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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April 12, 1905
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has separately sent them school room papers and unmounted drawings for the Lewis and Clark/Portland Exposition. Wise also discusses the type of industrial materials to be included and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Provides Information Related to the Lewis and Clark Exposition630.21 KB
April 13, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the purchase of two burial caskets.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Authority to Purchase Two Caskets365.4 KB
April 13, 1905
William A. Mercer recommends the appointment of W. H. Beck as an Indian Agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation of W. H. Beck as Indian Agent379.64 KB
April 15, 1905
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Frank B. Green) and those who have changed positions (Margaret O. Eckert). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, April 1905720.66 KB
April 15 - May 10, 1905
Correspondence and memorandums regarding the building of a new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School based on the Haskell Institute Hospital.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: New Hospital Building at Carlisle4.82 MB
April 18, 1905
William A. Mercer notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received the money order reimbursing him for expenses of Quanah Parker and seven others to interview the President.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Informs Office that Money Order Received390.79 KB
April 19, 1905 - April 24, 1905
William A. Mercer discusses a letter from Emily B. Parke requesting to be allowed to enroll three students from Alaska at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Three Students from Alaska955.49 KB
April 20, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has shipped a box of industrial goods direct to Portland, Oregon for the Lewis and Clark/Portland Exposition. Included is a list of articles in the exhibit for the Carlisle Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Informs Office of Industrial Articles Sent to Lewis and Clark Exposition762.8 KB
April 22, 1905 - April 25, 1905
George Zeigler, Comptroller of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, returns a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the lack of a blank to certify the rates charged were current and the lowest charged to the public for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: P&R Railway Returns Letter Concerning Lack of Blank Certificate1009.54 KB
April 29, 1905
J. R. Wise reports the death of Delia Williams of tuberculosis to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of the Death of Delia Williams379.22 KB
April 30, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1905. 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, April 1905467.48 KB
May 3, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards Etta S. Fortney's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Fortney works as an assistant laundress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Etta S. Fortney's Application for Annual Leave of Absence556.21 KB
May 4, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that H. W. Leaman has written to the Civil Service Commission regarding obtaining blanks and instructions for the required examination for florist.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Leaman Written to Office to Obtain Blanks for Florist Exam498.81 KB
May 5, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer forwards boys field agent Howard E. Gansworth's application for a 12-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Howard E. Gansworth's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 557.3 KB
May 6, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to spend $500 in the open market to purchase supplies and in labor costs to make emergency repairs to buildings and other school property.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Spend Money to Buy Supplies and Labor for Emergency Repairs474.01 KB
May 6, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer request permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ irregular student labor to build and improve school facilities during the spring and summer of 1905. Mercer notes that he hopes to pay his students between…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Student Employees Required for Spring and Summer 1905759.23 KB
May 8, 1905
Captain W. A. Mercer requests permission from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ twenty female students in the sewing room to make shirts for male pupils. Mercer also includes details on compensation and the number of workdays required…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Student Employees Required in Sewing Room for May and June 1905508.73 KB
May 9-12, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards estimates and proposals for the construction of a new hospital building at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimates and Plans for New Hospital Building7.69 MB
May 9, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay voucher for the casket used in the burial of Delia Williams.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Voucher for Delia Williams' Casket519.2 KB
May 10, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards E. H. Colegrove's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Colegrove works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. H. Colegrove's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 561.58 KB
May 11, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to build an addition to the Carlisle Indian School Chapel and provides details on the procurement of supplies and cost of labor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Addition to School Chapel1.09 MB
May 11, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering the expense of W. G. Thompson's travel to visit trade schools in Philadelphia and New York.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Approval to Cover Thompson's Travel to Visit Trade Schools527.66 KB
May 12, 1905 - May 13, 1905
Emma G. Sky applies for the assistant clerk position at the Riggs Institute in Flandreau, South Dakota through William A. Mercer. Mercer recommends the transfer in order to comply with his earlier recommendation to eliminate one of the assistant…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma G. Sky Requests Transfer to Riggs Institute1.18 MB
May 13, 1905
This document features the cover sheet for four applications for leave of absence. The applications are missing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Four Applications for Leave of Absence 259.89 KB
May 15, 1905 - July 7, 1905
Frances A. Veitch, employed as a matron, requests a transfer through William A. Mercer to a clerk position in the Civil Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch Requests Transfer to Clerk Position1.54 MB