1911

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards and endorses thoughts from Visiting Physician A. R. Allen. Allen suggests that because smallpox is epidemic at many reservations, the school should be notified whenever an outbreak occurs so that they can fumigate letters coming from places affected by the disease to the school.…

These materials include correspondence regarding the death of Wilson Carpenter from lobar pneumonia. Carpenter was buried at the school cemetery.

Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the former superintendents, like William A. Mercer, created an Emergency Fund from any amount of money earned and left by deserting students. Friedman states that the money was placed in a local bank and currently has a balance of $11,39.66. He notes that Mercer did…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to allow Nehemiah Madison to return home after he was returned to Carlisle from the outing program. The request was granted.

Program for the 1910 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams including football, lacrosse, basketball, cross country, and track. Also includes team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request for the funds left at the Carlisle Indian School of Cyrus Tallchief when he left the school. The Second Assistant Commissioner informed the school that they should pay the funds to Tallchief directly.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from J. W. Diamond to have his brother, Nehemiah Madison, leave Carlisle early.

These materials include correspondence, a list of supplies, and a survey regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.

Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a list of contractors who've furnished supplies to the Carlisle Indian School during fiscal year 1911. In total, the school has received $17,349.98 worth of goods. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman of a few differences in their records that lead to Friedman…

These materials include Supervisor C. F. Peirce's Inspection Report. Peirce deems that no action is necessary.

Supervisor Charles F. Peirce prepares an Inspection Report on the buildings at the Carlisle Indian School. At the end of the report, he provides a series of recommendations, most notably making general repairs to the dormitories, building two new lavatory buildings for boys, and modernizing the guardhouse. 

Three months later,…

These materials include correspondence and reports on the record keeping system for student files at the Carlisle Indian School. Supervisor of Indian Schools Charles F. Pierce was critical of the decentralized nature of the student file records. Pierce recommended that Nellie Robertson Denny, a clerk at the school, be put in…

These materials include a report and handwritten notes regarding Charles F. Peirce's recommendations for school employee transfers, increases, and promotions at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding inquires about the health of John Squirrel and James Martin, referred to also as James Squirrel, as well as subsequent requests by their father Joseph Squirrel to have James returned to their home at Elbow Lake, Minnesota.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Edward Eagle Bear to leave the Carlisle Indian School. Eagle Bear's request was denied by the Second Assistant Commissioner at the recommendation of the Carlisle Superintendent, who wanted the school to secure a position for Eagle Bear.

Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke encloses a transcript of authorities granted to the Carlisle Indian School since July 1, 1910 and orders Superintendent Moses Friedman to cross-examine this transcript with his own records and return any exceptions. 

Hauke informs Friedman of several discrepancies in…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request that Elizabeth Fish be allowed to return to the Carlisle Indian School to take a break from her training at the Holy Cross Academy in Washington D.C. The request was granted and Fish was admitted at Carlisle.

This material includes correspondence regarding the funds belonging to Nehemiah Madison on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding various matters surrounding the departure of Jerome Kennerly from the school including his status, funds held by the school, and his return to his home in Montana.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks if there are still plaster casts of Indians in the Pension Building or Indian Office and requests that they be sent to the school for Angel De Cora Dietz's Art Department. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Friedman that there are many of these casts,…

These materials include correspondence concerning outing wages due to Robert Anderson by John Neely of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. 

Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman to provide him a list of the "most progressive returned students" because Hauke wants to mail them copies of "Manual on Tuberculosis, its Cause, Prevention and Treatment." Friedman sends Hauke a copy of the annual catalogue of…

Program for the graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. Includes schedules for various items, the names of the graduating class and those receiving industrial certificates, and images associated with the school.

Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School beginning on March 26, 1911.

Program for the 1911 commencement concert by the Carlisle Indian Band. The program contains the names of the students in the band.