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 11, 1904
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards and approves Instrumental Music Teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school at the Harrisburg Conservatory of Music
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Jeannette L. Senseney's Approved Request to Attend Summer School863.02 KB
July 11, 1904 - November 7, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the use of irregular carpenter services. Mercer provides the Office with the original request along with the authority granting the request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Authorization for use of Irregular Carpenter Services1.52 MB
July 11, 1904
William A. Mercer proposes changing the accounting of individual student money due to the large amount of small transactions. Mercer requests clarification on what is needed for superintendents and what constitutes proper vouchers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Change in Accounting of Individual Student Money975.46 KB
July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards clerk Nellie V. Robertson's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nellie V. Robertson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence556.44 KB
July 11, 1904
Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards Oella C. Munch's request for an additional 7-day unpaid leave of absence because of illness in her family. Munch works as an assistant matron. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Extend Oella C. Munch's Leave of Absence780.17 KB
July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 7-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch's Application for Annual Leave of Absence550.96 KB
July 14, 1904 - August 12, 1904
Correspondence between Senator Porter J. McCumber and others regarding the return of Maggie Venne to her home. The final letter indicates that Venne is return from outing in order to be sent home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: McCumber's Additional Request for the Return of Maggie Venne4.01 MB
July 12, 1904
W. A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he needs to return to the Uinta and Ouray Agency to provide further instructions to his successor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Notifies Office of Need to Return to Old Agency738.45 KB
July 13, 1904
William A. Mercer requests that with Charles Lamar having been certified that he be given a probationary appointment as band leader.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Charles Lamar to be Given Appointment as Band Leader387.25 KB
July 14, 1904 - July 25, 1904
William A. Mercer forwards the preliminary property returns for the Uintah & Ouray Agency completed by his successor Captain C. G. Hall. Mercer notes that he will make a supplemental return and complete the transfer when he returns to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Preliminary Property Returns for Uintah & Ouray Agency1.06 MB
July14, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards senior teacher Emma A. Cutter's request for an additional 11-day unpaid leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Extended Leave of Absence for Emma A. Cutter413.66 KB
July 15, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to criticism of the Office of Indian Affairs for a letter signed by Edgar A. Allen related to the closing of Richard Henry Pratt's accounts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Criticism of Office Related to Closing Pratt's Accounts428.29 KB
July 16, 1904
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform him how to pay expenses involved to returning students from Alaska to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information on how to Return Alaskan Students Home383.21 KB
July 19, 1904
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his request for authority to drop three instruments from his property returns. Pratt details that he did not occur to him the instruments were on his property returns as…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Disposition of Three Instruments552.15 KB
July 21, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to an of Office of Indian Affairs letter addressed to Richard Henry Pratt regarding transportation of students and the authority which covers it.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to Inquiry on Transportation Funds503.52 KB
July 21, 1904
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, July 1904514.8 KB
July 23, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter returning voucher for $8 for transportation expenses at the Uintah & Ouray Agency for May 26, 1903. Mercer resubmits the voucher with the requests that the preliminary special…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Resubmits Voucher for Transportation for the Uintah & Ouray Agency567.79 KB
July 23, 1904
H. C. Clevenger, General Freight Agent for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co., informs the Quarter Master General that all freight charges on shipments to the Carlisle Indian School will require prepayment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Quarter Master Informed Freight Shipments Will Require Prepayment620.16 KB
July 23, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a supplementary estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1905 amounting to $4,906.80 to pay for stokers, water pipes, and building supplies. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1905908.53 KB
July 25, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards teacher E. H. Colegrove's application for a 16-day annual leave of absence.
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. H. Colegrove's Application for Annual Leave of Absence538.92 KB
July 26, 1904 - September 1, 1904
Edgar A. Allen responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request for the return of Shela Guthrie Brown.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allen Responds to a Request to Return Shelah Guthrie1.96 MB
July 26, 1904 - December 6, 1904
Correspondence regarding the complaint of Joseph C. Hart, Superintendent of the Oneida Indian School, regarding the recruitment of students for the Carlisle Indian School without his consent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers, Indian School System, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, School Employees - Printing Office, Request for Reenrollment, Requests from Families to Send Students Home, Factors Affecting Student Recruitment, BIA Policy and Policy Changes, Letters from Families About Students, Students Returning Home at End of Term, Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Complaint of Joseph C. Hart9.23 MB
July 27, 1904
W. S. Bannerman, Minister of the Prestyerian Churches of Sitka, requests to enroll Georgie A. Cook at the Chemawa Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Georgie A. Cook at Chemawa893.26 KB
July 28, 1904
Captain William A. Mercer calls attention to Instrumental Music teacher Jeannette L. Senseney's request to attend summer school. Mercer states that he recommended her request be approved but has not heard back from the Commissioner of Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Jeannette L. Senseney's Request to Attend Summer School550.74 KB
July 28, 1904
William A. Mercer submits a revised contract between the Carlisle Indian School and the Carlisle Gas & Water Company of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mercer outlines the revised contract locks in the price for ten years.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Submission of Revised Contract with Local Water Company880.08 KB