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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June 9, 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 18981021.72 KB
June 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the cost of board to employees at the school is $2.50 per week.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Cost to Board Employees in 1898259.37 KB
June 9, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on Lizzie Hill's application for an assistant matron position in a western school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Lizzie Hill's Application for Assistant Matron294.77 KB
June 9-14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards twelve applications for leave of absence to attend summer school for several employees: Nellie Robertson (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Florence M. Carter (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Twelve Requests for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School 5.09 MB
June 11, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards W. Grant Thompson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Thompson works as a disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. Grant Thompson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 329.59 KB
June 14, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant disciplinarian Chauncey Y. Robe's application for a 20-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chauncey Y. Robe's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 323.78 KB
June 14, 1898
Chauncey Yellow Robe requests a transfer to a western school as either an assistant disciplinarian or disciplinarian position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chauncey Yellow Robe Requests Transfer to Western School456.84 KB
June 16, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella Rikert's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 321.95 KB
June 17, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards engineer Harry F. Weber's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Harry F. Weber's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 325.13 KB
June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Claude M. Sturm's application for a 19-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claude M. Sturm's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 390.95 KB
June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Claude M. Sturm's (clerk) request for a 19-day leave of absence "for special reason."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claude M. Sturm's Request for Leave of Absence (Telegram)280.33 KB
June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Mary E. Lininger's application for a 21-and-a-half-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 398.21 KB
June 20, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence394.91 KB
June 22, 1898
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 10 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the San Carlos Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from San Carlos Agency, 1898482.24 KB
June 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards seven employees' leave of absence applications: Phil Norman (painter and wagon trimmer), Edward W. Harkness (tinner), Elmer Snyder (tailor), H. Gardner (carpenter), W. H. Morrett (shoemaker), O. T. Harris (blacksmith…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seven Applications for Annual Leave of Absence 2.61 MB
June 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Bessie Barclay's application for a 46-day leave of absence, 22 days annual leave and 24 days to attend summer school at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bessie Barclay's Request for Leave of Absence269.76 KB
June 28, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards principal teacher Oscar Hugh Bakeless' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 242.73 KB
June 28, 1898 - July 28, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Clara Bowers for the return of her children Emily and Gustave Hardt from the Carlisle Indian School. Included in the letter is a complaint of Gustave Hardt of mistreatment during his time on outing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Emily and Gustave Hardt1.9 MB
June 29, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Frank Green to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of the Death of Frank Green244.04 KB
June 29, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Leonard Tyler and recommends him for a position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter and Recommendation for Leonard Tyler472.19 KB
June 30, 1898
Benjamin Mahseel, member of the Apache Nation, visited the school on June 30, 1898 and departed on August 2, 1898. Sources indicate that he was an employee at the San Carlos Agency, and that he and former Carlisle teacher Lydia Hunt accompanied a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Benjamin Mahseel Information Cards (Visitor Only)2.7 MB
July 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for July 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Disease and Injuries, June 1898921.99 KB
July 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant printer Leander Gansworth's application for a 24-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Leander Gansworth's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 243.17 KB
July 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt protests the decrease in the ration allowance table recently made by the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Protests Change in Ration Allowance Table756.99 KB
July 5, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards J. L. Dandridge's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Dandridge works as a cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: J. L. Dandridge's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 311.98 KB