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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January 5, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs appoint an Indian woman, Mrs. Peters, as an assistant laundress if no action has already been taken.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Appoint Peters as Assistant Laundress287.78 KB
January 7, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1896. 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 1896805.31 KB
January 8, 1897
Z. S. David, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary reports for November and December 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, November-December 18961.21 MB
January 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of his plans to employ various teachers using non-Governmental funds to comply with Civil Service regulations.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Non-Governmental Funds to Employ Teachers391.37 KB
January 9, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from W. N. Hailmann regarding Joel Tyndall as a candidate for a job in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Joel Tyndall296.23 KB
January 11, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority from the Office of Indian Affairs to purchase various school books and supplies in January 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies, Books Used at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase School Books and Supplies in 1897666.41 KB
January 13, 1897
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1897 amounting to $14,916.61 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $10,345.00 for regular employee pay. …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Third Quarter 18971.51 MB
January 13, 1897
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1897 amounting to $254.55 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, January 1897651.17 KB
January 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for freight on supplies purchased either by the Office of Indian Affairs or Pratt for the Carlisle Indian School on points not covered by transportation contracts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Freight on Supplies Purchased for School463.44 KB
January 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for traveling expenses involved in visiting students on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Program Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Travel Expenses in Visiting Outing Students471.03 KB
January 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $100 to make repairs to buildings, water and steam pipes, and machinery at the Carlisle Indian School before the end of the fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Various Repairs at the Carlisle Indian School in 1897470.13 KB
January 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various supplies on the open market including upper leather, dried compressed yeast, Saunder's Pipe Cutting Machinery, and various field and garden seeds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Various Supplies in January 1897485.3 KB
January 14, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards small boys assistant matron Lida B. Given's application for a 14 day leave of absence to visit ill son.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida B. Given's Application for Leave of Absence520.39 KB
January 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. N. Hailmann that in regards to Fanny G. Paull (here Fannie C. Paul) he plans on keeping his employee force at the same level for the remainder of the year due to his lack of remaining appropriation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Inquiry Regarding Fanny G. Paull518.24 KB
January 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that $1800 be made immediately available in order to repair damages caused by a storm in September 1896.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds to Pay for Damage Caused by Storm in 1896537.33 KB
January 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request to transfer from school physician Z. T. Daniel. Pratt further notes that as he is unable to find his physician he recommends Edmund Barry.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Edmund Barry Replace Z. T. Daniel1.3 MB
January 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the recent appointments to various assistant positions should be informed they will be expected to cover their own accommodations.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Housing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Inform Appointees to Assistant Positions of Conditions865.02 KB
February 4, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt contests a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs which objects to his use of private funds to pay employee salaries. Pratt claims that the position of the Commissioner is not according to the law nor the position of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Contests Objections to Use of Charity Fund545.86 KB
February 4, 1897
James G. Dierson, Special Agent, reports to the Office of Indian Affairs that in his opinion there is space for accommodations for an Assistant Laundress and an Assistant Seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Housing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Special Agent Report on Staff Accommodations at Carlisle869.67 KB
February 5, 1897
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, February 1897448.56 KB
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has been directed to report to the Office for duty relative to the Indian Department Exhibit at the Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee. Standing further makes recommendations for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Reports for Duty Pertaining to Nashville Exhibit707.19 KB
February 6, 1897
Alfred John Standing seeks clarifications on the upcoming Office of Indian Affairs exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Requests Clarifications on Nashville Exhibit417.87 KB
February 8, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1897. 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, January 1897657.36 KB
February 9, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lena McCoonse is too ill to travel and instead recommends Edward Pensoneau for Kickapoo interpreter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Makes Recommendation for Kickapoo Interpreter357.62 KB
February 10, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests a delay until after commencement in moving teachers to different rooms.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Delay in Switching Teachers Between Rooms606.89 KB