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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March 6 - April 8, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return Garfield Sitarangok and William King to their respective homes on account of health. A further request to return Samuel Anaruk to his home along with Sitrangok is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests to Return Home for Three Students497.56 KB
March 6 - 30, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding the outing situation of Susan Littleshield and Sarah Chubb at the Columbus Barracks in Columbus, Ohio.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Susan Littleshield and Sarah Chubb Outing Situation634.47 KB
March 7, 1908
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appoints Walter Stewart as Fireman at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $420 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of Walter Stewart as Fireman260.67 KB
March 9, 1908
Annebuck replies to Fannie Peter with an update on her experiences as a teacher in Deering, Alaska with a focus on her students and the weather. Annebuck describes her pay along with the costs associated with boarding with the missionaries and…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annebuck Reply to Fannie Peter1.22 MB
October 8, 1900 - April 24, 1937
This folder consists of material compiled by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC as related to Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman's employment with the Indian Service.
The four PDFs are in roughly chronological order…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Friedman Personnel File Part One7.49 MB, Friedman Personnel File Part Two3.46 MB, Friedman Personnel File Part Three4.65 MB, Friedman Personnel File Part Four5.54 MB
March 10-13, 1908
These materials include correspondence from the cashier at the Merchants National Bank in Carlisle, Pennsylvania concerning the receiving and recording of individual deposits of pupils money.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Policy Change for Recording of Deposits by Indian Pupils368.14 KB
March 11, 1908
Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that appointed Assistant Laundress Alice Quinsenburry has not reported for duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Failure of Alice Quinsenburry to Report for Duty115.74 KB
March 27 - April 14, 1908
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Charles H. Dickson forwards a financial statement on how the school has spent $130,507.84 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1908" appropriation. The Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Financial Statement of Appropriation for Fiscal Year 1908974.38 KB
March 18, 1908
Supervisor in Charge Charles Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that appointed fireman Walter Stewart has not reported for duty.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Failure of Walter Stewart to Report for Duty104.25 KB
March 18-20, 1908
Supervisor Charles H. Dickson requests to tear down an old chicken house and pig pen located on the school farm because they are no longer in use. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee grants Dickson permission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Buildings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Remove Chicken House and Pig Pen167.1 KB
March 24-31, 1908
Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson requests authority to spend $500 to make emergency repairs to buildings. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee grants permission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Spend on Emergency Repairs to Buildings169.42 KB
March 26, 1908
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appointments Nannie J. Forcey as Assistant Laundress at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of Nannie Forcey as Assistant Laundress264.82 KB
March 26, 1908
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appointments Nora Harold as Assistant Laundress at Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of Nora Harold as Assistant Laundress262.55 KB
March 30 - May 28, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Anita McLaughlin at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Anita McLaughlin694.02 KB
March 31, 1908
Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Nannie Forcey has declined to accept her appointment at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Declination of Appointment for Nannie Forcey89.66 KB
March 31, 1908
Supervisor Charles H. Dickson asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs if he should transfer Emergency Fund 12266 to Superintendent Moses Friedman or deposit it. Acting Commissioner C. F. Larrabee tells Dickson to transfer the fund to his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transferring Emergency Fund 160.87 KB
April 1, 1908
The program for the Musicale, held by the Carlisle Indian Band and Girls' Mandolin Club. A total of ten selections, plus the Star Spangled Banner, were performed under the direction of Claude M. Stauffer. Photographs of both musical…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Carlisle Indian Band and Girls' Mandolin Club Musicale Program1.92 MB
April 2, 1908
This program was distributed for the 1908 Commencement Exercises, which took place on Thursday, April 2nd. Inside features a portrait of Moses Friedman, the Superintendent, Francis E. Leupp, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Charles H. Dickson…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation, Industrial Certificates
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1908 Commencement Program11.32 MB
April 2, 1908
The program for the Carlisle Indian School Alumni Association dinner that is held on April 2, 1908.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Books and Pamphlets
View Document: Carlisle Indian School Alumni Association Dinner Program, 19081.57 MB
April 6-8, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to abolish two housekeeper positions, held by Annie R. Cranford and Elizabeth Egolf, at $180 per year. Friedman explained that the two housekeepers work at the "first farm" (the Parker…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eliminating Housekeeper Positions at "First" Farm222.36 KB
April 6, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to establish the position of Business Teacher with the annual salary of $1,000 for the upcoming school year. Commissioner F. E. Leupp states that Friedman should request this position and salary for the next…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Establish a Business Teacher Position342.48 KB
April 7 - June 6, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return Eugene Geffe to his home in Wrangle, Alaska following his graduation from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Eugene Geffe139 KB
April 9 - June 10, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards an estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1908 amounting to $30,625.07 for regular employee pay, irregular employee pay, supplies, transportation of supplies, and more.
He later forwards a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Supplementary Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 19081.35 MB
April 13, 1908
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee encloses a letter to the Carlisle Indian School Superintendent. The letter is from D. W. Horne, who asks for information regarding industrial training.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Industrial Training - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enclosure of D. W. Horne's Letter Asking about Industrial Training156.23 KB
April 15, 1908
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appoints Minerva Shultz as Assistant Laundress at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Laundry
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of Minerva Shultz as Assistant Laundress281.81 KB