This folder contains documents related to Charles E. Dagenett's time in the Indian Service as Supervisor of Indian Employment. Dagenett enrolled at Carlisle in 1887 and graduated in 1891. Though he did work on and off in the Service in the 1891-1905 period, this folder only covers Dagenett's employment from 1905 onwards, (see his Service Record…
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January 11, 1905 - April 1, 1939, August 5, 1968
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1908 - August 23, 1918
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…
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July 5, 1909 - March 26, 1938
This folder contains documents related to James Riley Wheelock's employment and applications for employment in the Indian Service. It covers the second period of his employment at the Sherman Institute, Carlisle Indian School, and Genoa Indian School from 1914-1920. Then it touches on Wheelock's repeated attempts to be reinstated as a band…
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June 11, 1910 - May 1, 1918
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.
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June 11, 1910 - September 2, 1918
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…
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June 11, 1910 - August 7, 1923
This folder covers a portion of Lida Johnston's time in the Indian Service. Having started her work in the Service at Fort Totten School, she transferred to Carlisle in 1907 as a teacher. From 1912-1918 she was the outing agent for young women. When the school closed she was a clerk in the Office of Indian Affairs. As part of that role she was…
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April 1, 1911 - May 14, 1919
At Carlisle, David Dickey served as the Outing Agent for male students between 1911 and 1918.
Most of this folder is made up of efficiency reports about Dickey's work performance. There are also small groups of letters regarding Dickey's request to live permanently in Newton, PA and negotiations about his salary.
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September 11, 1911 - April 30, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Moses P. Kogechiwan to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School as well as letters of recommendation.
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January 19, 1913 - December 15, 1916
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…
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March 24, 1913 - November 23, 1916
Edward McKean served briefly as disciplinarian at Carlisle from April 16, 1913 until June 17, 1914. This post includes selections from his employee paperwork collected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs while he worked in the Indian Service.
These selections include paperwork about McKean's transfer to and from Carlisle and his job…
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February 16, 1914 - April 16, 1918
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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May 4, 1914 - October 25, 1918
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…
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November 10, 1914 - December 11, 1916
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.
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February 25, 1915 - September 16, 1933
Kish Hawkins worked very briefly as Assistant Disciplinarian at Carlisle until June 9, 1891 (having started in February of 1891). Then he worked at the Cheyenne and Arapaho school until 1898. The rest of his government service was from 1912-1919 and 1921-1933 in various positions at the Shawnee School and Cheyenne & Arapaho Agency. His…
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April 2, 1915 - January 6, 1942
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…
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July 17, 1915 - July 22, 1916
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.
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November 20, 1915 - January 17, 1916
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.
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December 9, 1915 - February 5, 1916
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.
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January 2 - 20, 1916
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.
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January 3 - 10, 1916
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.
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January 6 - February 7, 1916
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…
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January 21 - March 27, 1916
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.…
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January 21, 1916 - February 3, 1916
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.
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January 22 - February 7, 1916
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…
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January 22, 1916 - February 17, 1916
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.
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