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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December 1-4, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits a reports that lists new employee (Stephen Albanez), employee who have left the school (Evalyn Mackey), and those who have changed positions (Sadie F. Robertson). 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, December 1905529.52 KB
December 1, 1905
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that John P. Rice and Thomas F. Dowd have not reported for duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Rice and Dowd Not Reported for Duty502.28 KB
December 4, 1905
William A. Mercer compiles a report with remarks regarding employees' efficiency, conduct, behavior, dress, health, attitude towards children, and notes on any special skills. The report also lists employees' salaries and position titles.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Semi-Annual Efficiency Report of Employees, December 1905978.27 KB
December 9, 1905
William A. Mercer requests authority for the purchase of underwear for the treatment of a student with Brights' disease.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Approval of Underwear for Treatment of Brights' Disease587.3 KB
December 11, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new temporary employee (Norman Egolf). The report includes position title and salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1905472.29 KB
December 11, 1905
J. R. Wise submits to the Office of Indian Affairs a lease between A. P. and R. M. Henderson as well as the Carlisle Indian School for the lease of the Henderson Tract.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Forwards Copies of the Lease for the Henderson Tract564.21 KB
December 12-16, 1905
Thomas Clarke declines the position of fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the letter along with the appointment letter to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
View Document: Thomas Clarke Declines Appointment as Fireman1.68 MB
December 13, 1905
J. R. Wise requests that the $94 for a surrey sold to Grand Junction School be credited to the 1906 fiscal year appropriation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Sale of Surrey to be Credited to 1906 Fiscal Year Appropriation556.21 KB
December 13, 1905
J. R. Wise requests the transfer of Cloy Montgomery from the Sac & Fox Indian School in Oklahoma to the Carlisle Indian School as a teacher. Wise includes the Montgomery's letter accepting the transfer if offered.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Cloy Montgomery from Oklahoma to Carlisle1.35 MB
December 13, 1905
J. R. Wise responds to the Office of Indian Affairs appointing Stephen Albanez as a fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. Wise also discusses the retention of Philibert Lutz who is temporary employed in the position as well as the appointment of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Replies to Office in Regards to Appointment of Fireman in 1905655.86 KB
December 13, 1905
J. R. Wise responds to the complaint of John Wahbnum regarding his claim that he was unable to obtain the money he had left at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Responds to Complaint of John Wahbnum799.92 KB
December 15-16, 1905
J. R. Wise forwards the comments of Milton I. Zeigler regarding the shoe and harness materials requested by the Superintendent of the Fort Shaw Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Zeigler Regarding Request of Fort Shaw School for Shoe and Harness Materials3.64 MB
December 18, 1905
J. R. Wise reports the death of John Quagin of pneumonia to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of John Quagin377.26 KB
December 19, 1905
J. R. Wise submits voucher for services of C. McConnel in examining applicants for the Carlisle Indian School in Hogansburg, New York.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Physician Examining Applicants in Hogansburg501.57 KB
December 20, 1905
J. R. Wise requests authority to pay the voucher for the burial of John Quagin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Voucher Covering Burial Expenses of John Quagin428.48 KB
December 22, 1905
William A. Mercer returns the contract for the lease of the Henderson Tract to the Office of Indian Affairs for correction. Mercer requests that the contract be renewed for one year beginning on January 1, 1906.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Henderson Tract Lease with Corrections623.48 KB
December 23-28, 1905
Major William A. Mercer submits two reports that list new employee (Michael J. Gumebriell), employees who have left the school (Daniel A. Reed), and a temporary employee (Frank B. Green). 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, December 19051.69 MB
December 23, 1905 - January 1, 1906
Luzena E. Tibbetts resigns her position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards her resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with a note that he will will provide a recommendation to fill the vacancy in a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Luzena Tibbetts Resigns Position as a Teacher679.17 KB
December 23, 1905
William A. Mercer follows up on the transfer of Henry Vertreace, blacksmith, to a position in the Indian Service that does not require educational qualifications.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Follows Up on Transfer of Henry Vertreace366.85 KB
December 30, 1905
William A. Mercer provides information on the cost of the employees' mess at $2.50 per week.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Cost of Maintaining Employees Mess410.99 KB
December 31, 1905
Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 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, December 1905860.48 KB
December 31, 1905
William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, December 1905358.63 KB
January 1906
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on December 31, 1905.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, December 19051.28 MB
January 2, 1906
Major 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, January 1906530.92 KB
January 2, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of 10,000 envelopes 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 Stationery, January 1906548.36 KB