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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October 11, 1904
Cover letter for list of students from the Cherokee Reservation, North Carolina who have attended the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter Reporting List of Cherokee Students at Carlisle
October 11, 1904
William A. Mercer requests the appointment of Arthur E. Schaal to the position of stenographer and clerk at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 11, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards a report on leave of absence taken by Jessie W. Cook. Cook works as the girls' field agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Jessie W. Cook's Leave of Absence
October 14, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards William B. Gray's application for a 6-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
October 18, 1904
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the appointment of Henry T. Markistum (here Henry Markishtum) to the position of teacher at the Umatilla School has been received. Mercer notes that Markistum has left for Neah Bay,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 18, 1904
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a desire for an itemized statement regarding specific trees for nursery stock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 21, 1904
J. R. Wise (acting superintendent) forwards Sara Pierre's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence. Pierre works as a hospital cook.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sara Pierre's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
October 24, 1904 - July 31, 1905
Contract between William A. Mercer and S. L. Diven for the latter to provide medical services at the Carlisle Indian School during the remainder of the 1905 fiscal year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
View Document: Contract for S. L. Diven to Provide Medical Services
October 24, 1904
J. R. Wise (acting superintendent) forwards Emma G. Sky's application for a 4-day annual leave of absence. Sky works as an assistant clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma G. Sky's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
October 25, 1904
Acting Superintendent John R. Wise requests permission to employ irregular employees to make changes and repairs to buildings and other school property. Wise includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 26, 1904
Alford W. Cooley, Acting President of the Civil Service Commission, notifies the Interior Secretary that there are no additional eligible teachers to consider for the vacancies at Silentz and Carlisle. Cooley further states that the positions can…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 26, 1904
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Allah E. Saxon and Mollie V. Gaither), those who have left the school (Jessie W. Cook), and those who have changed positions (Margaret Roberts and Minerva Shultz). The reports…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
October 26, 1904
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1905 amounting to $19,651.06 for support of the school, $13,815.00 of which is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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October 26, 1904
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the correct name of the student to be appointed to the fireman position at the Carlisle Indian School is Charles Kennedy not Patrick Kennedy.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 26, 1904
William A. Mercer states that Dr. Ferdinand Shoemaker has accepted his transfer to the Carlisle Indian School to be the school physician. Mercer requests that steps be taken to enact the transfer and allow for 15 days to terminate the contract…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Medical Staff
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 29, 1904
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards a report on leave of absence for William B. Gray (dairyman).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on William B. Gray's Leave of Absence
October 29, 1904
J. R. Wise requests authority to employ a horticulturist for no more than 60 days beginning on October 24, 1904.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 29, 1904
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards two applications for leave of absence for Helen E. Krise (clerk) and Howard E. Gansworth (boys field agent).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence
October 31, 1904
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding having Charles Kennedy replace Charles Yeager as fireman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 31, 1904
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 1904. 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, October 1904
November 2, 1904
William A. Mercer follows up on his initial request to purchase nursery stock as well as J. R. Wise's reply to an Office of Indian Affairs inquiry. Mercer states that unless the authority is granted soon the desired training for planting and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Follows Up on Request to Purchase Nursery Stock
November 2, 1904
W. A. Mercer 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, November 1904
November 4, 1904 - November 7, 1904
Joanna R. Speer forwards her resignation as assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School and requests a reappointment as a matron in the Northwest. William A. Mercer provides additional information on Speer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joanna Speer Submits Resignation as Assistant Matron
November 4, 1904
W. A. Mercer forwards M. Burgess' application for a 24-day annual leave of absence. Burgess works as a superintendent of printing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: M. Burgess' Application for Annual Leave of Absence
November 21, 1904
Captain W. A. Mercer sends a request for 55,000 plain white envelopes. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Requisition for Stationery, November 1904