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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May 24, 1907
William A. Mercer provides estimates for the costs of transporting students to and from the Carlisle Indian School for the 1908 fiscal year. Included in the estimate is the actual cost from July 1, 1906 through May 26, 1907 as well as the actual…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Estimate for 1908 Transportation Costs882.64 KB
May 27, 1907
Major William A. Mercer forwards Asssistant Disciplinarian Wallace Denny's application for a 15 day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wallace Denny's Application for Leave of Absence734.09 KB
May 30, 1907 - July 1, 1907
William A. Mercer follows up with the Office of Indian Affairs regarding progress on locating the freight shipment sent to the Jamestown Exposition. Included is correspondence regarding how the shipment was lost and obtaining compensation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Follows Up on Lost Jamestown Exposition Shipment and Reimbursement1.57 MB
May 31, 1907
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there is no student who would qualify for the position of clerk at the Cantonment Agency. Mercer does note that he plans on training a few students along those lines in the coming year…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Notes that No Student Qualified for Clerk Position366.81 KB
June 1, 1906
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for bill covering medical treatment of Tena Hood while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher for Treatment of Tena Hood366.73 KB
June 1, 1907
William A. Mercer requests that the vacant assistant matron position be filled through the civil service register of eligibles as quickly as possible.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Appointment of New Assistant Matron Position285.78 KB
June 2-25, 1907
Former printer Karl H. Baker asks for the annual leave that he believes he was due before his dismissal/resignation from the Carlisle Indian School. Superintendent Moses Friedman states that Baker has several unpaid debts to Carlisle Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Investigation into Printer's Mismanagement or Theft of School Newspaper Revenue3.41 MB
June 3, 1907
W. A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that E. H. Colegrove, Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian, is not willing to accept the Albuquerque School disciplinarian position and does not desire a transfer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. H. Colegrove Declines Transfer to Albuquerque School288.52 KB
June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards voucher for the return of runaway pupil Joseph Favel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Voucher of Expenses Incurred in Return of Joseph Favel336.96 KB
June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer recommends Sarah Isham for a position as matron or assistant matron in the Indian School Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Recommends Sarah Isham for Matron in Indian Service362.24 KB
June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for medical treatment of students while on outing, taking students to Philadelphia for special treatment as well as board, and medicine and special diets of students in the school hospital.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Various Medical Treatments in the 1908 Fiscal Year450.85 KB
June 3, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for student labor over the summer months to build, repair, and alter buildings.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1907747.05 KB
June 4, 1907 - July 8, 1907
Correspondence regarding complaints of Ella G. Hill, Laundry Manager, against William A. Mercer and Mrs. Saxon, the head matron of the small boys quarters in addition to her transfer at a reduced salary to a Western School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Complaints of Ella G. Hill2.5 MB
June 4, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards Elizabeth Searight's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. Searight works as an assistant seamstress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Elizabeth Searight's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 497.38 KB
June 4-12, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards twenty-seven applications for leave of absence for several employees: Hattie M. McDowell (teacher), Cora B. Hawk (teacher), Mariette Wood (teacher), Lida M. Johnston (teacher), Lydia E. Kaup (teacher), James E. Henderson (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Twenty Seven Requests for Leave of Absence 10.93 MB
June 5, 1907
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the medical treatment of Louise Kachicum (here Louise Kechicum) for tuberculosis while on outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay for Treatment of Louise Kachicum on Outing382.33 KB
June 5, 1907
W. A. Mercer forwards superintendent of industry W. Grant Thompson's application for a 21-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: W. Grant Thompson's Application for Annual Leave of Absence490.34 KB
June 6, 1907
E. H. Colegrove requests a transfer to the position of disciplinarian at the Albuquerque School or another similar position after previously declining the position. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with his recommendation. Mercer…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: E. H. Colegrove Requests Transfer to the Albuquerque School952.75 KB
June 7, 1907
John F. Mackey resigns as clerk at the Carlisle Indian School at the close of the 1907 fiscal year. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs with the recommendation that it be accepted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: John F. Mackey Resigns as Clerk438.52 KB
June 7, 1907
William A. Mercer forwards the Oath of Disinterestedness for the lease of the Henderson Farm.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Forwards Oath of Disinterestedness for Henderson Farm326.41 KB
June 7, 1907 - June 11, 1907
Sadie F. Robertson requests transfer from the Girl's Matron position at Carlisle to a school in the southwest preferably Albuquerque or Phoenix as either a principal teacher or teacher. William A. Mercer forwards the request along with additional…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sadie F. Robertson Requests Transfer to Southwest as Teacher833.07 KB
June 8, 1907
Major William A. Mercer submits report that lists new employee (C. W. Leib) and those who have left the school (Norman Egolf). 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, June 1907452.94 KB
June 8, 1907
William A. Mercer provides an explanation to his request to pay the expenses of a runaway pupil from the Miscellaneous Receipts, Class IV rather than the appropriation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Provides Explanation for Requesting Funds be Paid from Misc Receipts585.24 KB
June 8, 1907
William A. Mercer replies to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding changes to Carlisle Indian School employees.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mercer Updates Office of Indian Affairs on Changes in Employees Before 1908 Fiscal Year1.01 MB
June 10, 1907
Major W. A. Mercer forwards painter Charles H. Carns' application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Charles H. Carns' Application for Annual Leave of Absence505.2 KB