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 13 - August 2, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists all school employees (W. B. Beitzel, Fannie I. Peter, S. J. Nori, W. H. Miller, Nellie V. Robertson, W. Grant Thompson, O. H. Bakeless, Kate S. Bowersox, Emma A. Cutter, Mariette Wood, Jessie W. Cook,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
April 13, 1901
Marianna Burgess forwards four labels printed by a student at the Carlisle Indian School and recommends they be paid an additional 40 cents.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department, Student Wages
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation to Send Additional Pay for Printing Labels928.59 KB
April 15, 1901
Alfred John Standing requests authority to purchase an additional five tons of hay for dairy cows and 250 bushels of oats for planting and feeding the new horses.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Hay and Oats in 1901557.02 KB
April 21, 1901 - April 26, 1901
Lida Jones requests a transfer as a teacher to a Western School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida Jones Requests Transfer to Western School735.58 KB
April 21, 1901 - July 3, 1901
Lida Jones submits her request for a transfer to a Western School along with recommendations and Richard Henry Pratt's approval.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lida Jones Requests Transfer to Western School in July 19013.73 MB
April 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a supplemental requesition for stationary for twenty-four quarts of writing ink for immediate delivery.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Supplemental Requisition for Stationery, April 1901565.07 KB
April 25, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards assistant superintendent A. J. Standing's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Alfred J. Standing's Application for Leave of Absence540 KB
April 26, 1901 - May 2, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Lizzie Hill Tyndall and Joel Tyndall requesting a position for Lizzie at the Omaha Schools. Pratt further provides a recommendation for Lizzie.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information and Recommendation for Lizzie Hill Tyndall630.68 KB
April 27, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt provides statistics related to the industrial departments including the sewing room, tailor shop, shoe shop, tin shop, harness shop, blacksmith and carriage shop, printing office, and the laundry over the previous twelve…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Industrial Department Output for 1900-1901844.07 KB
April 30, 1901 - May 6, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from James I. Cochrane, Principal of the Mekusukey Academy, requesting Carlisle enroll a member of the Seminole Nation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Cochrane Requests Carlisle Enroll Seminole Student2.08 MB
April 30, 1901
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1901. 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, April 1901562.34 KB
April 30, 1901 - August 14, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Commissioner of Indian Affairs write to the Governor of Montana to have Little Whirlwind transferred to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt encloses documents from the Indian Rights Association claiming Little…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to have Little Whirlwind Transferred to Carlisle1.83 MB
May 1, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that due to an error in copying over a list of positions that one of the clerk positions should be continued as Treasurer Students' Funds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clerk Position Should be Treasurer Students' Funds566.27 KB
May 7, 1901
C. F. Zinn of Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania writes the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his application as an instructor in the tinning department of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: C. F. Zinn Writes Regarding Application for Tinsmith Position394.16 KB
May 8, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests supplies to repair fences on the Carlisle Indian School grounds and at the Parker Farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to for Supplies to Repair Fences on Grounds and Farm598.41 KB
May 14, 1901 - July 17, 1901
Correspondence regarding the return of Nora and Geneva Jameson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Return of Nora and Geneva Jameson3.88 MB
May 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards laundry manager Ella G. Hill's application for a 28 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Application for Leave of Absence531.87 KB
May 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expense of $26.50 incurred in examination of various documents related to the sale of the Kutz Farm to the United States Government.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Expenses Connected to Purchase of Kutz Farm585.93 KB
May 16, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding cutting down one of the large exposition cases. Pratt includes a diagram of the case with suggestions from the carpenter on how to reduce its size.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Exhibits of Student Work
Format: Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information on Reducing Size of Exposition Cases916.35 KB
May 17, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase additional uniforms for male students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Uniforms and Clothing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Additional Uniforms for Boys603.44 KB
May 18, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt advises the commissioner about two days of leave already taken by laundry manager Ella G. Hill.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Ella G. Hill's Leave of Absence 568.82 KB
May 18, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase a new threshing machine to replace the worn-out machine currently used by the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase New Threshing Machine595.78 KB
May 20, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Teacher Kittie Odell's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Odell will be on duty at the small boys' quarters starting July 1, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Kittie Odell's Application for Leave of Absence514.71 KB
May 20, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Malcolm W. Odell's application for a 15 day leave of absence. Odell expects to take charge of small boys' quarters July 1, 1901.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Malcolm W. Odell's Application for Leave of Absence554.69 KB
May 21, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to add 112,000 shingles to the Carlisle Indian School lumber supplies for both the Kutz Farm buildings as well as the dining room roof.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Purchase Shingles for Kutz Farm and Dining Room2.78 MB