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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July 27 - August 6, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return John Foster to his home in Unga, Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of John Foster194.2 KB
July 29, 1908
These materials contain a reference to a letter from Edward Eagle Elk about visiting his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edward Eagle Elk Letter Reference158.45 KB
July 29 - August 6, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return Hewitt Ute to his home at the Shoshone Agency, Wyoming.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Hewitt Ute200.06 KB
July 30, 1908 - January 22, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request for information on pupils from the "Five Civilized Tribes" (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations) enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Carlisle Pupils from the Five Tribes782.53 KB
July 23, 1908 - October 30, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Charlotte Paull to enroll her son and grandson at the Carlisle Indian School. Paull's request was denied as a result of her residence in the State of Massachusetts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
View Document: Request for Enrollment for Son and Grandson of Charlotte Paull2.54 MB
July 30, 1908
Correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman, Commissioner C. F. Larrabee, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior concerning the transfer of Assistant Matron Allie B. Carter from working with the small boys to the girls'…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Allie Carter from Matron of Small Boys to Girls381.72 KB
July 31, 1908
As Jennie Wolf cannot stay "in the position indefinitely on a temporary appointment," the Chief Clerk requests information regarding whether Wolf is eligible for a permanent position and if she has applied to the Civil Service Commission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Temporary Employment of Jennie Wolf as Assistant Laundress772.02 KB
August 6, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he already forwarded the Statement of Cost of School Employees and Issues and Expenditures on July 29th.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Statement of Cost Previously Forwarded95.5 KB
August 7-21, 1908
Carlisle Indian School teacher Frances R. Scales' requests to exchange her teaching position at Carlisle with that of Phoenix Indian School teacher Katherine C. Bingley. Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. E. Leupp orders Scales to report to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Exchange of Carlisle Teacher and Phoenix Indian School Teacher1.04 MB
August 11 - October 1, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to release Emma Webster from her term of enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Webster was discharged following her employment as assistant cook at the Lac du Flambeau School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Savings Accounts
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Release by Emma Webster1.11 MB
August 12-14, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by the school for authority to return Dick Quip to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Dick Quip242.21 KB
August 15, 1908
Correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Chief Clerk regarding the establishment of the position of mechanical drawing teacher at the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Establishment of the Mechanical Drawing Teacher Position709.44 KB
August 15-18, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $300 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1909" account to capture and return runaway students. Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. E. Leupp grants permission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request for Funds to Return Runaway Students225.97 KB
August 19 - September 8, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding requests to enroll William Hodge and Moses Stranger Horse at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Moses Stranger Horse and William Hodge409.69 KB
August 19-21, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests official maps and literature regarding Indian reservation boundaries since Education Circular No. 217 requires the school to determine if incoming students live on reservations. Office of Indian Affairs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Map with Reservations236.79 KB
August 20, 1908
Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs the Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School that W. A. Adams sent him a $5 bill against K. W. Baker, a former printer at the school. The Chief Clerk informs the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Bill Submitted against a Printer at the Carlisle Indian School172.59 KB
August 24, 1908
Clara Marshbank of the Young Women's Christian Association recommends "a good woman" to fill the Dining Room Matron vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, but Chief Clerk Frank Conser informs Marshbank that the vacancy is only open to women who…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for Dining Room Matron2.1 MB
August 29, 1908
Assistant Secretary of the Interior authorizes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to abolish the position of Assistant Instructor in Native Indian Art and establish the position of Indian Assistant at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Native Art and Industry Program
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authority to Change Position in Native Indian Art 99.58 KB
August 29, 1908 - September 17, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return six students to their homes on the expiration of their terms of enrollment in September 1908.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Returned Students List for September 1908242.97 KB
August 31, 1908 - October 5, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Nicodemus Billy to be readmitted the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Nicodemus Billy Request to be Readmitted2.88 MB
August 31, 1908 - September 18, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Daniel Robinson to his home upon the expiration of his term.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Daniel Robinson220.4 KB
September 2 - 3, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Albert Payne to reenter the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Albert Payne Request to Reenter Carlisle513.48 KB
September 3, 1908 - September 19, 1908
These materials include a request by newspaper correspondence James H. Trumons of the Lawton Constitution-State Democrat for information on Chief Quanah Parker of the Comanche Nation. A biographical sketch of Chief Parker, appearing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Press Coverage of the School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Biographical Sketch of Chief Quanah Parker499.71 KB
September 9-26, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Oscar H. Lipps to enroll Martha Wetenhall at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Martha Wetenhall656.2 KB
September 11, 1908 - October 6, 1908
These materials contain correspondence and financial documents related to the enrollment and financial account of Judson Bertrand.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Judson Bertrand703.46 KB