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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July 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laborer William G. Snyder's application for a 15-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William G. Snyder's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 507.97 KB
July 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests A. H. Murtoff be allowed to take a noncompetitive examination for the position of instructor of blacksmithing and wagon-making at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for A. H. Murtoff to take Noncompetitive Exam for Industrial Instructor Position401.28 KB
July 27, 1902 - August 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence and a copy of the North American article regarding the article accusing White Buffalo of three murders.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Correspondence and Article Accusing White Buffalo of Murder1.59 MB
July 28, 1902 - July 30, 1902
Ida McTavish LaChapelle requests a position in the Indian Service as either a matron or assistant matron. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the letter along with information about LaChapelle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ida LaChapelle Requests Position as a Matron in Indian Service1.01 MB
July 28, 1902 - August 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a copy of the Carlisle Weekly Herald which reprinted an article regarding accusations that White Buffalo killed three women. Pratt also forwards a copy of a telegram from the agent claiming that the article…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Forwards Article Accusing White Buffalo of Three Murders1.22 MB
July 29, 1902
Contract between Dr. S. L. Diven and Richard Henry Pratt forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Contract for S. L. Diven to Provide Medical Services for 1903 Fiscal Year770.66 KB
May 19 - July 29, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Josephine R. Walter, William Burgess, H. M. Robertson, O. T. Harris, S. W. Thompson, Rosa B. Brown, Mattie A. Harm, Dora M. Peters, and Lizzie C. Jacobs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 19022.27 MB
July 29, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards copy of letter approving report of irregular employees for June 1902 to file with cash voucher No. 77, 4th quarter, 1902. Pratt also includes a certificate in duplicate from W. H. Winslow to file with his account…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Materials to File with the Office of Indian Affairs395.59 KB
July 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 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, July 19021.74 MB
August 1902
School statistics accompanying the Annual Report for the 1902 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: School Statistics Accompanying the Annual Report, 1902358.09 KB
August 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Laborer James Miller's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Miller's Application for Annual Leave of Absence513.44 KB
August 4, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt corrects the spelling of William Nonnast's name in the Office's approval of change in employees report.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Tailor
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Corrects Error in Spelling of William Nonnast's Name381.58 KB
August 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Band Leader James R. Wheelock's application for a twenty-four and a half-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James R. Wheelock's Application for Annual Leave of Absence506.73 KB
August 6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the position of tinner and assistant disciplinarian be abolished at the Carlisle Indian School and replaced with an additional laborer and an additional teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Change Various Positions at Carlisle487.03 KB
August 7, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Principal Teacher O. H. Bakeless' application for a 18-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: O. H. Bakeless' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 518.67 KB
August 7, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have Ed. Lau permanently appointed as a carriage maker after having passed the Civil Service Commission exam.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Have Ed. Lau Permanently Appointed to Carriage Maker Position391.23 KB
August 8, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Clerk W. B. Beitzel's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. B. Beitzel's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 520.07 KB
August 9, 1902 - August 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards correspondence related to a request to return Roger Jamison to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Correspondence Related to Request to Return Roger Jamison1.43 MB
August 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides a certificate of graduation for Emily A. Clark and a recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation for Emily A. Clark318.71 KB
August 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform Superintendent Hart of Oneida Agency that he is not to interfere with the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School, as he had done the previous year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Direct Agent Hart Not to Interfere with Recruitment532.45 KB
August 9, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has instructed Siceni Nori to bring two girls from Laguna whose parents have requested that they attend Carlisle. The girls have been attending the Albuquerque Indian School…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment, Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Laguna Students Brought to Carlisle633.75 KB
August 11, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation and information on Jemima Wheelock Webster to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendation and Information for Jemima Webster389.59 KB
August 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides an overview of the 1902 fiscal year and provides an estimate for the 1904 fiscal year appropriation to the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt focuses on the water and sewer plant at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fiscal Year 1904 Financial Estimate1.07 MB
August 16, 1902 - September 2, 1902
Anzi W. Thomas, U. S. Indian Agent, forwards letter from Richard Henry Pratt regarding a request from Strikes Enemy for the return of his son Clair Everett from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thomas Forwards Letter Regarding Denial of Request to Return Clair Everett1.02 MB
August 18, 1902 - August 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Samuel M. Lindsay regarding the decision that students from Puerto Rico no longer be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students from Puerto Rico
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Decision to No Longer Enroll Students from Puerto Rico1.21 MB