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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September 2, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests to have Sadie F. Robertson appointed to fill the teaching vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Appoint Sadie Robertson as Teacher464.88 KB
September 3, 1903
Edgar A. Allen forwards voucher for the burial expenses of Katie Adams.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher Covering Burial Expenses of Katie Adams458.61 KB
September 5, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen 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 1903571.95 KB
September 10, 1903
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James J. Brady and O. F. Gooding have not reported for duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Reports that Gooding and Brady Have Not Reported451.88 KB
September 10, 1903
Henry F. Greene, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, informs the Secretary of the Interior that a register of eligibles has been established for the position of fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. As a result, the emergency…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Expiration of Emergency Appointments of Fireman505.64 KB
September 11, 1903
Edgar A. Allen informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the present baker temporarily appointed to the Carlisle Indian School is set to leave at the end of the month. Allen requests that if the present appointee declines the position that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Temporarily Appointed Baker Set to Leave at End of Month476.77 KB
September 14-16, 1903
Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards fifty-four reports on leave of absence several employees: Kate S. Bowersox (assistant principal and normal teacher), Margaret Roberts (teacher), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Fanny G. Paull (teacher…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fifty-Four Reports on Leave of Absence25.75 MB
September 21, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests the Carlisle Indian School be sent 120 gross Dustless School Crayons from the New York Warehouse or authority be granted for the School to purchase them on the open market.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests School be Sent 120 Crayons513.96 KB
September 22, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests authority to purchase 50 sets of Seymour Eaton's Business Forms for use in the Carlisle Indian School. Allen notes that these are the regular forms used by the book-keeping class which is being taught in the fall.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests Authority to Purchase Business Forms for Book Keeping Class495.6 KB
September 22-27, 1903
Carrie Kuhns applies to be the Carlisle Indian School laundress. Kuhns includes a cover letter listing her qualifications and references from Mary E. Hampton and David R. Thompson in support of her application.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Carrie Kuhns1.67 MB
September 24, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards Anne S. Ely's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Ely works as the superintendent of outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: A. S. Ely's Application for Annual Leave of Absence593.65 KB
September 24, 1903
Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards one request for leave of absence: M. Burgess (superintendent of printing). Allen also forwards two reports on leave of absence: M. Burgess (superintendent of printing) and Minnie L. Ferree (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: One Request for Leave of Absence and Two Reports on Leave of Absence 1.78 MB
September 26, 1903
Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards William B. Gray's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence. Gray works as a dairyman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William B. Gray's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 587.15 KB
September 28, 1903 - October 13, 1903
Response of Richard Henry Pratt to the request of Mary Packineau for the return of her brother Clair Everett (here Clare Everett) from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Clair Everett1.52 MB
September 30, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, September 1903502.7 KB
October 1903
S. L. Diven, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1903.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 19031.01 MB
October 2, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests authority to purchase $500 of potatoes on the open market for students. Allen notes that this request is necessary due to the failure of the crop at the school farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Requests Authority to Purchase Potatoes on the Open Market517.78 KB
September 1 - October 3, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists new employees (Sadie F. Robertson) and those who have left the school (William G. Snyder and Estaiene M. De Peltquestangue). The report includes the date of departure and the reason…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, October 19031.09 MB
October 3, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists newly appointed employees who have changed positions (Fred W. Canfield, Cora B. Hawk, and Alexander J. Pope). The report includes position title and salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, October 1903376.27 KB
September 30, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during September 1903. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, September 1903723.67 KB
October 5, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the actual dates Anne S. Ely was absent from duty due to the death of her brother.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edgar A. Allen Writes Regarding Leave of Absence of Anne S. Ely496.31 KB
October 8, 1903
Acting Superintendent Edgar A. Allen forwards a report on leave of absence for Estaiene M. De Peltquestaugue. De Peltquestaugue works as an assistant clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Estaiene M. De Peltquestaugue's Leave of Absence 507.98 KB
October 8, 1903
Edgar A. Allen requests that the drawing teacher position be held open until the return of Richard Henry Pratt.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Hold Open Drawing Teacher Position until Pratt Returns475.04 KB
October 10, 1903
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter approving the temporary appointments of five employees at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that these employees have long been employed at Carlisle and their temporary…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Discusses Failures of Civil Service and Temporary Appointments1.1 MB
October 10, 1903
Request by Richard Henry Pratt for an additional teacher in order to fill in for absences.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Additional Teaching Position for 1903497.17 KB