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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November 9, 1906
William A. Mercer submits voucher for the application medical examination of five students to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher for Medical Exam of Five Applicants490 KB
November 9, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for payment of examination fees of candidates for admission to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Voucher for Physician Examining Applicants in 1906480.93 KB
November 9, 1906
Milton I. Zeigler provides a report to the Office of Indian Affairs on the list of shoe and harness tools and supplies requested for the Fort Shaw School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Zeigler's Report on the Tools and Supplies for the Fort Shaw School1.65 MB
November 10, 1906
John F. MacKey requests a transfer from his position as a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School to the head of an agency in the Indian Service. Included are recommendations from various Indian agents supporting his previous promotions as well as…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John F. MacKey Requests Transfer to Head of Agency2.43 MB
November 17, 1906 - November 19, 1906
Correspondence regarding the cook vacancy at the Southern Ute School and the possibility of Ella Beck or Louisa French filling the position.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Filling Cook Vacancy at Southern Ute Agency1.4 MB
November 22, 1906 - December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to the request of Anna Doctor for the return of her daughter Jemima Doctor from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Request to Return Jemima Doctor1.35 MB
November 27, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter which claims that the liabilities of the Carlisle Indian School have exceeded the appropriation by going over the appropriation and liabilities.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Accusation Carlisle Exceeded Appropriation775.68 KB
November 28, 1906
Sarah Gedney submits her request for a transfer to the position of copyist in the Office of Indian Affairs from her current position as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the request to the Office and requests…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sarah Gedney Requests Transfer to Copyist Position in Washington991.43 KB
December 1, 1906
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 19061.41 MB
December 3, 1906
Charles C. Dillon submits his resignation as the blacksmith at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer submits the resignation along with additional information.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles Dillon Submits Resignation as Blacksmith436.42 KB
December 3, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Anna C. Groove and Scott J. Porter), those who have left the school (Charles C. Dillon), and those who have changed positions (Cathrine Morrette). The report includes position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees and Resignation, December 1906858.8 KB
December 4, 1906
W. A. Mercer forwards carpenter John A. Herr's application for a 6-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John A. Herr's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 546.66 KB
December 4, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Stacy Matlock, assistant disciplinarian, to a position of assistant clerk in the Indian Service. The office is asking for Mercer's assessment of …
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Responds to Request of Stacy Matlock to Transfer503.46 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards housekeeper Mae Justus's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mae Justus' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 544.5 KB
December 6, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by providing clarification on the $1,000 carried as the Charity Fund.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Clarification on Charity Fund723.43 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards farmer Norman H. Justus' application for a 30-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Norman H. Justus' Application for Annual Leave of Absence 554.72 KB
December 6, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of memorandum books and sub-voucher 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, December 1906490.08 KB
December 6-7, 1906
Sadie Elizabeth Newcomer submits her resignation as a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs along with his recommendation to fill the vacancy through various promotions.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sadie E. Newcomer Submits Resignation as Teacher1.19 MB
December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the death of Albert Jackson (here Alfred Jackson) of pneumonia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Alfred Jackson441.81 KB
December 7, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase Christmas gifts for students on the open market in order to place them under the school Christmas tree.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Christmas
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Christmas Gifts for Students490.89 KB
December 8, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher covering surgery for Edith Bartlett who was attending the State Normal School at Bloomsburg.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher Covering Treatment of Edith Bartlett468.52 KB
December 10, 1906
William A. Mercer nominates Marie McCloud to fill the hospital cook position temporarily until she returns to her home in Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nomination of Marie McCloud to Temporary Fill Hospital Cook Position493.59 KB
December 11, 1906
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Maire McCloud and C. W. Leib) and those who have left the school (Cathrine Morrette). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, December 1906440.43 KB
December 11, 1906
Major W. A. Mercer forwards Fred W. Canfield's application for a 22-day leave of absence. Canfield works as a boys' outing agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fred W. Canfield's Application for Leave of Absence 569.14 KB
December 11, 1906
William A. Mercer responds to an Office of Indian Affairs accepting the resignation of Charles C. Dillon as blacksmith. Mercer requests that an unmarried white man who is a good horseshoer in order to teach that branch of blacksmithing be taught…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Appointment to Fill Vacant Blacksmith Position476.6 KB