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 16, 1906
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1907 amounting to $107.98 to return Indian pupils to their homes in Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1907402.35 KB
October 16, 1906
Wrap for voucher of Arthur Sutton for returning runaway students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Voucher of Arthur Sutton Returning Runaway Students208.56 KB
October 23, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Eunice A. Patterson has not reported for the position of assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed Eunice Patterson has Not Reported for Duty315.56 KB
October 23, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that John Curran has not reported for the position of fireman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed John Curran has Not Reported for Duty316.88 KB
October 23, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Service letter regarding the request to have Milton I. Zeigler look over a list of tools and materials requested by the Fort Shaw School Superintendent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request for Zeigler to Look Over Requested Tools427.67 KB
October 23, 1906
J. R. Wise informs the Office of Indian Affairs that after receiving an appointment John Archuleta reported to the Moqui School where he learned the position was already filled. Wise requests that he be taken care of in some way.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Requests Action for Archuleta following Appointment to Moqui School379.4 KB
October 24, 1906 - December 10, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards receipt of Dr. P. F. Sheaffer for the treatment of Margaret Burton while on the outing system near Christiana, Pennsylvania. Mercer requests authority to issue a voucher for the payment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request to Issue Voucher to Cover Treatment of Margaret Burton614.81 KB
October 25, 1906
William A. Mercer clarifies his position on securing an appropriation for purchasing horses in order to serve as training troop for the U.S. Cavalry.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Clarifies Appropriation Need for Purchase of Cavalry Horses766.97 KB
October 26, 1906
Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise requests a six-month supply of memorandum books 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, October 1906466.97 KB
October 31, 1906
William A. Mercer renews his request for another assistant matron position to help in the dining room as all three assistant matrons are needed in the girls quarters.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Renews Request for Additional Assistant Matron for the Dining Room534.2 KB
October 31, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay an irregular employee prior to the establishment of an assistant matron to help in the dining room. A note from F. M. Conser states that the position should be authorized as the dining room service at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Requests Authority to Hire Irregular Assistant Matron for Dining Room574.19 KB
November 1, 1906
Major William Mercer submits a report that lists new employee (Mabel Weekley). The report include position title and salary.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, November 1906453.09 KB
November 2, 1906 - November 8, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to Murphy Tarby's request for a position in the Indian Service. Wise provides information on Tarby's time at the Carlisle Indian School and provides a recommendation for possible positions in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Murphy Tarby Requests Position in the Indian Service1.27 MB
November 3, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the failure of George E. Balenti to pass the examination for the position of mechanical drawing teacher. Wise states that the school is unable to fill the position at the salary…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Requests Mechanical Drawing Teacher Position be Suspended477.54 KB
November 5, 1906
William A. Mercer recommends that the proposed plan of having a Cavalry Training course at the Carlisle Indian School be dropped to a lack of support from the War Department.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Proposes Dropping Plan for Cavalry Training802.82 KB
November 5, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to employ a practical horse shoer during the present quarter. Mercer notes that the present blacksmith does not have the expertise to perform the role or to properly teach students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Employ Horse Shoer on an Irregular Basis507.14 KB
November 5, 1906
Sara Pierre resigns her position as hospital cook at in order to continue her nursing studies at the Lawrence General Hospital. William D. Leonard forwards the resignation and notes that Pierre recommended Carlisle student Louisa French for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sara Pierre Recommends Louisa French as Hospital Cook of the Ute School799.56 KB
November 5, 1906
Stacy Matlock requests a transfer in the Indian Service to a position of assistant clerk. William A. Mercer forwards the request with the recommendation that it be granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Stacy Matlock Requests Transfer to Assistant Clerk Position988.9 KB
November 6, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards assistant matron Mary D. Maddren's application for a 10-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: May D. Maddren's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 586.58 KB
November 7, 1906
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1907 amounting to $41,341.80 for support of the school, of which $13,950.00 is for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 19071.03 MB
November 7, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has no objections to R. H. Hoffman to postpone his reporting date to January 1, 1907 as a florist at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: No Objection to Delay in Reporting Date of R. H. Hoffman499.96 KB
November 7, 1906
William A. Mercer requests the Office of Indian Affairs fill the hospital cook position at the Carlisle Indian School as soon as possible. Mercer states that he would like an unmarried white woman without a family.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Fill Hospital Cook Position as Early as Possible512.22 KB
November 8, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards painter Charles H. Carns' application for a 7-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles H. Carns' Application for Annual Leave of Absence575.9 KB
November 8, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards applications for leave of absence for three employees: Lizzie James (cook), and Bertha Canfield (seamstress). Mercer also sends new and corrected reports on leave of absence for twelve employees: Wilson Charles (assistant…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reports on Leave of Absence 8.04 MB
November 8, 1906
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the mechanical drawing teacher position. Wise refers to his prior letter requesting the position be suspended and that the position will be adjusted in the next few days.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wise Follows Up on Actions Regarding Mechanical Drawing Position491.9 KB