These materials include correspondence regarding a request from J. W. Diamond to have his brother, Nehemiah Madison, leave Carlisle early.
1911
![Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #1 Request for Nehemiah Madison to Leave Carlisle #1](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f36_9556_0001.jpg?itok=GNBQvYHC)
![Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1911 Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f08_16974_0004.jpg?itok=m4AaWwJr)
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.
![List of Contractors for Fiscal Year 1911 List of Contractors for Fiscal Year 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f04_14480_0011.jpg?itok=Oy7egCD7)
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…
![Inspection Report Inspection Report](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f04_24771_0001.jpg?itok=onqyWEd1)
These materials include Supervisor C. F. Peirce's Inspection Report. Peirce deems that no action is necessary.
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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,…
![Inspection Report on Record Keeping at the Carlisle Indian School Inspection Report on Record Keeping at the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f39_24771-5_0001.jpg?itok=5nuQKu2t)
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,…
![School Employee Staff Transfers, Increases, and Promotions School Employee Staff Transfers, Increases, and Promotions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f12_24771-4_0001.jpg?itok=v9b15Jzg)
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.
![Inquiry into Health of Squirrel Children Hand written letter Inquiry into Health of Squirrel Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f13_71633_0016.jpg?itok=s8OqdyHu)
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.
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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.
![Errors in Record Keeping for 1911 Fiscal Year Errors in Record Keeping for 1911 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f09_00_0001.jpg?itok=pmnoNS6X)
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…
![Request for Re-Enrollment of Elizabeth Fish Request for Re-Enrollment of Elizabeth Fish](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f40_25816_0006.jpg?itok=wzin6VrI)
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.
![Correspondence Regarding Nehemiah Madison's Funds Correspondence Regarding Nehemiah Madison's Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f02_18869_0005.jpg?itok=u5M9SLqb)
This material includes correspondence regarding the funds belonging to Nehemiah Madison on deposit at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Departure of Jerome Kennerly Departure of Jerome Kennerly](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f18_20571_0007.jpg?itok=2FfbUq8Y)
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.
![Request for Unused Architectural Plaster Casts of Indians from the Pension Office Building Request for Unused Architectural Plaster Casts of Indians from the Pension Office Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f26_21685_0002.jpg?itok=FWVqhg_C)
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,…
![Outing Wages Due to Robert Anderson Outing Wages Due to Robert Anderson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f23_36961_0005.jpg?itok=SZhSsISd)
These materials include correspondence concerning outing wages due to Robert Anderson by John Neely of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
![Request to Send Tuberculosis Pamphlet to Graduates Request to Send Tuberculosis Pamphlet to Graduates](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f03_26333_0003.jpg?itok=_AMAyzbk)
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…
![1911 Commencement Schedule 1911 Commencement Schedule](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-1-6-1911_001.jpg?itok=TtI0JeXY)
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 1911 Commencement Ceremony Admission Ticket to the 1911 Commencement Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-1-5-1911_001.jpg?itok=lGwevC6u)
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School beginning on March 26, 1911.
![1911 Commencement Concert Program 1911 Commencement Concert Program](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-1-7-11_001.jpg?itok=pdNWtGLj)
Program for the 1911 commencement concert by the Carlisle Indian Band. The program contains the names of the students in the band.
![Commencement Concert Program, 1911 Commencement Concert Program, 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-MC-008_b01f22_01.jpg?itok=qiTj0uFO)
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![Returned Students List for April 1911 Returned Students List for April 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f41_30088_0002.jpg?itok=rYzPd0q_)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return students whose terms of enrollment had expired or graduated to their homes.
![Request for Enrollment of Charles Edward Stuck Request for Enrollment of Charles Edward Stuck](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f28_6400_0010.jpg?itok=ODujcvY8)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Charles Edward Stuck at the Carlisle Indian School. Stuck was denied enrollment due to the policy of not admitting students who lived close to a public school. One letter indicates that Stuck's guardian had written that Stuck was ostracized at his school due to his race
![Sickness and Need for Assistance for Student Nancy Conners' Mother Sickness and Need for Assistance for Student Nancy Conners' Mother](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f33_32424_0001.jpg?itok=qiyLARLL)
Supervisor Charles F. Peirce informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Carlisle Indian School student Nancy Conners' mother is sick and needs her assistance. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke forwards Peirce's telegram to Superintendent Moses Friedman.
![Federal Enrollment Policy Changes Regarding Public Schools Federal Enrollment Policy Changes Regarding Public Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f42_33276_0004.jpg?itok=NlXcCKE2)
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of students at the Carlisle Indian School. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine directed Superintendent Moses Friedman to only accept students who had no access to public schools. Further emphasis was noted that students should not be enrolled based on their desirability…
![Grade-Level Restrictions for Enrolled Pupils Grade-Level Restrictions for Enrolled Pupils](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f45_35866_0001.jpg?itok=yETNeIHR)
These materials include correspondence regarding an order from R. G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to accept no students not able to enter the third grade. Superintendent Moses Friedman, of the Carlisle Indian School, objected to the plan claiming the present age restrictions were sufficient. Valentine decided to temporary rescind…