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 26, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Outing Agent S. W. Thompson's application for 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: S. W. Thompson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence522.08 KB
May 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding reinstating Frances R. Scales to the Indian Service for her to fill a vacant position as teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Reinstate Frances Scales to the Indian Service399.22 KB
May 28, 1902
Cover letter of Richard Henry Pratt forwarding letter of Samuel M. Lindsay, Commissioner of Education for Puerto Rico, regarding enrolling additional students from Puerto Rico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students from Puerto Rico
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Samuel M. Lindsay Regarding Puerto Students389.62 KB
May 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1902. 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 1902821 KB
June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the reinstatement of Frances R. Scales as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Reinstatement of Frances Scales as Teacher393.43 KB
June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Mary Richardson applied for a Civil Service Commission examination for the domestic science teacher position but was informed that no exam is to be held. Pratt requests that the matter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Domestic Science Teacher Position395.79 KB
June 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses in the return of Thomas Medicine Horse.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Return of Thomas Medicine Horse507.96 KB
June 10, 1902 - June 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Christine Laurent for the return of her daughter for the summer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Lizzie Laurent874.78 KB
June 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Charles Cusick, Seth S. Ear, James E. Johnson, and Martha E. Parker) and those who have changed positions (Agnes May Robbins). The reports include position title…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, June 1902714.88 KB
June 13, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Manley Whippoorwill and Fanny Grayman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Treatment of Whippoorwill and Grayman506.09 KB
June 13-17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications for leave of absence for seven employees: Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Lizzie James (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), William S. Dysert (shoemaker), Milton I. Zeigler (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Seven Applications for Leave of Absence2.34 MB
June 16, 1902
The Civil Service Commission authorizes the temporary appointment of a domestic science teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Domestic Science Teacher694.91 KB
June 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs why the current tinsmith E. G. Sprow cannot compete for the permanent appointment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Appointment of Permanent Tinsmith602.74 KB
June 20, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), Elizabeth Searight (assistant seamstress), and Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence1.09 MB
June 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Civil Service Commission appointment of Thomas D. Collins as tinsmith is unsatisfactory.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Unsatisfactory Appointment of Tinsmith666.92 KB
June 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay any expenses which arise during the 1903 fiscal year for the specialized treatment of students at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses for Specialist Treatment in 1903501.28 KB
June 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Treasurer Student's Fund W. H. Miller's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. H. Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence349.7 KB
June 26, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Nurse M. S. Barr's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. S. Barr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence654.07 KB
June 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request by Leonard Synder for the return of Rosnia Synder.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Rosina Sundown420.62 KB
June 29, 1902 - July 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Julia Elmore Dineen requesting a position in the Indian Service either as an assistant seamstress or dining room matron. Pratt provides information and a recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Julia Elmore Dineen Requests Position in the Indian Service1.52 MB
June 30, 1902
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Cassandra H. Rice, Lura Kerr, Isabella M. McGonnigle) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant matron position at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Assistant Matron Position 390.74 KB
June 30, 1902
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during June 1902. 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, June 19021.04 MB
June 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Beckie Goodyear and Susan Zeamer, assistant seamstresses, have resigned. Pratt notes that both were local residents of Carlisle and that the Civil Service Commission cannot send the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Replace Assistant Seamstress Positions with Laborers409.07 KB
June 30, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Seamstress Susan Zeamer's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Zeamer's Application for Annual Leave of Absence468.61 KB
July 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Assistant Matron Prudence Miles's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Prudence Miles's Application for Annual Leave of Absence505.48 KB