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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November 7, 1894 - June 1, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a certificate of graduation and a recommendation for Julia Wheelock for a position in the Indian Service. Also included is a request from Wheelock to appointed to a position as teacher at the South School House.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for Julia Wheelock for Position in Indian Service603.83 KB
November 12, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1894. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, October 1894699.8 KB
November 16, 1894
Supplementary estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1895 amounting to $3,245.18 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Supplementary Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1895431.84 KB
November 21, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs request that he submit the relief of E. Ernest Palmer before the nomination of Miss Kemp can be approved.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding E. Ernest Palmer255.17 KB
November 23 - December 1, 1894
Richard H. Pratt requests to transfer William J. Nolan (teacher) to another school. Pratt forwards Nolan's transfer request and endorsement from school principal O. H. Bakeless.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Teacher William J. Nolan942.85 KB
November 30, 1894 - August 14, 1896
Correspondence regarding requests of Daniel Covert for the return of his son John Covert from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Request for the Return of John Covert2.12 MB
November 30, 1894
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 1894. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, November 1894390.57 KB
December 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he has received a letter from Mary H. Whelan, whom he does not know, regarding a request for him to obtain a position in the Indian Service for her.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Letter from Mary H. Whelan392.7 KB
December 1, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests that W. N. Hailmann have teacher M. L. Silcott transferred from the Crow Creek Agency to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Transfer of M. L. Silcott from Crow Creek226.01 KB
December 3, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that he has reason to believe that M. L. Silcott will accept transfer at the lower salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hailmann Informed that Silcott Likely to Accept Transfer283.1 KB
December 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to inform him that teacher W. J. Nolan's would like to take an indefinite leave of absence before he transfers. Attached is Nolan's original request for said leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William J. Nolan's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence (Letter)512.01 KB
December 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to inform him that teacher W. J. Nolan's would like to take an indefinite leave of absence before he transfers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William J. Nolan's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence (Telegram)284.5 KB
December 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt calls attention for teacher William J. Nolan's desire and impatience to take an indefinitive leave of absence to visit his home in Washington, D.C. and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to William J. Nolan's Request for Indefinite Leave of Absence 235.37 KB
December 7, 1894 - December 28, 1894
Henry W. Sprole, Acting Indian Agent for the Fort Peck Agency, forwards a bill and letter from Richard Henry Pratt for the treatment of Albert Mulligan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bill for the Treatment of Albert Mulligan746.58 KB
December 7, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses incurred by John H. Westbrook for expenses in recovering two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Two Runaway Students in 1894356.78 KB
December 7, 1894
The Indian Helper (Vol. 10, No. 11) newspaper with a note that Mrs. Spray and her adopted Cherokee daughter have arrived at the Carlisle Indian School highlighted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
View Document: The Indian Helper (Vol. 10, No. 11)1.2 MB
December 8, 1894 - April 22, 1895
Clarence Smith inquires about the status of his annuity payments to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry of Clarence Smith into his Annuity Payments615.98 KB
December 10, 1894
Carlos Montezuma, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November 1894962.04 KB
December 14, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Margaret Yates.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of the Death of Margaret Yates301.92 KB
December 27, 1894
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 4 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, 1894287.36 KB
January 3, 1895
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: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, January 1895597.24 KB
January 4, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt asks why M. L. Silcott has not been notified of her transfer from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Asks Why Silcott Has Not Been Notified of Transfer232.72 KB
January 5, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 1894644.45 KB
January 6, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of an outbreak of tuberculosis amongst the school's cattle. Pratt provides an outline of actions taken by him and various government officials to resolve the outbreak.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Actions Taken in Response to Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Cattle1.06 MB
January 7, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards in triplicate the proceedings of a Board of Survey concerning the disposition of cattle infected with tuberculosis.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proceedings of a Board of Survey Regarding Disposition of Cattle1.04 MB