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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September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Flora Newman has not reported for the position of assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Flora Newman Has Not Reported for Duty308.73 KB
September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Phillip Ryder has not reported for the position of assistant farmer at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed James Ryder Has Not Reported for Duty310.59 KB
September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Clark has not reported for duty as assistant clerk. Mercer requests a woman from Pennsylvania or an adjoining state be appointed in order to fill the position as soon as…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Margaret Clark has not Reported for Duty365.63 KB
September 22, 1096
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an open shoe and harness maker position at the Moqui School and the possibility of John Archuleta being appointed if he is interested.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Potential Appointment of John Archuleta to Moqui School367.96 KB
September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay an additional $600 to pay for student labor over the 1906 summer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Additional Money for Student Labor for Summer 1906466.84 KB
September 22, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay Mary Lininger as an irregular employee as a replacement for Beckie L. Goodyear who was under leave without pay for the period.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Mary Lininger as an Irregular Employee349.29 KB
September 24, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Flora M. Newman), those who have left the school (Sara Pierre), and those who have changed positions (Norman Egolf). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, September 1906728.99 KB
September 24, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the temporary employment of Annie E. Steel, probably as a laundress, although that is not stated.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Temporary Employment of Annie Steel452.83 KB
September 25, 1906
William A. Mercer requests that Stacy Matlock and Siceni J. Nori be excused from participation in the employees general mess.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Nori and Matlock to be Excused from Employees Mess447.31 KB
September 26, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the plans for the new hospital building be completed as soon as possible in order to begin construction.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: New Building Construction
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Hospital Plans be Completed Quickly478.7 KB
September 28, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant seamstress Beckie L. Goodyear's request for a 17-day leave of absence due to illness in her family.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beckie L. Goodyear's Request for Leave of Absence 731.96 KB
October 1, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has sent Frank Keshena home and requests approval of his action.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Approval of Action to Dismiss Frank Keshena422.45 KB
October 1906
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on September 30, 1906.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Reports
View Document: Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, September 19061.04 MB
October 2, 1906
William A. Mercer provides clarification on his request to pay Annie E. Steel as an irregular employee in the assistant laundress position during the leave of Etta S. Fortnoy.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Explains Reason for Employing Annie Steel as Irregular Employee495.04 KB
October 3, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant cook Charles Sorrell's application for a 4-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Sorrell's Application for Leave of Absence 541.12 KB
October 3, 1906
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Cathrine Morrette and Julia Catharine Kensler) and employees who have left the school (Bridget A. Dorey, M. S. Barr, and Annie E. Steele). The reports include position title, salary…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, October 1906582.38 KB
October 6, 1906
William A. Mercer refers to his previous letter regarding students from the Fort Berthold Agency who are being prevented from attending Carlisle by the Superintendent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Writes Regarding Three Students from Fort Berthold476.28 KB
October 8, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding the inability to place a student in the home of William H. Ball.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Patrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Inability to Place Student in Home446.18 KB
October 8, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Martha D. Bennett has failed to report for duty as an assistant clerk. Mercer requests that another appointment be made as early as possible.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Martha Bennett Failed to Report for Duty444.49 KB
October 9, 1906
Charles M. Sorrell submits his resignation as assistant cook at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and informs the Office that he plans on nominating Nikefer Shoushick (here…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Sorrell Submits Resignation as Assistant Cook715.53 KB
October 9, 1906
William A. Mercer renews his request for an investigation into the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Agency for discriminating against the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Renews Request for Investigation into Discrimination by Fort Berthold Superintendent708.68 KB
October 10, 1906
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1907 amounting to $77.30 for transportation of Alaskan student to their home. An explanatory cover letter is attached.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1907845.61 KB
October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Margaret Martin is interested in the position of laundress at the Greenville, California School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Margaret Martin Interested in Laundress Position at Greenville471.3 KB
October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the return of Louis Paul (here Lewis Paul) to his home in Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for the Return of Louis Paul489.65 KB
October 10, 1906
William A. Mercer submits voucher for travel expenses incurred by Harry F. Weber to inspect a stone crusher offered for sale to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Travel Expenses of Harry F. Weber to Inspect Stone Crusher476.57 KB