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 8, 1907
These materials include a letter from Superintendent William A. Mercer informing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that William H. H. Austin, appointed as assistant carpenter at Carlisle, was expected to arrive within two weeks.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of William H. H. Austin as Assistant Carpenter144.26 KB
October 8-26, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher John Whitwell forwards a pamphlet that provides an overview of a new agriculture class to Superintendent William A. Mercer. Mercer forwards it to Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee, who…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: New Agriculture Class Proposed1.48 MB
October 8-19, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding the return of a student [Blanche L. Shay] from the Old Town Indian Reservation in Maine. Carlisle's superintendent initially denied the request, before the Office of Indian Affairs determined that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Old Town Reservation Student485.7 KB
October 10 - November 2, 1907
These materials include correspondence regarding a recommendation of Florence Silverheels for a vacant teacher position at Carlisle. Silverheels, a graduate from the Hampton Institute, was recommended by Cora M. Folsom. Silverheels did not take…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation of Florence Silverheels for Employment at Carlisle751.24 KB
October 10-12, 1907
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee that teacher Sarah E. Gedney is transferring to be a clerk in the Forestry Service, and Mercer requests to hire an unmarried female…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Teacher Sarah E. Gedney to the Bureau of Forestry402.5 KB
October 16-30, 1907
These materials include the appointment certifications for William C. Terry as a Teacher in Mechanical Drawing. Terry was appointed to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Appointment Certification for William C. Terry255.32 KB
October 16, 1907
Carlisle Indian School William A. Mercer writes to the Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior Frank M. Conser to request that he sends contractor Harry G. Brown his final payment for building the new hospital
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: New Building Construction
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Pay Contractor for Building the New Hospital146.99 KB
October 21, 1907
These materials include a letter from Henderson Long accepting his appointment as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Acceptance of Appointment for Henderson Long93.41 KB
October 21, 1907
Contractor Harry G. Brown writes to the Commissioner of Affairs to demand payment for building the new hospital. Brown states that the payment is late by over 30 days and asks if the Commissioner needs any additional information to make the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: New Building Construction
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Delay of Payment for the Construction of the New Hospital153.73 KB
October 22, 1907
These materials contain correspondence regarding a notice the Chicago Police have in custody three students alleged to have run away from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Students in Custody in Chicago67.38 KB
October 23, 1907
Attorney at Law W. H. Powell thanks Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee and informs him that he will be communicating with the Carlisle Indian School Superintendent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thank You Letter from Attorney60.99 KB
October 24-30, 1907
These materials include two appointment orders for employment vacancies at Carlisle. Alice A. Van Deman was appointed as Assistant Matron, and William C. Terry was appointed as Teacher in Mechanical Drawing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Appointment Orders of Alice Van Deman and William Terry at Carlisle565.24 KB
October 25, 1907
Oonaleana provides an update to Fannie Peter on his home in Point Barrow, Alaska. He notes that he tries to teach some others in Point Barrow English and that one of the recently returned students from Carlisle has forgotten how to speak Eskimo…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Oonaleana Updates Fannie Peter on Home807.08 KB
October 26, 1907
Letter from T. Chalkley Hatton as consulting engineer to James W. Eckels, the Chairman of the Sewer Committee, regarding an outfall sewer located near the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Letter Regarding Outfall Sewer Located Near Carlisle Indian School754.66 KB
October 28, 1907
These materials include a telegram from Alice A. Van Deman, accepting her appointment as assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Acceptance of Appointment for Alice Van Deman328.72 KB
October 28, 1907
These materials include a report on Carlisle's financial methods and office-keeping by Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent Wilbur T. Elliott.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Inspection of the School
Format: Reports
View Document: Financial Inspection Report of Wilbur T. Elliott for October 1907564.7 KB
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 Long678.65 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 Bigjim699.62 KB