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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February 12, 1897
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Supplemental Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, February 1897563.41 KB
February 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter reporting on the music teachers at the Carlisle Indian School as well as the band leader.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Reports the Music Instructors at Carlisle305.2 KB
February 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to bring members of the Carlisle Indian School battalion and band participate in the 1897 inaugural parade.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Permission for Band and Battalion to Participate in McKinley Inauguration874.76 KB
February 16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs on teaching position changes at the Carlisle Indian School, including his recommendation that two students soon to graduate be hired.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Further Updates on Teaching Positions at Carlisle698.57 KB
February 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Nancy Seneca is a member of the Seneca Nation of New York and so is entitled to any funds related to that Nation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Confirms Status of Nancy Seneca529.67 KB
February 23, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing provides sketches of three cases for the Nashville Exhibit in addition to other recommendations and providing a budget.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Sketches and Budget for Nashville Exhibit1.14 MB
February 24, 1897
William G. Rice, Civil Service Commissioner, responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding certification of eligible employees for the assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Provides Information Related to Assistant Laundress Position626.77 KB
February 24, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of various property which requires the actions of Board of Survey due to having become worn out, broken, or otherwise unfit for service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Convene Board of Survey in February 1897644.22 KB
February 27, 1897
Secretary of the Interior David R. Francis delivers his punishment of Richard Henry Pratt in regards to an article written by him in the Red Man against the Civil Service Commission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Francis Delivers Punishment for Pratt in Red Man Case1.05 MB
March 9-11, 1897
An invitation to the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises held at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School on March 9-11, 1897. A program for the three day event is printed on the reverse side. The invitation is for a Miss…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1897 Commencement Invitation and Brief Program826.98 KB
March 11, 1897
The commencement program for the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The program includes a schedule of events as well as a photograph of the graduating class of…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1897 Commencement Program3.67 MB
March 13, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he will ask for an attending physician from the town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the ensuing year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt to Employ Local Physician Rather than Hire Regular486.1 KB
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Kate S. Bowersox's application for a 39-day leave of absence due to sickness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Kate S. Bowersox's Application for Sick Leave of Absence 327.91 KB
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs granting Lida B. Given's a 20-day leave of absence because of the fatal illness of her father.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida B. Given's Request for Leave of Absence 351.71 KB
March 15-16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forward teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and application for a 20-day leave of absence. Lampson requests to return to the Normal School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pratt endorses Lampson's request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie M. Lampson's Resignation555.27 KB
March 15, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him of teacher Lizzie M. Lampson's resignation and request for a 20-day leave of absence to which she is entitled.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie M. Lampson's Resignation (Telegram)305.41 KB
March 16, 1897 - March 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 16, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 18971.32 MB
March 16, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is not interested in retaining the services of Miss Paull during the current year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Updates Office on Retention of Paull as an Employee306.64 KB
March 18, 1897
Charles Francis Meserve, President of the Shaw University, writes to Daniel M. Browning concerning the recent punishment of Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Meserve Writes Concerning the Punishment of Pratt776.11 KB
March 18, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the four laundress positions are filled as well as the seamstress position. Pratt further requests that Lizzie James and Jennie Wolf be allowed to take the Civil Service exam to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Laundress and Seamstress Position are Filled360.72 KB
March 20-23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a note from S. L. Diven certifying teacher Kate S. Bowersox's illness, justifying her leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Physician's Certification of Kate S. Bowersox's Sickness516.5 KB
March 20, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 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, February 1897600.55 KB
March 20, 1897
Assistant Superintendent Alfred John Standing seeks further information on the planning of the Nashville Exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Seeks Clarification on Nashville Exhibit836.72 KB
March 22, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Nana Pratt's application for a 16-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nana Pratt's Application for Leave of Absence 314.23 KB
March 23, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent them various materials for the exhibit in Nashville, Tennessee.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Materials Shipped for Nashville Exhibit297.54 KB