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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July 15, 1895
Samuel Blackwell, Auditor, returns the lease of the Hocker Farm to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Blackwell Returns Hocker Farm Lease to Office of Indian Affairs301.22 KB
July 17, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Martha S. Barr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Barr works as a nurse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Martha S. Barr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 305.9 KB
July 19 - September 13, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificate of attendance at summer school for 11 employees: Carlos Montezuma (physician), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Anna C. Hamilton (normal teacher), Florence M. Carter (teacher), Kate S. Bowersox (teacher),…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: 11 Certificates of Attendance at Summer School 2.36 MB
July 19, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards several financial documents from June and the fourth quarter of 1895 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwarding Copy of Approval of Irregular Employees, June 1895309.02 KB
July 20, 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, July 1895506.06 KB
July 20, 1895
Alfred John Standing acknowledges receipt of the lease of the Hocker Farm which was extended for fiscal year 1896 from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Acknowledges Receipt of Extended Hocker Farm Lease for Fiscal Year 1896293.39 KB
July 24, 1895
W. N. Hailmann recommends the Office of Indian Affairs authorize the Hoopa Valley Agent to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School four students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Four Students from the Hoopa Valley Agency336.27 KB
July 25 - September 24, 1895
Correspondence regarding a request from Apache prisoners of war for the return of their children from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the correspondence are various recommendations for the students as well as Richard Henry Pratt's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Return of Apache Students3.55 MB, List of Apache at Carlisle (Pamphlet) 4.99 MB
July 25, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Mary E. Campbell's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Campbell works as an assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary E. Campbell's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 302.1 KB
1895
Thomas Hall requests of Richard Henry Pratt to return home on account of his health. Pratt forwards the request to Dr. Carlos Montezuma to make a report.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thomas Hall Request to Return Home279.89 KB
August 5, 1895
Alfred John Standing forwards letter from Bennett F. Green who is on the Carlisle Indian School rolls as Benjamin F. Green. Green requests that his share for the funds to paid out to the Shawnees be kept at the U.S. Treasury until he is of age…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Request from Bennett F. Green330.32 KB
August 8, 1895
S. L. Diven, the acting school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1895.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, July 18951.31 MB
August 8, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1895. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, July 1895305.12 KB
August 10 - September 13, 1895
Richard H. Pratt forwards letters of reference from Jenny Ericson (newly nominated Sloyd teacher). The references are from L. D. Harvey and Bernard Goldsmith.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Jenny Ericson 1.28 MB
August 14, 1895
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to irregular services mentioned in the July 1895 report. He explains in detail the services performed by the irregular…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Explanation of Expenses from Report of Irregular Employees, July 18951.38 MB
August 14, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer William Rutgers Claudy's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William Rutgers Claudy's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 335.14 KB
August 19, 1895
Sixteenth Annual Report for the Carlisle Indian School covering the 1894-1895 school year. The report begins with changes in enrollment of the various nations. Richard Henry Pratt continues with his overall philosophy of educating Indian students…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics, Student Deaths, Industrial Training - General, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, School Farms - Statistics, Outings - Corporate and Organizational Locations, Student Illness, Religious Activities at the School, Student Social Events, School Entertainment
Format: Reports
View Document: Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School, 1894-18952.17 MB
August 20, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests from W. N. Hailmann that Maud Mosher be notified of her appointment as an Assistant Teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Maud Mosher be Notified of Appointment as Assistant Teacher321.85 KB
August 24, 1895
W. N. Hailmann recommends Maud Mosher be reinstated to the Indian Service and appointed to the position of assistant teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hailmann Recommends Appointment of Maud Mosher to Carlisle353.55 KB
August 24, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests to know if the appointment of Maud Mosher as teacher has been approved.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests to Know if Mosher Appointment is Approved303.5 KB
August 24, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt returns report of children recommended for transfer from the No. 17 Day School at the Pine Ridge Agency to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of List of Students from No. 17 Day School Pine Ridge Agency285.65 KB
August 22, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting that M. L. Silcott (teacher) be granted an extended sick leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Extend M. L. Silcott's Sick Leave of Absence 326.73 KB
August 27, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him to grant Miss M. L. Silcott's leave of absence to August 31st.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification of the Dates of M. L. Silcott's Sick Leave of Absence316.24 KB
August 27, 1895
Jenny (here spelled Jennie) Ericson applies for employment in the Indian Service. This document only includes a letter of reference from C. P. Cary in support of her application, not Ericson's actual application.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Recommendation for Jenny Ericson 584.14 KB
August 31, 1895
Richard Henry Pratt requests that a decision regarding Maud Mosher as teacher be made as soon as possible as the Carlisle Indian School is opening on Monday.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Immediate Decision in Appointment of Maud Mosher225.16 KB