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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September 16, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to hire a baker with the salary of $600 per year to replace Oscar Boyd, an Indian, who is currently working in the position. Friedman states that he would "prefer a white man." The Chief of the Education…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of a Baker221.33 KB
September 17-26, 1908
These materials include correspondence related to a request from Moses Friedman, Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, to send Hattie Miller from Carlisle to the Wild Rice River School in Minnesota. Miller's term had expired, and she had…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Release of Hattie Miller195.49 KB
September 18, 1908
These materials include a request for authorization for carpenters' work to make repairs and alterations at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Authorization to Pay Carpenters for Repair Labor175.72 KB
September 28 - October 26, 1908
Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to test the school's cattle herd to determine how many cows are suffering from tuberculosis. He notes that infected cows can transmit the illness to humans through their milk.
The…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Veterinary Inspector to Test Carlisle Cattle for Tuberculosis, 1908616.22 KB
September 29, 1908 - October 19, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by George Lieb to have his son Arthur returned from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Arthur Lieb669.38 KB
October 14-20, 1908
These materials include correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning the beginning of William H. Dietz's employment as assistant teacher of Native Indian art.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Artwork
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Appointment of William H. Dietz at Assistant Arts Teacher242.51 KB
October 14 - 21, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School Moses Friedman to return three pupils with pulmonary tuberculosis to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Three Sick Students220.25 KB
October 16 - December 5, 1908
Acting Chief of Bureau A. M. Farrington relays Dr. B. T. Woodward's findings from his investigation, which the Secretary of the Interior ordered, of the Carlisle Indian School's cattle herd. Farrington states that in October 1908, 23/71 cows had…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cattle Tuberculosis Testing and Desire to Build New Cattle Stable, 19081.9 MB
October 16-31, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Susan Thompson to discharge her son Joseph Thompson from the Carlisle Indian School. The request was granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Joseph Thompson935.48 KB
October 22 - November 2, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding mistakes on the attendance report. The report indicated certain students were over the age of enrollment and the Office of Indian Affairs sought clarification on their enrollment.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics, Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification for October 1908 Attendance Report894.27 KB
October 22 - November 7, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from W. J. Ranco to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Ranco's request was denied due to his residence in Old Town, Maine and the policy of the Office of Indian Affairs to not enroll…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by W. J. Ranco664.01 KB
October 23, 1908 - October 27, 1908
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee informs Mr. J. L. Gilman that he is referring his question about the Carlisle Indian School's outing system to Superintendent Moses Friedman but that the school does not send students to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question Regarding Distance from Carlisle for Outing Locations345.85 KB
October 24, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to release Henry Logan from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Henry Logan199.88 KB
October 26, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs Commissioner Francis E. Leupp the congressional district of two Mechanical Drawing Teacher appointees.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Congressional District of Mechanical Drawing Teachers90.43 KB
October 26, 1908
Office of Indian Affairs Chief Clerk F. M. Conser asks the Carlisle Indian School if they received the tinned goods from their contract.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Question about receipt of Tinned Goods 48.15 KB
October 26-29, 1908
Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School Moses Friedman seeks authorization to release John Casey from the school upon the request of Casey's father, Thomas Casey. The request was granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of John Casey210.56 KB
October 27, 1908 - November 3, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Andrew Bero to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Andrew Bero234.31 KB
October 30, 1908 - November 7, 1908
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 23 head of cows that reacted to a tuberculosis test. Friedman would like to sell them to a packing house where a Government Inspector is stationed. Acting Commissioner of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sale of Cows Potentially Infected with Tuberculosis268.67 KB
November 3, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Ada R. Hetrick declined the position of Assistant Matron, which is temporarily being filled by Susan Zeamer. Friedman requests that the Bureau of Indian Affairs selects…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Hire a new Assistant Matron105.33 KB
November 3-24, 1908
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee authorizes Superintendent Moses Friedman to purchase 3,000 pounds of cornmeal for $66.00 on the open market and then send a voucher for approval.
Friedman informs Larrabee that he sent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Shipment of Cornmeal and Tinned Goods567.78 KB
November 5-12, 1908
These materials include inquires on how to disperse the funds of Henry Rose remaining at the Merchants National Bank of Carlisle following his death. As Rose's heirs and family could not be located, the money was directed to be held until Rose's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Savings Accounts
View Document: Dispersal of Henry Rose's Estate419.45 KB
November 7, 1908 - January 4, 1909
In light of a plan submitted by Carlisle Indian School Physician Dr. Shoemaker, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp directs Superintendent Moses Friedman to prepare an itemized list of supplies needed to build a tuberculosis camp.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Plan to Build Tuberculosis Camp, later replaced by Plan to Build Sleeping Porches5.93 MB
November 7-12, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to release Thomas Bero from the Carlisle Indian School to return to his home in Hogansburg, New York. The request was granted due to the policy related to New York students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Thomas Bero201.23 KB
November 11, 1908
J. H. Dortch, Acting Chief Clerk, notes a correction that should be applied to future monthly reports regarding total number of letters written during the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recordkeeping at the School
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Notes Correction Needed for Future Monthly Reports212.2 KB
November 11, 1908
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they received "twelve maps of Indian Reservations for use in the class rooms."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Receipt of Indian Reservation Maps for Classrooms92.2 KB