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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August 18, 1897
W. H. Clapp, U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency forwards a request of Hand for the return of his daughter Julia Hand from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return Home of Julia Hand241.23 KB
August 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a circular from the Office of Indian Affairs by providing his estimate for the 1899 fiscal year. Pratt requests authority to have 1,000 students at Carlisle and on outing in addition to various plans to improve the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fiscal Year 1899 Financial Estimate1.58 MB
August 20, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Bessie H. Cummins to a position as clerk and a promotion for Mary Bailey. In addition, he requests a teacher be assigned from the Civil Service lists to replace Bailey's old position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Staff Changes Covered by Civil Service Regulations540.12 KB
August 23, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission for one month's leave following his examination for promotion at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Leave of Absence Following Examination in 1897264.29 KB
August 24, 1897
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Santee Agency.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Santee Agency, 18971.67 MB
August 24, 1897
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 7 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Yankton Agency in South Dakota.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Yankton Agency, 1897355.91 KB
August 24, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt provides information to W. N. Hailmann on Julia Williams and provides a recommendation for her to serve as an assistant matron in a small school in the Indian School Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation on Julia Williams281.9 KB
August 25, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards J. L. Dandridge's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence. Dandridge works as a cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. L. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 333.47 KB
August 25, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay students for various tasks as well as purchasing supplies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Students and Purchase Supplies794.17 KB
August 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt informs Antonio Apache that he should travel to the Carlisle Indian School to obtain instructions on a recruiting trip for the Fort Apache and San Carlos Agencies. Pratt notes that he will be in Leavenworth, Kansas taking his…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Antonio Apache Requested to Come to Carlisle for Recruiting Instructions in 1897210.69 KB
August 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt replies to a letter from W. N. Hailmann regarding a position for Timothy Henry in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides a Recommendation for Timothy Henry794.61 KB
August 26, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Julia Hand to her home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Julia Hand313.85 KB
August 27, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fireman Joseph N. Jordan's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph N. Jordan's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 340.96 KB
August 28, 1897
Henry Doxtator requests the return of his son Andrew Doxtator (here Andrew Doxtater) who he claims was kidnapped.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Henry Doxtator Requests the Return of His Son Andrew532.1 KB
September 1, 1897
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ella Rikert be appointed "no higher" than an assistant matron in the Indian Service at South Dakota. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Rikert's application to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Ella Rikert627.85 KB
September 1897
School Statistics accompanying the 1897 Annual Report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1897648.45 KB
September 4, 1897
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 1897959.52 KB
September 4, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to the claim of Henry Doxtator that his son Andrew was kidnapped and taken to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Return of Andrew Doxtator814.65 KB
September 8, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt requests that various vacant positions be filled by assignment from the Civil Service lists and that he has filled one teaching position temporarily. Pratt further requests that he be allowed to fill any other position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Fill Various Positions Temporarily before Appointments Made322.25 KB
September 8, 1897
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the lease of the Hocker Farm. Standing forwards the lease in triplicate with the signatures of all three members of the Board of Trustees as directed.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Submits Lease for Hocker Farm for the 1898 Fiscal Year471.64 KB
September 9, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a list of answers from Andrew Doxtator in response to his father's charge of kidnapping and request to return him from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Answers of Andrew Doxtator1.18 MB
September 10, 1897
Ella Rickert informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she wishes to be transferred to a school in the Northwest until a position in South Dakota opens.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella Rickert Follows Up on Request to Transfer to Western School264.06 KB
September 11, 1897
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Emma Seowitsa declines a position Assistant Matron due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma Seowitsa Declines Position as Assistant Matron258.16 KB
September 11, 1897 - September 18, 1897
Alfred John Standing forwards a statement regarding teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.
Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on Teachers at the Carlisle Indian School in 1897523.81 KB
September 11, 1897
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that he will take a 30-day leave of absence after his examination at Leavenworth, Kansas on September 10, 1897.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Henry Pratt's Request for Leave of Absence 254.23 KB