyman (Main Report Exhibit I-1) First page of hand-written letter from the dairyman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f04_10144_0042.jpg?itok=u2_UrA-b)
This document consists of a letter from the school dairyman W. J. Ryan and two reports for the collection and distribution of dairy at the school.
Addressed to Inspector Linnen, Ryan's letter expresses dismay about the kind and number of male students who are assigned to help him with the work. He says that his request for supplies are…
![List of Northern Pacific Railway Bonds A typed list of bonds with date of purchase and sale noted alongside the cost and profit](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0047.jpg?itok=J2uDwR4v)
This document lists the railway bonds purchased by school administrators from Northern Pacific. The bonds were purchased between November 15 and December 26, 1907 and were sold at various points in 1908 and 1909 for a total profit of $1,100.25.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this…
![List of Reading Railway Bonds A typed list showing bond number and relevant dates (purchase and sale) and prices](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b007_f02_10144_0048.jpg?itok=heE7lBW3)
This document lists the railway bonds purchased from Reading Railway by school administrators. The bonds were purchased on January 2, 1909 and sold in 1909-2011 for a total profit of $488.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit E.
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This document lists money deposited into the Carlisle Athletic Fund from 1907 to 1914. The category “From Whom Received” lists the place or college where an athletic event was held.
For a text-searchable version of this list, see William H. Miller’s Second Testimony under Related Entries.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the…