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 5, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has been promoted to the grade of Major and received a commission as Major of Cavalry.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Informs Office of His Promotion to Major506.42 KB
July 5, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards two applications for a leave of absence for Florence N. Head (assistant matron) and Sara Pierre (hospital cook).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence 1.29 MB
July 6, 1905
William A. Mercer responds to a letter from C. F. Larrabee regarding the Comptroller's decision on the use of funds to build a new hospital building. Mercer lays out the difficulties in using student labor and provides further details to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Difficulties in Using Student Labor to Build New Hospital Building1.69 MB
July 6 - September 5, 1905
Major W. A. Mercer forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for eighteen employees: Kate S. Bowersox (principal teacher), Ella G. Hill (laundry manager), Mollie V. Gaither (girls' field agent), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Emma A.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eighteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School7.28 MB
July 7, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence. Veitch also requests an additional 30-day leave of absence without pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch's Application for Leave of Absence 582.08 KB
July 8-10, 1905
Major William A. Mercer forwards two applications for leave of absence: Ella Albert (asst. laundress) and W. B. Beitzel (clerk).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence1.29 MB
July 8, 1905
W. A. Mercer forwards two applications for a leave of absence for E. Corbett (assistant seamstress) and Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress).
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Applications for Leave of Absence 1.27 MB
July 8-11, 1905
W. B. Beitzel resigns his position as a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation along with his note that he will provide a recommendation to fill the vacancy later.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. B. Beitzel Resigns as Clerk1003.48 KB
July 10, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that a check from the estate of Harriet W. Taber has been received. Mercer notes that he will provide a recommendation for the use of the funds at a later date.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Check Received from Estate of Harriet W. Taber550.29 KB
July 10, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that teacher Frances R. Scales declines the transfer offer to the Cherokee School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances Scales Declines Transfer to Cherokee School501.51 KB
July 11, 1905
William A. Mercer requests the abolishment of the Sloyd Teaching position in conjunction with the transfer of Anne H. Stewart. Mercer further requests hiring an additional assistant carpenter from the Civil Service and employing one temporarily…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Two Changes in Staff in Industrial Training Positions1.26 MB
July 12, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Jeannette L. Senseney, Emma G. Sky, Elizabeth Searight, Ida Boger, and George Brown Jr.) and all employees working at the school to start the 1905-1906 fiscal…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 19053.22 MB
July 12, 1905 - July 14, 1905
Frances A. Veitch requests from the Office of Indian Affairs if she is eligible for a transfer to another department under the Secretary of the Interior as a clerk. William A. Mercer provides further information on Veitch's request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances Veitch Requests Transfer to Different Department as a Clerk1.41 MB
July 12, 1905
William A. Mercer forwards Assistant Superintendent John R. Wise's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John Wise's Application for Leave of Absence559.98 KB
July 12, 1905
William A. Mercer refers to his descriptive statement of changes in school employees regarding various vacant positions and his desire to make recommendations before the Office of Indian Affairs makes an appointment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Ability to Make Recommendations to Vacant Positions in 1905552.52 KB
July 14, 1905
William A. Mercer acknowledges a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the use of student labor in the construction of the new hospital building.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Acknowledges Letter on Use of Student Labor in Hospital Construction515.65 KB
July 18, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Anne H. Stewart has declined her transfer to the Fort Lapwai school. Mercer further states that he has informed Stewart that the sloyd position has been abolished at the Carlisle Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anne H. Stewart Declines Transfer to Fort Lapwai School572.25 KB
July 19, 1905
Margaret Roberts requests a transfer to a clerical position in the general service of the Department of the Interior. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with his recommendation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Roberts Requests Transfer to Clerical Position586.71 KB
July 19, 1905
William A. Mercer notes the errors in a previous document and provides the correct names of A. H. Murtoff and Anna Goyituey to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Correct Names of Murtoff and Goyituey525.49 KB
July 19, 1905
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that with the exception of two female teachers with normal school training he would prefer all other vacant teaching positions be filled by male teachers.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Teaching Positions be Filled by Mainly Men550.5 KB
July 21, 1905
William A. Mercer requests that one of the assistant laundress positions previously abolished be reinstated. As a result he requests authority to temporary employ someone in the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests One Assistant Laundress Position be Reinstated565.69 KB
July 24, 1905 - July 25, 1905
Frances A. Veitch requests transfer to another school as a seamstress before taking the clerk's examination. William A. Mercer forwards the letter along with his recommendation that her request be granted. He further states that he will provide a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frances A. Veitch Requests Transfer to Seamstress Position1019.67 KB
July 24, 1905
William A. Mercer discusses the enrollment of Earl Clarence Davis at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Willing to Enroll Earl Clarence Davis at Carlisle573.2 KB
July 25, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Rosa La Forge), employee who have left the school (Florence N. Head) and those who have changed positions (Annie G. Eckert). The report includes position title, salary, date of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1905934.3 KB
July 25, 1905
William A. Mercer requests action on his request to have John F. Mackey transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from his position at the Omaha Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Action be Taken in Transferring John Mackey to Carlisle586.36 KB