Materials related to the disposition of funds of the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Association following an investigation by E. B. Linnen. Contains the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association for the year 1908, correspondence regarding how to handle money moving forward, a resolution updating the by-laws, as well as other financial…
1916
![Materials Regarding Athletic Fund Disposition Following Investigation Materials Regarding Athletic Fund Disposition Following Investigation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f15_15788_0002.jpg?itok=exZdvE7X)
![Personnel File of Nellie Robertson Denny, Clerk and Outing Manager Personnel File of Nellie Robertson Denny, Clerk and Outing Manager](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_DennyNR_0008.jpg?itok=8SG4yq_L)
Personnel file of Nellie Robertson Denny, who served as the Clerk of the Carlisle Indian School from 1900 to 1912 and from 1914 to 1918. She also served as Outing Manager for the Carlisle Indian School from 1908 to 1912. Robertson Denny was a graduate of Carlisle's class of 1890, and was married to Wallace Denny.
The file contains…
![Personnel File of Wallace Denny, Assistant Disciplinarian Personnel File of Wallace Denny, Assistant Disciplinarian](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_DennyW_0030.jpg?itok=bOrqbkp9)
Personnel file of Wallace Denny, who served as Assistant Disciplinarian of the Carlisle Indian School from sometime before 1910 until 1918. Denny was a member of Carlisle's class of 1906, and was married to Nellie Robertson Denny.
The file contains quarterly employee reports, letters of resignation, complaints from students, a photograph…
![Request for Enrollment by Moses P. Kogechiwan Request for Enrollment by Moses P. Kogechiwan](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f49_41818_0005_0.jpg?itok=aXNpujnp)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Moses P. Kogechiwan to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School as well as letters of recommendation.
![Commissioner Explains how Carlisle does not Exploit Student Labor Commissioner Explains how Carlisle does not Exploit Student Labor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f09_119639_0004.jpg?itok=x6SRfGw1)
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells writes a lengthy letter to G. McM. Ross in which he thoroughly disagrees with Ross' claim that Carlisle Indian School students should be paid for their labor, reasoning that the government pays for their lodging, food, and education, that students can earn money on outing, and that their labor at the…
![Documents Regarding School Financial Matters Documents Regarding School Financial Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f16_17294_0086.jpg?itok=eTs7ANBL)
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
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These materials include correspondence and legal documents regarding the 1914 internal and Congressional investigations into Superintendent Moses Friedman and Chief Clerk Siceni J. Nori of the Carlisle Indian School. Included is copied and original correspondence regarding the resignation of Friedman and Nori, legal discussions regarding…
![Request for Additional Refund from the Athletic Fund Request for Additional Refund from the Athletic Fund](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f15_4572_0001.jpg?itok=ur3Hk9S3)
Correspondence regarding a request by the Amoskeag Textile Club for an additional $500 refund from the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Fund from a game played between the school and Holy Cross College in 1914.
![Bequests to the Carlisle Indian School Bequests to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f34_38707_0170.jpg?itok=V19x40wa)
These materials include documents, correspondence, and legal documents related to a number of bequests and inheritances made to the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence largely deals with questions of whether and how such bequests should be accepted, what they could be used for, and how they should be reallocated once the Carlisle Indian…
![Ineligible Students at Carlisle Following New Guidelines Ineligible Students at Carlisle Following New Guidelines](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b028_f40_101169_0012.jpg?itok=vwzKnD1y)
These materials include correspondence and federal financial aid documents regarding a list of students who were not eligible for enrollment at Carlisle under new enrollment guidelines regarding the availability of schools at home agencies. Upon further investigation, certain students were allowed to remain at Carlisle.
![Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses and Explanation of Authorities Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses and Explanation of Authorities](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f34_5333_0002.jpg?itok=BRdQtKm8)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps requests $250 to pay for incidental expenses associated with the administration of the Carlisle Indian School He also explains how funds requested from November 20, 1915 were spent.
![Request for Enrollment of George H. Mayo Request for Enrollment of George H. Mayo](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f09_132290_0005.jpg?itok=sCBiXirJ)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by George H. Mayo to be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Mayo and E. B. Meritt correspond on the matter of who is responsible for paying for Mayo's transportation to Carlisle.
![Request for Enrollment for William Herrera Request for Enrollment for William Herrera](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f010_964_0005.jpg?itok=_7qXMKJC)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Pablo Herrera for the enrollment of his younger brother William Herrera at Carlisle. According to the school, Herrera was denied admission due to having access to a similar school nearby his home.
![Plan to Admit Mexican Students to the Carlisle Indian School Plan to Admit Mexican Students to the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f041_3453_0004.jpg?itok=VRv3Y9Vi)
These materials include correspondence regarding a plan of Stanley R. Yarnell, of the Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to admit Mexican students to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Information on Carlisle Indian School Admission Policies Information on Carlisle Indian School Admission Policies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f23_2532_0002.jpg?itok=cHpsOhv-)
State Historical Society of North Dakota Librarian and Acting Curator Georgia B. Carpenter asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for information regarding the Carlisle Indian School. Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Carpenter that Carlisle is a vocational school and that its intentions to train Indian young adults "the duties and…
![Charge of Mileage Book to Athletic Association Charge of Mileage Book to Athletic Association](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f27_17796_0003.jpg?itok=AE5oxRO9)
This document contains correspondence regarding a $20 mileage book, which former Superintendent Moses Friedman purchased from the Cumberland Valley Railroad and charged to the Athletic Association. After careful discussion about the legitimacy of the purchase, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells authorizes current Superintendent O. H.…
![Funds for Home of Joseph A. Shooter Funds for Home of Joseph A. Shooter](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f023_f7017_0002.jpg?itok=E4vcV1TU)
This document contains correspondence between Joseph A. Shooter and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning the former's desire to use his student funds to build a house.
![Cattle Tuberculosis Testing, 1916 Cattle Tuberculosis Testing, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f26_8170_0009.jpg?itok=l7RnX8g_)
Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry A. D. Melvin informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells that when Dr. F. I. Winant tested Carlisle's cattle herd for tuberculosis in January of 1916, 34 were found to be healthy and 2 were found to be "suspicious."
Sells tells Carlisle Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to slaughter the 7 infected…
![Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses and Explanation of Authorities Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses and Explanation of Authorities](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f35_17826_0002.jpg?itok=7Ybbonck)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps requests $250 to pay for incidental expenses associated with the administration of the Carlisle Indian School He also explains how funds requested from January 22, 1916 were spent.
![Request for Tuition Waiver for Ralph H. Sexton Request for Tuition Waiver for Ralph H. Sexton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f011_10199_0003.jpg?itok=F1EC_DXH)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Thomas J. Sexton to have the tuition waived for his son Ralph H. Sexton. This request was denied by E. B. Meritt.
![Notice of Death of Addie Foster Notice of Death of Addie Foster](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f03_11157_0002.jpg?itok=pUz5cKF8)
This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Addie Foster.
![Irrigation and Drainage of School Garden Irrigation and Drainage of School Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f32_11569_0003.jpg?itok=zVW7rCGH)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps requests that Chief Inspector of Irrigation W. N. Reed be sent to the school to help drain a garden at the school. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Reed of the issue and tells him to go to Carlisle to help Lipps.
![Question Regarding Eligibility to Enroll in Indian School Question Regarding Eligibility to Enroll in Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b029_f012_14141_0005.jpg?itok=eObqcDHA)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to know whether Joseph Peltier is eligible to attend a government school. Peltier was informed that he should write to Superintendent Lipps to formally apply for enrollment.
![Bureau of Indian Affairs Report on State of the School Bureau of Indian Affairs Report on State of the School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f25_17774_0004.jpg?itok=S7bsAm5q)
Supervisor of Schools H. B. Peairs provides a report on Carlisle's food, dining room, clothing, floors, rooms and decoration, and physical training. Based on his report, Peairs makes a series of recommendations based on his report to Carlisle Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps. Lipps forwards it to various Carlisle employees and endorses the…
![Condemnation of Unserviceable Property, 1916 Condemnation of Unserviceable Property, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f12_16789_0003.jpg?itok=HIwNVxI6)
These materials include correspondence and survey forms regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.