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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May 28, 1901
William Youngblood, Auditor for the Interior Department, informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that his examinations of the accounts of Richard Henry Pratt that the voucher for the payment of $20,000 for the purchase of the Kutz Farm needs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Auditor Request for Additional Paperwork to Process Kutz Farm Purchase839.67 KB
May 28, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the voucher for the treatment of Harrison Waterman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Voucher Covering Treatment of Harrison Waterman604.51 KB
May 31, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his suggestion to have Sophia American Horse oversee the exhibit in Buffalo.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Sophia American Horse595.28 KB
May 31, 1901
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 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, May 1901409.53 KB
May 31, 1901
Superintendent Richard H. Pratt requests more proposal blank forms because he only received 70 out of the 200 that he ordered in January.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requisition for Proposal Blanks, May 1901388.9 KB
June 2, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request of Daisy C. Laird for a position as a grade school teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt recommends her transfer from Fort Lewis due to other staff transfers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Daisy Laird Requests Transfer to Carlisle560.65 KB
June 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt sends Commissioner of Indian Affairs W. A. Jones a sample of blank form 5-202 per Jones' request. Form 5-202 is a proposal for Indian supplies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Blank Proposal for Indian Supplies Form629.75 KB
June 3, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to employ students over the summer at the school farms, industrial shops, and other skilled work.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Students Over the 1901 Summer567.02 KB
June 4, 1901 - June 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on the application of John H. Lonestar for a position as a farmer or as a industrial teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information on John H. Lonestar593.67 KB
June 5, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards twenty-one applications for leave of absence for employees: Jessie L. McIntire (Teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (Music Teacher), Irne Marie Vander Mey (Assistant Cook), W. Grant Thompson (Disciplinarian), Sadie E.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests to Attend Summer School and Annual Leave10.61 MB
June 6, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of the Indian Affairs of the need for several new teachers. Pratt also informs the Commissioner that Daisy C. Laird (teacher) is interested in transferring to Carlisle and wants to take a leave of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Daisy C. Laird's Request for Leave of Absence before Becoming Teacher at Carlisle550.6 KB
June 10, 1901
Wrap for letter concerning War Department letter relative to return of Richard Henry Pratt to duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Pratt's Return to Duty231.58 KB
June 11, 1901
The 1901 Commencement program of Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (now Drexel University), located in Philadelphia, in which Albert H. Nash (graduated from Carlisle Indian School in 1897) is listed on the third page as having earned…
Repository: Drexel University Archives
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1901 Drexel Institute Commencement Program269.51 KB
June 12, 1901
Supplemental estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1901 amounting to $2,273.00 for support of the school and to pay for beef and mutton contracts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1901436.25 KB
June 13, 1901 - June 17, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from W. H. Winslow, Superintendent of the Genoa Indian School, regarding appointing Chauncy Yellow Robe to the position of disciplinarian at the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Appointment of Chauncey Yellow Robe1.28 MB
June 15, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he plans on sending former student Howard Gansworth to the Buffalo Exposition as requested. Following the Gansworth's return, Pratt indicates that he will employ him on the irregular…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Howard Gansworth to be Sent to the Buffalo Exposition539.45 KB
June 17, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Pearl McArthur's application for a 42 day leave of absence to attend conferences in Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York and for annual leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pearl McArthur's Application for Leave of Absence534.59 KB
June 18, 1901
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of four employees for leave of absence: Mattie A. Harn (laborer), Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Four Applications for Leave of Absence 2.25 MB
June 20, 1901
Information cards of Fidel Pueto Elias from Puerto Rico, who visited on June 19, 1901 and departed on June 20, 1901.
Note: Elias was identified on the cards as a visitor and was only at the school for one day. It's unclear why a file and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Fidel Pueto Elias Information Cards (Visitor Only)429.74 KB
June 20, 1901 - August 14, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request to return Seldon Kirk to his home before he is transferred to a school in Phoenix, Arizona. Also included is the correspondence regarding the request of Rev. Jesse Kirk for the transfer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Seldon Kirk2.32 MB
June 22, 1901 - May 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding his thoughts on the school physician position. Pratt refers to his letter from a year prior and notes that nothing has changed since that time and requests to keep Dr. S. L.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Keeping Dr. S. L. Diven for the 1903 Fiscal Year799.66 KB
June 22, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt notes that as he has been unable to find a physician in the Indian Service with all the desired qualities he is looking for that he wants to continue the current arrangement with Dr. S. L. Diven.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Continue Current Arrangement with Dr. S. L. Diven621.88 KB
June 25, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt informs the commissioner of assistant disciplinarian Mr. Haldy's decision to quit. Pratt also requests granting Mr. Haldy's leave of absence for the rest of the month be approved.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mr. Haldy's Request for Leave of Absence prior to Termination at the End of the Month596.2 KB
June 27, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Seamstress Lizzie C. Jacobs' application for a 22 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lizzie C. Jacobs' Application for Leave of Absence534.49 KB
June 27, 1901
Richard Henry Pratt proposes to place Malcolm and Kittie Odell in charge of the small boys following the resignation of Lida Given. Pratt also requests to transfer Effie Moul to the position of teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Proposed Changes in Positions in Charge of Small Boys870.63 KB