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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May 17, 1897
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1897 amounting to $6,495.07 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 18971.09 MB
May 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Mary E. Lininger's application for a 23-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary E. Lininger's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 329.66 KB
May 17, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly report for May 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 18971.46 MB
May 17, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Rosa Bourassa's application for a 58-day leave of absence due to problems with her eyes. Pratt also forwards a physician's certificate from Dr. S. Snively Bishop confirming Bourassa's poor health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rosa Bourassa's Request for Leave of Absence 502.02 KB
May 19, 1897
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular employees required for May 1897 and asks for approval of the employment. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, May 1897492.04 KB
May 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant cook Laura A. Dandridge's application for a 14-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Laura A. Dandridge's Application for Leave of Absence 320.02 KB
May 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the need for irregular employee positions at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Need for Additional Irregular Employees in 1897338.72 KB
May 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Dennison Wheelock's application for a 23-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dennison Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 328.94 KB
May 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Martha B. Hench's application for a 27-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Martha B. Hench's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 331.53 KB
June 7-14, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards matron Lida B. Given's request for a 35-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a note from the school's physician recommending the leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida B. Given's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 631.88 KB
June 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's request for a 60-day leave of absence for annual leave and to attend summer school at Amherst, Massachusetts. Included is a lengthy letter from Cutter listing her experience.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma A. Cutter's Request for Leave of Absence825.61 KB
June 10, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Jenny Ericson's application for a 20-day annual leave of absence. Ericson works as a sloyd teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jenny Ericson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 326.9 KB
June 10, 1897 - June 14, 1897
Frank A. Vanderlip forwards a letter from John N. Horner with an enclosed slip regarding a promotion of a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Vanderlip Forwards Letter Regarding Teacher at Carlisle641.15 KB
June 11, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seamstress Carrie E. Hulme's application for a 50-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carrie E. Hulme's Request for Annual Leave of Absence 344.66 KB
June 11-14, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Carrie E. Weekley's request for a 53-day leave of absence, 30 days for annual leave and 23 days to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Included is a letter from Weekley listing her…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Carrie E. Weekley's Request for Leave of Absence762.54 KB
June 11-14, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards music teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request for a 60-day leave of absence, 18 days annual leave, 12 days without pay, and 30 days to attend summer school at Chautauqua, New York during her leave. Included is a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jeannette L. Senseney's Request for Leave of Absence707.97 KB
June 11, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards M. Burgess' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Burgess works as a superintendent of printing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 327.72 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Charlotte R. Thomas's application for a 16-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charlotte R. Thomas's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 338.91 KB
June 12, 1897 - July 3, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two coupons covering two half tickets for travel of students Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George to the Carlisle Indian School from different points.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Coupons for Travel of Sara K. Smith and Addie R. George414.22 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Elizabeth E. Forster's request for a 60-day leave of absence to attend summer school at Teacher's College in New York. Forster works as a teacher of drawing. Included is a lengthy explanatory letter from Forster.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Elizabeth E. Forster's Request for Leave of Absence798.84 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Fannie I Peter's request for a 53-day annual leave of absence, 30 days for annual leave and 23 days to attend Cook County Normal Summer School. Included is a lengthy letter from Peter explaining her experience…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fannie I. Peter's Request for Leave of Absence557.02 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Florence M. Carter's request for a 53-day leave of absence, 30 days annual leave and 23 days to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Included is a lengthy letter from Carter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Florence M. Carter's Request for Leave of Absence801.69 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher J. W. Hendren's application for a 60-day leave of absence for annual leave and to attend summer school. An explanatory cover letter from Hendren is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. W. Hendren's Request for Leave of Absence787.05 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant teacher Mary Bailey's request for a 60-day leave of absence for annual leave and to attend summer school at Chautauqua, New York. Included is an explanatory letter from Bailey.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary Bailey's Request for Leave of Absence608.05 KB
June 12, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant teacher Nellie V. Robertson's application for a 60-day leave of absence. Included is an explanatory letter from Robertson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nellie V. Robertson's Request for Leave of Absence600.96 KB