1921

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photograph of man standing in front of background in white short and brown pants, holding a hat
January 11, 1905 - April 1, 1939, August 5, 1968

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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photograph pasted on piece of paper, depicts a man in uniform with white gloves and baton
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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letter with sepia-toned photograph attached, portrait of a man in suit and tie, slightly smiling
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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Evelyn Schingler Competency Evaluation
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921

This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Evelyn Schingler. This includes letters and a photograph. 

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Lena Parker Competency Evaluation
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921

This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Lena Parker. This includes letters and a photograph. 

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Correspondence Regarding Richard Kesetta
July 20, 1918 - February 28, 1923

These materials include correspondence regarding the custody of Richard Kesetta upon the closing of the Carlisle School. Additional correspondence relates to Kesetta's life after the school closed, including attempts to have him enrolled in the Haskell Institute as well as an inquiry made by Kessetta into his rights as a member of the Lipan…

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cover of personnel record folder of george foulk
October 7, 1918 - May 19, 1922

This folder includes documents related to George Foulk's employment at the Carlisle Barracks after the Carlisle Indian School closed.

Having worked as a teamster at the Carlisle Indian School from April 1, 1882 until the school closed in September of 1918, Foulk continued to work as a laborer and teamster at the Carlisle Barracks for the…

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Inquiry About Closure of Carlisle Indian School by Eva Gould Metzger
December 29, 1920 - January 6, 1921

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Eva Gould Metzger about whether and why the Carlisle Indian School was closed.

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Artifacts from the Carlisle Indian School
February 18 - March 7, 1921

These materials include letters from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to former Carlisle Indian School employees regarding the origins of some artifacts from the school. The artifacts, including a beaded buckskin coat, an old gun, a model of a three-masted ship, and a model of a battleship, could not be positively identified by the employees.

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Inquiry About Transfer of Carlisle Indian School Campus to War Department
April 13-20, 1921

This material includes correspondence between Henrietta Nelson, the secretary of Wellsburg High School's Athletic Association, and E. B. Merritt, the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning the restoration of the Carlisle Indian School to the War Department and its transformation into a War Hospital treating soldiers after its…

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Letter from Mrs. Jerry Snyder Concerning Laura M. Doctor
April 27 - May 5, 1921

This material includes correspondence between Mrs. Jerry Snyder, nee Daisy Doctor, to the Assistant Commissioner Charles H. Buck regarding her relation to Laura M. Doctor.

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Eligibility of George W. Tibbetts for Minnesota Soldiers' Bonus Act
June 1, 1921 - April 11, 1922

These materials include correspondence and a pamphlet regarding George W. Tibbetts' eligibility for coverage under Minnesota's Soldiers' Bonus Act. Minnesota's Attorney General ruled that, because Tibbetts had initially claimed exemption from drafted military service on the grounds that he was not a citizen of the United States, he was not…

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Inquiry Regarding Closure of the Carlisle Indian School
June 4-11, 1921

This material includes correspondence between Elias Bissell and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt inquiring as to whether the Carlisle Indian School will be reopened. 

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Inquiry Regarding Closure of the Carlisle Indian School
September 25, 1921 - October 1, 1921

This document contains correspondence between M. W. Acheson and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt. Acheson inquired as to the permanence of the closure of the Carlisle Indian School, and in response Merritt informed him of its definite closure due to the need for the campus at the end of World War I, and listed other Indian Schools that…

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