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 11, 1899
Alfred John Standing responds to a request to return Lyman Lay to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Lyman Lay737.09 KB
August 14, 1899
Alfred John Standing forwards voucher of H. C. Barton for expenses incurred while Thomas Walker was on outing at Barton's home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses in Incurred in Treatment of Thomas Walker437.14 KB
August 19, 1899 - September 21, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence related to the Dagg children enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School to the Office of Indian Schools. It is desirable to send the children to a school at a distance, but Pratt would rather not accept…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding the Dagg Children980.1 KB
August 21-28, 1899
Richard H. Pratt forwards a report from school physician J. S. Bender that assistant laundress Lizzie James was sick for 19 days and requests that she be granted paid sick leave. The acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs forwards Bender's report…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie James' Request for Sick Leave of Absence 1.16 MB
August 21, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting advice on the amount of paid time off J. D. Sowerby (teacher) is owed for his leave of absence. Pratt summarizes the situation at hand and asks the Commissioner…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Concerning J. D. Sowerby's Leave and Time to Report at Round Valley, CA691.72 KB
August 25, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting a supply of blank 5-141 administrative forms to complete the school's annual report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Blank 5-141 Forms, August 1899386.09 KB
August 29 - September 18, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt provides correspondence regarding a request to enroll the children of William Francisco at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt asks the Office to consider the enrollment due to the race of the children's mother and the fact that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Enrollment of William Francisco's Children2.96 MB
August 29, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses associated with the return of two runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses in Return of Two Runaway Students391.96 KB
August 29, 1899 - September 6, 1899
Request to purchase supplies needed to put in steam heating fixtures on the open market and the labor needed to install it.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Steam Fitting Supplies on Open Market1.36 MB
August 31, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Luella Cunningham was not renominated for the position of assistant laundress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Luella Cunningham Not Renominated for Assistant Laundress418.3 KB
August 31, 1899
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1899. 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: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, August 18991.79 MB
September 4, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs on various staffing changes including the resignations of Jennie Ericson, Sloyd Teacher, and J. Banks Ralston, Assistant Disciplinarian. Pratt informs the Office of potential replacements…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Updated on Resignations of Ericson and Ralston592.19 KB
September 4, 1899 - September 12, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt encloses a report of school physician Dr. S. L. Diven on the state of Lyman Lay's sister, on account of whose illness it was requested to have him returned home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Encloses Report Regarding Request to Return Lyman Lay933.19 KB
September 6, 1899
Alfred John Standing requests authority to reimburse the Carlisle Indian School private funds the expenses incurred in the treatment of Percy White Bear while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Requests Authority to Pay for Treatment of Percy White Bear428.76 KB
September 8, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt sends a report on leave of absences without pay taken by several employees: Jeannette L. Senseney (music teacher), Jenny Ericson (sloyd teacher), M. S. Barr (nurse), Jennie P. Cochran (teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Six Employees on unpaid Leave of Absences351.83 KB
September 9, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt provides an endorsement for former student Anna (known at the school as Annie) George as a seamstress at the Cherokee Indian Training School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Anna George356.24 KB
September 9, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommending that matron Prudence Miles be granted an additional two months leave of absence without pay due to the serious illness of her father.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Prudence Miles' Request for Extended Leave of Absence (Telegram)374.82 KB
September 11, 1899
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 18991.15 MB
September 12, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Prudence Miles's leave of absence with pay expired on September 7, 1899, and her leave without pay began on the following day September 8, 1899.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification Regarding Prudence Miles' Unpaid Leave of Absence384.8 KB
September 13, 1899 - September 29, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the resignations of Kenall Paul (here S. Kendall Paul) and Cora B. Wheeler (both former students) from the school's staff.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Resignations of Kendall Paul and Cora Wheeler960.71 KB
September 14, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has learned that promises were made to the group including Emma and Henry St. Pierre that there term was only for three years despite Carlisle only accepting five year terms. As a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Promise of Three Year Term331.62 KB
September 14, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a conversation he had with the Superintendent of the Rosebud Boarding School about transferring pupils from Rosebud to non-reservation schools and the agent's opposition. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Regarding Transferring Rosebud Students to Non-Reservation Schools573.41 KB
September 16, 1899 - October 26, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the application of former student Siceni Nori for a position in the Indian Service as a bookkeeper or clerk along with a letter of recommendation from the head of the Stewart Business College.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application of Siceni Nori for Position in the Indian Service1.34 MB
September 18, 1899
Richard Henry Pratt requests changes in the salaries of the Band Manager, Assistant Printer, and to add two students as Assistant Printers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Changes in Various Salaries in 1899409.18 KB
September 19-20, 1899
Richard H. Pratt recommends that graudate Rose Duverney (known at the school as Rose DuVernay) be appointed as an assistant matron, seamstress, or cook in the Indian Service. Pratt forwards Duverney's application along with a reference from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Rose Duverney1.27 MB