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 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an estimate for new cases for an exhibit at the Omaha Exposition.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Quote to Build New Cases for Omaha Exposition519.59 KB
February 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding former student Frank Cajune.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Frank Cajune289.24 KB
February 28, 1898
Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Cherokee Training School, requests permission to transfer willing students to either Hampton or the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Willing Students from the Cherokee Training School490.52 KB
March 1, 1898
W. J. McConnell, Inspector, proposes a system of "espionage"--asking agents to systematically provide reports--to track outcomes of students educated at both reservation and off-reservation boarding schools with the goal of demonstrating their…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal for Tracking Returned Students of Various Schools633.15 KB
March 1-3, 1898
An invitation for a Professor Heckman, probably Edgar Rohrer Heckman of Dickinson Preparatory School, to attend the 1898 commencement ceremony. It was the Nineteenth Anniversary and the Tenth Graduating Exercises of the school. The first page is…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1898 Commencement Invitation and Brief Program1.18 MB
March 5, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1898. 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 1898585.77 KB
March 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the proposal to inquire into the circumstances of all of the returned students would require a large amount of time and money.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Attempt to Survey Returned Students428.33 KB
March 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests the permanent appointment of Edith McCook to serve as his stenographer to replace Nana Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Edith McCook to be Appointed as Stenographer705.54 KB
March 9, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, February 1898845.66 KB
March 9, 1898 - March 30, 1898
Signed request of Samuel Decora (here Samuel Decorah) to participate in the outing program at the Carlisle Indian School along with a copy of the outing rules signed by Decora, Richard Henry Pratt, and William Balderston.
Repository: Mercer Museum Research Library
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Outing Papers of Samuel Decora1016.65 KB
March 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of various property which requires the actions of a Board of Survey after becoming worn out, broken, or otherwise being unfit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Convene Board of Survey in March 1898397.92 KB
March 10, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of abstract B to property return (received from contractors) 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, March 1898591.44 KB
March 15, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt proposes having Dennison Wheelock sent to Western Schools to recruit band members to perform at the Paris Exposition.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposal for Dennison Wheelock to Recruit Band for Paris Exposition483.92 KB
March 17, 1898 - March 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the proceedings of a Board of Survey convened on March 18, 1898 to dispose of various property which has become worn out, broken, or otherwise become unfit for service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in March 1898982.38 KB
March 17, 1898
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Quanah Parker's daughters will be arriving in Washington D.C. on March 18, 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Arrival in D.C. of Quanah Parker's Daughters341.36 KB
March 22 - August 12, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding a sub-voucher of Augusta C. Stouch who brought a party of students to the Carlisle Indian School from the Crow Agency as an escort.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Unstamped Sub-Voucher for Escort3.47 MB
March 24, 1898
Alfred John Standing responds to a circular letter from W. N. Hailmann by providing a list of band leaders both at Carlisle and available graduates.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards List of Available Band Leaders281.64 KB
April 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that is forwarding contract, certificates of inspection, weigher's return, and schedule of deliveries for 55,487 pounds of beef and mutton as well as 2,503 pounds of bacon from Fred H.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Contract and Additional Documents Forwarded for Receipt of Beef, Mutton, and Bacon286.25 KB
April 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Sara S. Hill for the return of her son Walter Hill.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Walter Hill300.16 KB
April 4, 1898
Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Cherokee Training School, informs the Office of Indian School that 17 students have departed for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hart Informs Office of Departure of 17 Students to Carlisle191.89 KB
April 4, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to W. N. Hailmann regarding former student Brigman Cornelius and his suitability for a position as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Brigman Cornelius229.22 KB
April 4, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding former student Clarence White Thunder and a position as a disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Update on Clarence White Thunder239.49 KB
April 5, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for March 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, March 18981.06 MB
April 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing background and a recommendation for Laura Toneadlemah (Laura Doanmoe) and Delos Lone Wolf for positions in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendations for Laura Toneadlemah and Delos Lone Wolf274.65 KB
April 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs circular letter by providing the general condition of the buildings, heat, light, and drainage at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt further discusses the need for an upgraded sewer…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Update on the General State of Buildings at Carlisle388.45 KB