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 31, 1903
Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during July 1903. 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 19031.91 MB
July 31 - August 1, 1903
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), H. Gardner (carpenter), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence 1.89 MB
July 31, 1903
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of two employees for leave of absence: Kate S. Bowersox (assistant principal and normal teacher) and W. B. Beitzel (clerk).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence 1.33 MB
April 11 - August 1, 1903
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Elizabeth E. Forster, Jessie L. McIntire, Annie Belle Moore, Joseph Hummingbird, and Lila H. Connolly), those who have changed positions (William Davies,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 19031.89 MB
August 1, 1903
Eugene Talbott telegraphs his resignation as physician at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eugene Talbott Resigns as Physician365.32 KB
August 1, 1903
Superintendent of Printing Marianna Burgess requests a leave of absence to attend the Indian Convention at Newport, Oregon and for 20 days vacation. Richard H. Pratt forwards and approves Burgess' request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Request to Attend Indian Convention964.99 KB
August 4, 1903
John R. Procter, Civil Service Commission President, sends announcement to be published for an open competitive exam for the drawing school teacher position at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Advertisement for Open Exam for Drawing Teacher Position755.46 KB
August 6, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests the services of a painter for 60 days to assist in painting buildings on the Carlisle Indian School grounds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Painter for 60 Days in 1903449.95 KB
August 6, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests authority to pay the wife of Oliver Harlan, Assistant Farmer, for her services as a housekeeper during the summer months while students live on the school farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Wife of Assistant Farmer as a Housekeeper During Summer497.98 KB
August 7, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists employees who have changed positions (Carrie E. Weekley, Sadie E. Newcomer, and Mabel B. Sherry) and those who are new hires (James L. Scott). The report includes position title and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, August 1903422.14 KB
August 10, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen advises Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Mr. Murtoff (blacksmith) did take a leave of absence without pay from February 14 to June 30, 1903. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of A. H. Murtoff's Leave of Absence without Pay436.1 KB
August 10, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards a report on leave of absence for employee A. H. Murtoff (blacksmith).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on A. H. Murtoff's Leave of Absence 517.62 KB
August 11, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Assistant Clerk Estaiene M. DePelsquestangue's request for leave of absence to take a commercial college course.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estaiene M. DePelsquestangue's Request for Leave of Absence 605.68 KB
August 12, 1903
List of 101 former Carlisle Indian School students including graduates who are employed in the Indian Service. List taken from the Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1902.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: List of Former Students Employed in the Indian Service473.25 KB
August 13-20, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen recommends that former student Celinda King be appointed as an assistant matron in the Indian Service. Allen forwards King'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 Celinda King949.28 KB
August 15, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards the corrected report on leave of absence for A. H. Murtoff (blacksmith). Allen informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the error made in the previous letter. Included is an explanatory cover…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction for A. H. Murtoff's Leave of Absence958.86 KB
August 15 - November 4, 1903
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior forwards three men (William Thomas, Thomas H. Taylor, and William R. Rhea) who are eligible to fill the vacant Instructor of Tinsmithing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Instructor of Tinsmithing Position1.95 MB
August 21, 1903 - August 25, 1903
Edgar A. Allen recommends Alice Doxtator for a position at the Crow Agency as an assistant laundress at the request of Superintendent Leslie Watson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation of Alice Doxtator for Crow Agency Position791.42 KB
August 22, 1903
Henry F. Greene, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, approves the emergency appointment of Charles W. Yeager as fireman at $420 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emergency Appointment of Charles Yeager531.41 KB
August 22, 1903
Henry F. Greene, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, approves the emergency appointment of George L. Gottwerth as fireman at $420 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emergency Appointment of George Gottwerth at Carlisle529 KB
August 22, 1903
Henry F. Greene, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, approves the emergency appointment of Johnson Bradley as fireman at $420 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emergency Appointment of Johnson Bradley at Carlisle501.87 KB
August 23 - September 24, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards M. Burgess' (superintendent of printing) certificate of attendance at the Pacific Coast Indian Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Certificate of Attendance at Pacific Coast Indian Institute961.27 KB
August 24, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Assistant Disciplinarian Howard E. Gansworth's application for a twenty-six and a half-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Howard E. Gansworth's Application for Annual Leave of Absence564.48 KB
August 31, 1903
Edgar A. Allen provides an overview of the Carlisle Indian School during the 1903 fiscal year and makes a request for the 1905 fiscal year. Allen focuses on the enrollment for the previous year and discusses the school physical plant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fiscal Year 1905 Financial Estimate815.22 KB
August 31, 1903
Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during August 1903. 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, August 19031.75 MB