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 9, 1900 - June 30, 1910
Work diary of Milton I. Zeigler, harness maker and instructor, at the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler notes that he took over the harness shop on August 9, 1900 and details daily information related to the shop.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Notebooks
View Document: Work Diary - Harness Shop of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School10.25 MB
August 12, 1900 - September 3, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means and further provides information and recommendation for him in his application for a position as an assistant clerk in the Pine Ridge Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for George Means1.04 MB
August 13, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant matron Marion W. De Loss's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Marion W. De Loss's Application for Leave of Absence520.01 KB
August 14, 1900
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request to return James Lock to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return James Lock467.43 KB
August 16, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant clerk Fran R. Sudson's application for a 24 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fran R. Sudson's Application for Leave of Absence523.63 KB
August 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Printer James R. Wheelock's application for a 17 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James R. Wheelock's Application for Leave of Absence520.84 KB
August 17, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two applications for leave of absence: Mattie A. Harn (laborer) and Carrie L. Miller (clerk). There are also doctor's notes for each employee that verify that they were sick.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence2.1 MB
August 20, 1900
Alfred John Standing corrects the names of Ed A. Lau and Frank Hudson in correspondence from the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Corrects Names of Lau and Hudson in Correspondence423.81 KB
August 20, 1900
Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend more money in the purchase of Reed & Kellog's Higher Lessons in English due to higher than anticipated costs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies, Books Used at School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Requests Authority to Spend Additional Money in Purchase of Books503.98 KB
August 22, 1900
Alfred J. Standing inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs the price the Carlisle Indian School should invoice for supplying the Chicago warehouse 140 sets of double harness with collars to be distributed to various agencies and schools in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry Regarding Price to Invoice Wagon Harness472.42 KB
August 22, 1900
Alfred John Standing forwards the school statistics accompanying the annual report for fiscal year 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 19001002.85 KB
August 22, 1900
Alfred John Standing responds to the request of John Powell to return his children Moses and Stansill from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request to Return Moses and Stansill Powell755.23 KB
August 23 - September 7, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Dora S. Dutton, S. J. Nori and Annie B. Moore), those who have left the school (Jamie P. Cochran, E. H. Brock, Lida C. Sabin, and Frank Hudson), and those who have changed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, September 19002.05 MB
August 23, 1900 - September 19, 1900
Ohio Congressman Charles Dick forwards a letter of James E. Cavett to W. A. Jones regarding his appointment as a wagonmaker to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Cavett Complains of Treatment Resulting From Appointment2.76 MB
August 25 - September 26, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (Laura Jackson, Pearl McArthur, W. Lewis Haldy, M. I. Zeigler, D. E. Miller, Kittie Odell, Malcolm W. Odell, and Minnie L. Ferree ) and those who have left the school (Ellen R.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignations, September 19001.79 MB
August 25, 1900
Alfred J. Standing requests permission to pay to exchange an old Remington typewriter as well as repair another.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Replace and Repair Typewriters510.49 KB
August 25, 1900
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Daniel S. Phillips deserted from the Carlisle Indian School and should be returned.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Information to Office on Daniel Phillips383.89 KB
August 29, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his letter of August 22, 1900 requesting to know the price at which the Carlisle Indian School should invoice for harness produced by the school for the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Follow Up Inquiry Regarding Request for Price to Invoice Harness378.34 KB
August 31, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employee Sallie Santiago, who worked at the school during August 1900. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, August 1900851.8 KB
August 31, 1900
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1900. 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 19001.21 MB
August 31, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests the transfer of Dora S. Dutton (here Bora S. Dutton) to the Carlisle Indian School to fill a vacant teaching position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Transfer of Dora S. Dutton517.64 KB
September 1, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30 leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alfred J. Standing's Application for Leave of Absence533.77 KB
September 1900
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for August 1900.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, August 1900907.9 KB
September 1, 1900 - September 5, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Office of Indian Affairs the resignation of Lida Sabin at his request and also reports the illness of Marion W. De Loss. As a result, Pratt requests two temporary positions to replace Sabin and De Loss.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Two Temporary Assistant Matrons1.05 MB
September 1, 1900
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to amend his quarterly estimate to purchase 15 bushels of timothy seed for the Carlisle Indian School farms at a higher price.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Timothy Seed for School Farms511.4 KB