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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June 10 - July 7, 1905
Correspondence regarding the retention of Jeannette Senseney as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School following the abolition of her old position as instrumental teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Retention of Jeannette Senseney as Teacher1.15 MB
June 12, 1905
Acting superintendent J. R. Wise forwards a supplementary estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1905 amounting to $12,478.80 to pay for appliances, building supplies, and student transportation. An explanatory cover letter is attached.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
View Document: Supplemental Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1905729.54 KB
June 14-15, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards four approved leave of absence requests to attend summer school: Emma H. Foster, Frances R. Scales, and Fannie G. Paull (teachers hoping to attend Mount Gretna) and Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Four Approved Leave of Absence Requests to Attend Summer School9 MB
June 15, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards six applications for leave of absence for several employees: Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), Bessie B. Beach (librarian), Emma H. Foster (teacher), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Six Applications for Leave of Absence 3.44 MB
June 15, 1905
J. R. Wise notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that a hydraulic engineer was employed to provide information on installing a new system of water supply for the school. Wise notes that the plans and cost will be submitted at a later date but…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Informs Office of Hydraulic Engineer Report Forthcoming808.74 KB
June 16, 1905
Acting Superintendent John R. Wise submits a report that lists new employees (Frank Hudson) and employees who have left the school (W. H. Miller and Howard E. Gansworth). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, June 1905372.83 KB
June 17-19, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards three applications for three employees: Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), and Kate Bowersox (principal teacher).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Applications for Leave of Absence 1.87 MB
June 20, 1905 - June 21, 1905
J. R. Wise forwards bill of Fisk Goodyear for coal supplied to the Carlisle Indian School and provides details for why it was shipped prior to Department approval.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Heating Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Coal Shipment1.31 MB
June 20, 1905
J. R. Wise forwards the requests of Kate S. Bowersox, Bertha Canfield, and Ella G. Hill to attend the Indian Institute and National Educational Association at Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests to Attend Departmental Indian Service Training1.91 MB
June 20, 1905
J. R. Wise forwards Jeannette L. Senseney's comments regarding the Office of Indian Affairs letter of taking a non-competitive examination for the position of teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Senseney Requests Clarity on Taking Exam for Teaching Position1.01 MB
June 20-26, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards and endorses leave of absence requests to attend summer school at the Department of Indian Education in New Jersey for two employees: Margaret O. Eckert (assistant matron) and Mollie V. Gaither (field…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Requests to Attend Summer School1.09 MB
June 21, 1905
Margaret Roberts requests a transfer from her position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School to a clerk in the Department of the Interior at Washington D.C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Roberts Requests Transfer to Washington D.C.1 MB
June 21, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R Wise forwards six applications for leave of absence for several employees: E. G. Sprow (instructor in tinsmithing), William Normast (instructor in tailoring), W. S. Dysert (instructor in shoemaking), Nellie V. Roberston…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Six Applications for Leave of Absence3.47 MB
June 22, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards assistant matron Effie Moul's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Effie Moul's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 561.89 KB
June 22, 1905
W. A. Mercer requests 150 vouchers for open market purchase 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, June 1905517.79 KB
June 22, 1905
J. R. Wise indicates that he has sent the Office of Indian Affairs a set of floor plans and front and side elevations of all buildings in the Carlisle Indian School. Wise also attaches a synopsis of several buildings.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Synopsis of Buildings at the Carlisle Indian School1.6 MB
June 22-23, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards leave of absence requests to attend summer school for three employees: Hattie M. McDowell (teacher), Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), W. G. Thompson (superintendent of industries). An explanatory cover…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Leave of Absence Requests to Attend Summer School2.5 MB
June 23, 1905
Anne H. Stewart requests a transfer to another position as well as her annual leave due to the Sloyd teaching position being abolished at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne H. Stewart Requests Transfer to Another Position1.62 MB
June 23, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards drawing teacher Fred W. Canfield's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fred W. Canfield's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 565.82 KB
June 29, 1905
J. R. Wise requests authority to employ a painter for 30 days to complete unfinished work.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Painter for 30 Days in 1905555.05 KB
June 26, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards assistant clerk Ida Swallow's application for a 29-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ida Swallow's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 572.62 KB
June 26, 1905
J. R. Wise inquires about Kansas Award payments for Seneca Nation students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry Regarding Kansas Award Payments540.72 KB
June 26, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards three reports on leave of absence for several employees: Benjamin F. Bennett (farmer), E. H. Colegrove (teacher), and Howard E. Gansworth (boys' field agent).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Three Reports on Leave of Absence 1.62 MB
June 27, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards Ferdinand Shoemaker's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Shoemaker works as a physician.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ferdinand Shoemaker's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 545.91 KB
June 28, 1905
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards teacher Hattie M. McDowell's amended application for a 28-day leave of absence. Wise advises the Commissioner of Indians affairs that McDowell will attend the Indian Institute at Asbury Park and summer…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Hattie M. McDowell's Request for Leave of Absence1.54 MB