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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April 9, 1900
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1883 amounting to $23,962.60 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $12,285.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds and Regular Employee Pay, Fourth Quarter 19001.56 MB
April 11, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 6 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence529.32 KB
April 11, 1900
John R. Procter, President Civil Service Commission, requests to know if an examination is desired for the position of assistant disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Requests to Know if Exam Desired497.32 KB
April 11, 1900 - April 24, 1900
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding correspondence on the health of Jennie Redwing and other students from the Santee Agency who had eye trouble upon arriving at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Agency's Claims Regarding Ill Students2.28 MB
April 14, 1900
Richard H. Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, April 1900449.21 KB
April 16-20, 1900
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former Carlisle student Edith Smith, a member of the Class of 1897, be appointed as a teacher in the Indian Service.
Richard H. Pratt forwards Smith's application along with a reference from Dr. G. M…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Edith Smith2.95 MB
April 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests following the transfer of Annie Luckenbach to the Phoenix Indian School that her former clerk position be abolished and a position covering the savings of students be created.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Create Position in Charge of Student Savings544.61 KB
April 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he only received one bid to supply bricks due to an excess of orders that will delay construction. Pratt notes that he has since negotiated a lower price with a company in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania that will…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Bricks on the Open Market496.76 KB
April 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase twelve sets of sewing drafting patterns produced by Annie Livingston. Pratt notes that Livingston's patterns were recommended by a number of individuals as well as having spent a fortnight…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Sewing Drafting Patterns556.38 KB
April 18-23, 1900
Mary Wolfe, a member of the Class of 1900, applies for an assistant laundress position at the Crow Agency School in Montana.
Major Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Wolfe's application to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Mary Wolfe1.59 MB
April 18-27, 1900
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (George W. Taylor, Mary E. Campbell, and William Ratley), those who have started working at the school (Leo Van der May, Sine Marie Van der May, and Joe B.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, April 1900540.5 KB
April 19, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests a favorable reply to his request to purchase bricks to improve the heating plant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Favorable Reply to Request to Purchase Bricks378.65 KB
April 20 - May 23, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Eugene H. Brock), and those who have changed positions (Marion W. De Loss). Pratt also sends Eugene H. Brock's application for a position as an assistant disciplinarian.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, May 19001.07 MB
April 26, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt recommends continuing the arrangement of having S. L. Diven continue as the School Physician in response to a Office of Indian Affairs letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Continuing Arrangement with S. L. Diven649.34 KB
April 26, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various schoolroom supplies on the open market to avoid delays in delivery.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies, Books Used at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Schoolroom Materials in April 1900476 KB
May 1, 1900
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School printing department can supply the informational leaflets for the Paris Exposition in English but not French due to a lack of accent letters.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Printing Department Able to Produce Leaflets for Paris Exposition439.58 KB
May 2, 1900
Jesse Kirk informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Klamath Agency is having difficulty sending a large class of students to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Difficulty in Obtaining Large Class of Students in Klamath Agency479.11 KB
May 2, 1900 - May 12, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding obtaining students from the Klamath Agency. He further encloses a letter from the Rev. Jesse Kirk regarding opposition among certain members of the agency and suggests the agent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs the Office of Efforts to Recruit from the Klamath Agency1.08 MB
May 4, 1900
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, April 19001.27 MB
May 5, 1900
Alfred John Standing renews Richard Henry Pratt's request to purchase supplies locally based on Pratt's annual estimate for 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Renewed Request for Authority to Purchase Items on Open Market496.31 KB
May 5, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1900. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. An explanatory…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, April 19001.04 MB
May 5, 1900 - May 12, 1900
James D. Flannery sends his resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs. Richard Henry Pratt comments that he left on the date of his resignation and has not heard from him since but was told that he meant to join the Welsh Brothers' Circus.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Tailor
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of James D. Flannery as Assistant Tailor1.05 MB
May 8, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a supplemental request for stationery items for the current year due to the increase in students. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, May 1900846.76 KB
May 9, 1900
Alfred John Standing renews Richard Henry Pratt's request to purchase schoolroom supplies on the open market to avoid delays for the upcoming academic year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Renewed Request for Authority to Purchase Schoolroom Materials on Open Market440.14 KB
May 12, 1900
Major Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Anna S. Luckenbach and Jas. D. Flannery) and new employees (W. H. Miller). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, May 1900545.25 KB