The Documents section features digitized copies of documents relating to the history of the school. These documents include correspondence, graduation pamphlets, and other forms of ephemera, and have been digitized by Digital Resource Center staff. Today, these documents are preserved in a number of locations, including the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections as well as private collections.
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September 15, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards W. R. Claudy's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Claudy works as an assistant printer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. R. Claudy's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 310.01 KB
September 17, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he has been told that Lakin has declined his appointment and requests his positioned be filled immediately. He has also informed that Weeks and Hendren have been informed and should report soon.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Updates Hailmann on Staff Reporting at Carlisle310.31 KB
September 18, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he cannot locate Miss Mott and asks that if she cannot report that her appointment be cancelled and another teacher selected.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Hailmann Cannot Locate Mott for Appointment305.77 KB
September 20, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing the number of Gospel Hymns currently at the Carlisle Indian School and indicating the need to purchase new hymnals.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase New Gospel Hymnals620.73 KB
September 22, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Carrie E. Weekley has failed to report as a teacher and requests two teachers at once.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Weekley Failed to Report298.19 KB
September 24, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Ely works as an outing agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: A. S. Ely's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 289.16 KB
September 27, 1894
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 19 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Oneida Agency in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Oneida Agency, 18941.21 MB
September 29, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that M. G. Aumend is set to start soon. Pratt requests that Aumend be transferred elsewhere and that Ida M. Warren be appointed as teacher in his place.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests that Ida Warren be Appointed as Teacher315.55 KB
October 6, 1894 - October 9, 1894
Thomas Jones replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the transfer of certain pupils to various Indian Schools. Jones also encloses a postcard from Joseph Williams requesting a transfer from Chilocco to the Santa Fe Indian School…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Student Transfers to and From the Santa Fe Indian School446.83 KB
October 8, 1894
Robert Hamilton informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Richard Henry Pratt has authorized him to take a party of students from the Fort Shaw Indian School in Montana to the Carlisle Indian School and seeks the permission of the Department.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Students from Fort Shaw to Carlisle300.35 KB
October 9, 1894
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1895 amounting to $17,638.09 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1895433.89 KB
October 9, 1894
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1895 amounting to $455.34 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, October 1894608.35 KB
October 9-16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the resignation of E. Ernest Palmer as an assistant teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Palmer Resigns as Assistant Teacher1.2 MB
October 9, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in October 1894. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, September 18941.3 MB
October 10, 1894
Archibald G. McLeish applies to be the Carlisle Indian School teacher of tailoring. McLeish includes a letter of recommendation in support of his application.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Archibald G. McLeish908.59 KB
October 15, 1894
Richard H. Pratt forwards answers and explanations to exceptions to his cash and property accounts from the second quarter of fiscal year 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Answers to Exceptions to Cash and Property Accounts, October 1894326.6 KB
October 15-20, 1894
These materials include a cover letter and a descriptive statement of pupils for 9 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Omaha and Winnebago Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Omaha and Winnebago Agency, October 1894526.95 KB
October 22, 1894
O. H. Bakeless requests from W. N. Hailmann that teacher M. G. Aumend be relieved of his duties and replaced by November 1, 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bakeless Requests Aumend be Relieved of Duty and Replaced238.71 KB
October 22, 1894
L. T. Erwin, U.S. Indian Agent for the Yakima Agency, notes that Antoine Miller (here Antwine Miller) and Ambrose Mark have received permission from Richard Henry Pratt to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Erwin notes that he has failed to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Erwin Seeks Next Steps for School Enrollment of Two Yakima Students275.65 KB
October 24, 1894
O. H. Bakeless responds to criticisms from W. N. Hailmann regarding teachers at the Carlisle Indian School. In response to the criticisms of Miss Hamilton, teacher of the Normal School, he includes an outline of the work for that class.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bakeless Responds to Hailmann's Criticisms of Teachers1016.79 KB
October 26, 1894
W. H. Winslow, Superintendent of the Fort Shaw Indian School, responds to an Office of Indian School letter regarding Robert Hamilton's request to transfer students from Fort Shaw to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Winslow Responds to Request to Transfer Students from Fort Shaw701.61 KB
November 1, 1894
Nobert M. Allen, U.S. Indian Agent for the White Earth Agency informs Thomas Mason that he should write to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding missed payments.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Agent Informs Thomas Mason to Write to Office Regarding Missed Payments205.2 KB
November 2, 1894 - January 24, 1895
Correspondence regarding statements made by Rev. John Roberts, missionary at the Shoshone Agency, regarding mortality of students from that reservation. Also included is a list of all students from the Agency sent to various schools including the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Mortality of Shoshone Agency Students6 MB
November 3, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Special Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, November 1894529.91 KB
November 5, 1894
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 8 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.
Note: The student here listed as "Needle Parker" was known as Laura Parker at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1894261.68 KB