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 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from Jemima Webster seeking reinstatement to the Indian Service referenced in his previous letter on August 11, 1902.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Jemima Webster Requesting Reinstatement 617.35 KB
August 19, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests the creation of an assistant principal teacher position and abolishing a Normal teacher position. Pratt notes that the position is needed to create continuity following the resignation of O. H. Bakeless as Principal…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Create Assistant Principal Position387.52 KB
August 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt proposes abolishing the position of principal teacher following the resignation of O. H. Bakeless and requests the creation of Assistant Superintendent and Principal Teacher positions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Creation of Assistant Superintendent and Principal Teacher Position890.4 KB
August 21, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Charles E. Shell, Superintendent of the Greenville School, regarding Pratt's pending enrollment of a student from that area who wishes to come to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Shell Threatens to Prevent Transfers to Carlisle794.51 KB
August 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests the promotion of Etta Knickerbacker to the position of outing manager at the Carlisle Indian School from her position as matron in Morris, Minnesota.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Promotion of Etta Knickerbacker312.84 KB
August 23, 1902
Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt confirming his confirmation his telephone conversation with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting transfer of Mrs. Foster of the Klamath School to the assistant matron position at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Confirms Conversation Authorizing Transfer of Foster to Carlisle311.05 KB
August 23, 1902 - August 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a request from Karl E. Enteman and requests that he be dropped from the assignments to Carlisle due to his request to delay his appointment. Pratt also requests additional names from the Civil Service Commission of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Karl Enteman's be Dropped from Carlisle Assignments631.21 KB
August 25, 1902 - January 18, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Oscar Hodgkiss for the return of his two children, Noel Hodgkiss and Ida May Sawyer, due to their health from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Request to Return Noel Hodgkiss and Ida Sawyer3.04 MB
August 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Etta Knickerbacker has accepted the position of Outing Matron. Pratt also forwards a request of Superintendent Brown in replacing Knickerbacker with Mrs. Pierson of Petoskey, Michigan…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Knickerbacker's Acceptance of Outing Matron Position332.34 KB
August 28 - September 1, 1902
Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Delia Webster be appointed as the assistant matron at the Greenwood School in South Dakota. Pratt forwards Webster's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and endorses her in his cover…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Delia Webster1.15 MB
August 28, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on Earl Jennings (referred to here as Earl Sweeney) to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Information on Earl Jennings Related to Admission586.18 KB
September 1, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt proposes to the Office of Indian Affairs to revert the Outing Matron title back to Matron with the appointment of Etta Knickerbacker. Pratt states that an assistant matron will take on the outing duties.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Proposes Reverting Outing Matron Title to Matron595.44 KB
September 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Enoch M. Sherry and Amos R. Frank have not reported to the Carlisle Indian School as ordered.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Two Appointees Failing to Report as Ordered530.07 KB
September 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Amos Frank has reported for duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Amos Frank Reported for Duty356.91 KB
September 5-6, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from G. M. Philips regarding former student Dahney George finding a position as an Assistant Teacher in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter Regarding Position for Dahney George2.71 MB
September 5, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received a message from Enoch M. Sherry that he will leave for Carlisle shortly.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Sherry is Leaving for Carlisle Shortly357.54 KB
July 11 - September 10, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report thats lists new employees (Frank T. Reising, Frances R. Scales, William Davies, Emma H. Foster, Genus E. Baird, Amos R. Frank, and Enoch M. Sherry), those that have left the school (Samuel J. Brown,…
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 19021.57 MB
September 15, 1902 - September 16, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding three former Carlisle students who desire to enroll at Flandreau.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers, Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Protests Three Former Students Enrolling at Flandreau640.71 KB
September 18, 1902 - September 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Etta Knickerbacker's letter declining to come to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Etta Knickerbacker Declines to Travel to Carlisle1.15 MB
September 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to have Dr. O. O. Benson reinstated to the Indian Service and appointed as a physician to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Have Dr. O. O. Benson Reinstated to Indian Service760.04 KB
September 18, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt updates the Office of Indian Affairs that Etta Knickerbacker is unable to report to the Carlisle Indian School to fill the matron position. Pratt requests to search outside the Civil Service list to fill the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Filling Matron Position and Request to Search Outside Civil Service List553.59 KB
September 22, 1902
Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, September 1902502.54 KB
September 23, 1902
Richard H. Pratt submits the corrected report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Corrected Report of Irregular Employees, August 19021.57 MB
September 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifty-one reports on leave of absence for several employees: Agnes May Robbins (teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher), Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Beckie L.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fifty-One Reports on Leave of Absence24.42 MB
July 11-September 24, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for twelve employees: Flora Laird (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Carrie E. Weekley (teacher), Edith McHarg…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Twelve Teachers' Certificates of Attendance at Summer School5.4 MB