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 15, 1898
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative 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, August 1898564.14 KB
August 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides an update on the status of the Carlisle Indian School's physical plant as well as the number of students the school is able to accommodate. In particular, he proposes a number of repairs and improvements.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fiscal Year 1900 Financial Estimate1.18 MB
August 18, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs W. A. Jones that Lizzie Hill would fill the position mentioned by him.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Jones that Lizzie Hill Would be Good for Position340.42 KB
August 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to take students on a summer outing at the Pine Grove Furnace.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Field Trips
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Take Students to Pine Grove Furnace584.63 KB
August 22, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt provides the recapitulation requested by the Office of Indian Affairs circular No. 18 covering estimate of funds for this school for the year 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recapitulation for 1900 Fiscal Year Estimate445.52 KB
August 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of receipt of circular No. 19 and indicates that the school has long given special instruction on the nature of alcohol and narcotics.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Circular No. 19 Received on Instruction Related to Effect of Alcohol and Drugs324.52 KB
August 23, 1898
William Reily writes to Fannie Peter in order to thank Dennison Wheelock for playing Taps at the funeral of his brother Colonel Thomas A. Reily.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter of Thanks for Wheelock Playing Taps at Funeral315.73 KB
August 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Amos Long Wolf to return home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Amos Long Wolf660.12 KB
August 25, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests a replacement to fill the vacant Assistant Disciplinarian position, created by the departing Chauncey Yellow Robe.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Fill Assistant Disciplinarian Position Immediately426.91 KB
August 26, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase three No. 3 Smith Premier type-writers for students looking for clerical positions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies, Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Three Typewriters443.12 KB
August 29, 1898 - September 8, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the inquiry of David Zephier regarding the health of his daughter for Melissa Zephier.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Response to Health of Melissa Zephier2.13 MB
September 1898
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1898.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 18981.06 MB
September 2, 1898 - October 1, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards expenses related to George Kemp, harnessmaker, trip to Chicago to inspect leather meant for the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Expenses Related to Inspection Trip of George Kemp544.63 KB
September 2, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to consolidate the positions of Band Leader and Assistant Printer in order to retain James Riley Wheelock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Consolidate Band Leader and Assistant Printer Positions632.43 KB
September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he received sole leather which averages 28 pounds to the side. As a result of the extra weight creates additional waste than what he asked for in his annual estimate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Extra Weight in Sole Leather Received Creating Extra Waste832.51 KB
September 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs and inquires if the three laundresses at the Osage Agency will receive board in addition to $240 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Inquires About Full Compensation for Laundress Positions at the Osage Agency378.87 KB
September 5-8, 1898
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Perry Tsamanwa (here Perry Tsamauwa) be appointed as shoe and harness-maker and that former student Carrie Cornelius be appointed as a laundress at the Hoopa Valley School in California. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Applications for Employment from Perry Tsamanwa and Carrie Cornelius 1.54 MB
September 6, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt requests increases in pay for the students serving in his office, as Outing Clerk, and Library Assistant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Increased Pay for Three Clerk Positions669.8 KB
September 7, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has secured no candidates for the position of assistant laundress at the Osage Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: No Candidates for Assistant Laundress Position at Osage Agency396.03 KB
September 8, 1898 - November 23, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence regarding the transfer of Fred Smith from the Lincoln Institute to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt also includes a statement that he believes the Lincoln Institute should be ended.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Transfer of Fred Smith2.46 MB
September 8, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 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, August 18982.02 MB
September 13, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on salaries in regards to two irregular employees. He asks for approval to increase the salary of the librarian and to employ two additional clerical…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Increase Librarian's Salary and Add two Clerical Assistants2.04 MB
September 15, 1898
Major Richard H. Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs samples of hemlock leather and oak leather. Pratt argues that the hemlock is much weaker and not suitable for making harnesses, so he requests that, if possible, the Commissioner…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Preference for Oak Tanned Leather for Harness317.51 KB
September 20, 1898 - October 3, 1898
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Minnie Yandell who is requesting a position in the Indian Service and asks that a position be granted to her if available.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Minnie Yandell Requesting Position761.8 KB
September 24, 1898
A. O. Wright, Supervisor of Indian Schools, provides a report on the Carlisle Indian School focusing on the outing program. Wright provides details of the school as he found it as well as provides recommendations for improvement.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training - General, Printing Department, Buildings and Grounds - General Descriptions, School Farms - Animals and Livestock, School Library, Discipline - General, Outing Program – Overview/Statistics/Success of, Inspection of the School, Inspection Reports, Student Living Conditions
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report and Recommendations on the Carlisle Indian School and Outing System2.71 MB