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 4, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 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, April 1898600.85 KB
May 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that is satisfactory for Phil Norman to remain at Carlisle due to the amount of work at Carlisle rather than go to Omaha for the Exposition.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Advises Office Norman Remaining at Carlisle is Satisfactory284.19 KB
May 5, 1898 - May 24, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides a certificate of attendance of William Carefelle (here William Carefell) as well as providing comments on his time at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information on William Carefelle413.31 KB
May 7, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 1898808.83 KB
May 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has taken grain from the Express Office and paid expressage and forwards the bill.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Bill for Grain for Omaha Exhibit292.54 KB
May 9, 1898 - June 13, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student Kamie Owl requesting a position as a teacher in the Indian Service to Estelle Reed along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Recommendation for Kamie Owl1 MB
May 9, 1898
Estelle Reel requests to meet with Antonio Apache when he visits Philadelphia. Reel notes that she is unlikely to secure the endorsements of members of the Indian Rights movement due to W. N. Hailmann's involvement in the movement.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reel Invites Antonio Apache to Home in Philadelphia219.07 KB
May 6-10, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Nellie O'Dell be appointed as an assistant seamstress in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards O'Dell's application along with a reference from L. R. Shaffner.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Nellie O'Dell818.11 KB
May 12-14, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student James R. Wheelock be appointed as a disciplinarian or printer and bandmaster in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Wheelock's application along with a reference from Marianna Burgess and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from James R. Wheelock1.18 MB
May 12, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has forwarded three large framed photographs, grain from the Riverside School, and carpet to F. W. Clarke for the Omaha Exhibit.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Materials Sent for Omaha Exhibit327.88 KB
May 14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Prudence Miles' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Prudence Miles' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 342.94 KB
May 17, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 332.45 KB
May 17, 1898
W. H. Thompson, Vice President of the Chicago Athletic Association, refers to correspondence not included and notes that he sees no reason why they cannot play the Carlisle Football Team.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Football
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chicago Athletic Association Endorses Playing Carlisle867.56 KB
May 19, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the class of 1898 was not included in the schedule.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students Information
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Clarifies Update on Carlisle Graduates290.45 KB
May 19, 1898 - August 11, 1904
Response by Edgar A. Allen to claims by an anonymous individual alleging that John Miller (also addressed as William Miller) used fraud to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Also included are legal affidavits by Miller and John Pulcifer…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Response to Claims that John Miller Enrolled at Carlisle Fraudulently5.98 MB
May 23, 1898 - May 25, 1898
Pratt forwards a letter from former student Ella Rickert declining transfer to the Wadesworth School at the Pyramid Lake Agency as an assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella Rickert Declines Transfer to Pyramid Lake Agency491.33 KB
May 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests a transfer on behalf of Lydia Hunt, a former teacher at Carlisle, now the superintendent at the San Carlos School, due to her health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transfer of Lydia Hunt from San Carlos School Due to Health741.68 KB
May 25, 1898
Alfred John Standing provides information on former student Alfred Laravie's time at the Carlisle Indian School to W. N. Hailmann.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Information on Alfred Laravie287.43 KB
May 26, 1898
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he would be glad to have the mounted school work at the Nashville exhibit returned to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Mounted School Work Exhibited at Nashville Exhibit269.32 KB
May 28, 1898
Alfred John Standing states that Mabel Buck and Nellie O'Dell departed for Darlington, Oklahoma Territory and should both be on duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nellie O'Dell and Mabel Buck Departed for Darlington267.55 KB
May 30, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt informs Superintendent of Indian Schools W. N. Hailman that none of the Carlisle employees would like to go to summer school at Colorado Springs. Instead, Pratt asks if they could take classes at institutions…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Employees Prefer Summer School on East Coast254.6 KB
May 31, 1898
These materials include a Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 9 children transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Fort Berthold Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Fort Berthold Agency, 1898919.97 KB
June 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Alice and Sophia American Horse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Alice and Sophia American Horse504.7 KB
June 7 - July 14, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that Carlisle graduate Louisa Geisdorff be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Geisdorff's application along with references from Dr. George Morris Philips and Jean Blanchard from the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Louisa Geisdorff2.3 MB
June 7, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 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, May 1898530.83 KB