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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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
May 15, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by nurse M. S. Barr.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on M. S. Barr's Leave of Absence 505.99 KB
May 15, 1905 - May 29, 1905
Howard E. Gansworth submits his resignation as the Boys' Field Agent at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation along with his plan to have John F. Mackey and his wife come to Carlisle as replacements for Gansworth…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Howard E. Gansworth as Boys' Field Agent1.8 MB
May 16, 1905 - May 23, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from C. H. Asbury, Superintendent of the Carson Indian School, to purchase a wagonette and surrey and a set of double driving harness for the surrey from the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Mercer Provides Information about Wagons for Carson Indian School1.82 MB
May 18, 1905 - June 3, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards a letter from Salem L. Moses requesting to qualify either as a carpenter, assistant disciplinarian, or industrial teacher. Mercer also includes a recommendation from W. G. Thompson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Salem Moses Requests Position in the Indian Service1.05 MB
May 19, 1905
William A. Mercer requests that during his absence authority be given to the Assistant Superintendent to enter into contracts and sign other financial papers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Assistant Superintendent be Allowed to Enter Contracts During Absence676.18 KB
May 23, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Margaret O. Eckert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret O. Eckert's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 549.02 KB
May 24, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that no proposals were received following the advertisement for horses and mules. Included is a note from August Kensler and the advertisement.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Miscellaneous
View Document: Office Informed No Proposals Received for Horses and Mules1.13 MB
May 25, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards Ella G. Hill's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Hill works as a laundry manager.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ella G. Hill's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 550.93 KB
May 25, 1905
Placeholder for Perry Griffie's letter providing railroad rates for Geronimo.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Placeholder for Railroad Rates for Geronimo137.57 KB
May 26, 1905
William H. Miller resigns his position as a financial clerk at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and notes that he will forward the nomination of Frank Hudson at a later time.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William H. Miller Resigns as Financial Clerk713.01 KB
May 27, 1905
William A. Mercer provides the Office of Indian Affairs with information on a surrey the Carlisle Indian School can provide for the Grand Junction School. Included is a photograph along with an enclosure from a surrey catalog.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Mercer Provides Information on Surrey for Grand Junction School788.43 KB
May 30, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase an Insinger dish washing machine.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Insinger Dish Washing Machine714.73 KB
May 31, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards farmer Benjamin F. Bennett's application for a 2-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Benjamin F. Bennett's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 536.87 KB
May 31, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1905. Mercer distinguishes between the employees,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, May 1905953.67 KB