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 28, 1907
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of three students who were alleged to have run away from Carlisle and were apprehended in Chicago.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Three Runaway Students from Chicago134.74 KB
November 1, 1907
Francis E. Leupp returns to the Civil Service Commission the certificate and examination papers of Helen K. Farmer for the Assistant Matron position at the Carlisle Indian School which was filled by Alice A. Van Deman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Papers of Helen Farmer Returned77.89 KB
November 2, 1907
Supplementary permit for sewerage for an outflow sewer near the Carlisle Indian School. The permit redirects the line from the Carlisle Indian School to the sewer disposal plant and allows the School to use the sewer system with the permission of…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Supplementary Permit for Outfall Sewer1.21 MB
November 4, 1907
Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards the Estimate of Funds for the Second Quarter of 1908.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transmission of an Estimate of Funds for the 1908 Second Quarter98.77 KB
November 8-12, 1907
These materials include correspondence and certification records regarding William C. Terry's refusal to accept a position as Teacher of Mechanical Drawing at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Declination of Appointment for William C. Terry238.2 KB
November 9, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they shipped a wagonette to Anadarko, Oklahoma. He states that it was not crated but was placed in an open car.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Shipment of Wagonette to Oklahoma91.53 KB
November 11-29, 1907
These materials include correspondence and an appointment form regarding Henderson Long's declination of his appointment as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. Long declined his position after learning that the price of employee boarding at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Declination of Appointment for Henderson Long285.1 KB
November 12, 1907
These materials include an appointment order for Elizabeth Searight as Assistant Seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Appointment Order of Elizabeth Searight for Assistant Seamstress261.55 KB
November 12-15, 1907
Baker Goliath Bigjim submits his resignation to Superintendent William A. Mercer in order to take another position elsewhere. Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee of Bigjim's resignation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Baker Goliath Bigjim240.83 KB
November 13-15, 1907
Superintendent William A. Mercer states that there is an urgent need to hire a new teacher as a result of Sarah E. Gedney's transfer to the Bureau of Forestry.
Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs Mercer that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Urgent Need to Hire a Teacher177.81 KB
November 14, 1907 - December 3, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding whether or not Julia Powlas Wheelock, formerly a student at the Carlisle Indian School, was eligible to fill a teacher vacancy there. It was determined she was not.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligibility of Julia Powlas Wheelock for Teacher Position605.43 KB
November 14-18, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to approve of return home of Leo Starr from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Leo Starr153.36 KB
November 16, 1907 - December 2, 1907
These materials include correspondence between Assistant Superintendent J. R. Wise and the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee regarding annual reports from 1883 to 1903.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Annual Reports
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Assistant Superintendent requests Annual Reports241.78 KB
November 16 - December 4, 1907
This material includes correspondence concerning a teaching vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, for which Ella Petoskey, a graduate from 1904, had been an applicant.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Employment Application for Ella Petoskey as Assistant Teacher354.45 KB
November 18, 1907
These materials include the appointment order for Henderson Long as Fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Appointment Order for Henderson Long as Fireman277.03 KB
November 19, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding pending certification of Minerva Shultz and Flora McCartey for qualification as assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Certification Plans for Minerva Shultz and Flora McCartey101.43 KB
November 21 - December 17, 1907
This document contains correspondence concerning applications for annuity from Hastings Robertson, Nellie Robertson, and Dora La Belle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Applications for Annuity287.87 KB
November 25, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding a report from W. A. Mercer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the death of Henry Fox, a member of the Pawnee Nation. The report further indicates Fox's body was returned to his home in Pawnee…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Henry Fox119.7 KB
November 26-30, 1907
Assistant Matron Anna C. Grove resigns from her position to take care of her ill mother. Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Grove's resignation to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and recommends that Assistant Matron Estelle M. Armstrong…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Assistant Matron Anna Grove262.57 KB
November 27 - December 5, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the creation of an Assistant Disciplinarian position at the Carlisle Indian School. The Assistant Disciplinarian was intended to work at night in the Large Boys Quarters, and was designed to be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Creation of Assistant Disciplinarian Position304.73 KB
November 21, 1907
These materials include a letter from William A. Mercer informing the Bureau of Indian Affairs that, under orders from the War Department, he was departing for a physical examination and cavalry test. Assistant Superintendent J. R. Wise was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Leave of Absence for Evaluation for William A. Mercer115.86 KB
December 7, 1907 - December 12, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs order the mutual transfer of nurses between his school and the Haskell Institute.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Nurses between Carlisle Indian School and Haskell Institute327.02 KB
December 3, 1907 - December 7, 1907
Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin's resignation to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee and notes that there is no urgent need to hire a replacement. Commissioner Larrabee accepts the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin284.91 KB
December 6, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the return of Blanche L. Shay to her home in Old Town, Maine from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Blanche L. Shay130.85 KB
December 9-23, 1907
This material includes correspondence about a vacant fireman position which the administration was hoping to fill by a former student of the school, and about a vacant position as a teacher of mechanical drawing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fireman and Mechanical Drawing Teacher Vacancies540.98 KB