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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December 4 - 11, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by the father of Peter Lazore to have him returned home from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Peter Lazore220.99 KB
December 5-9, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding the marriage of Joseph Twin and Lystia Wahoo.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Marriage of Joseph Twin and Lystia Wahoo700.53 KB
December 5, 1908 - December 8, 1908
Civil Service Commissioner President John C. Black informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they are looking for male student eligible to be the business teacher at the Carlisle Indian School for a salary of $1,000. The Chief of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Update on Search for Possible Business Teachers218.47 KB
December 8, 1908
Assistant Secretary of the Interior James W. Wilson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he's increasing the salary of the Engineer position at the Carlisle Indian School from $900 to $1100 per year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Salary Increase for Engineer85.73 KB
December 16, 1908 - January 22, 1909
These materials include an inquiry from the Carlisle Indian School regarding the request of two students, Bert Miller and George Day, to refund monies due to them but transferred to the school's Emergency Fund. A clarification from the Bureau of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Policy Regarding Abandoned Monies260.46 KB
December 17, 1908
These materials contain correspondence regarding the enrollment of Mark Mato.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment of Mark Mato102.11 KB
May 31, 1893, December 21, 1908 - September 6, 1912
This folder contains materials related to Mollie Gaither's time working in the Indian Service. Only the materials relevant to her time as Carlisle's Girl's Field Agent have been included. She was at Carlisle from October of 1904 until September…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: PDF One - Service Card and Transfer Paperwork3.95 MB, PDF Two - Vacation Days6.23 MB, PDF Three - Efficiency Reports and Requests for Transfer11.51 MB
December 22-31, 1908
These materials include correspondence regarding a report on the record of Florence Hunter. Hunter had graduated from the Carlisle Indian School in April 1908, worked as a nurse in a private home for two months, and then was admitted as a student…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Students Information
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Record of Florence Hunter202.43 KB
December 22, 1908 - January 22, 1909
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return home Nelson Bartlett.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Nelson Bartlett595.66 KB
December 23, 1908
This document contains correspondence concerning the deposits of students' credit in their bank accounts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Savings Accounts
View Document: Deposits to Individual Pupils' Accounts for First Quarter 1909152.69 KB
December 28, 1908 - January 14, 1909
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Lyman Pierce to have his son Franklin Pierce returned to his home from Carlisle. The request was made for Lyman Pierce by George T. Jimerson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Franklin Pierce1.98 MB
December 29, 1908 - September 26, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding the Christmas festivities of 1908. The festivities included a lantern slide and moving picture film presentation of Hiawatha, various receptions, tree decorating, and entertainment.
…Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Christmas Festivities 1908607.54 KB
December 29, 1908 - January 9, 1909
These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Mary Kinninook. Further information is given on the burial of Kinninook at the school cemetery.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Mary Kinninook214.69 KB
January 1 - March 19, 1909
Correspondence and reports regarding examinations of students for tuberculosis along with the recommendation to return two students to their homes in 1909.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Correspondence and Reports on Tuberculosis Among Students in 190910.69 MB
1909
Student drawing by Charles Lone Elk entitled "Rolling."
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Artwork
Format: Student Artwork
View Document: Drawing by Charles Lone Elk210.43 KB
1909
Essay titled "An Indian Camp" by Pierce Yupe that tells the story of an Indian camp and two children left behind as the camp moves from place to place.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Student Schoolwork
View Document: Essay by Pierce Yupe1.22 MB
circa 1909
Stencil cut art by Eunice Bartlette with floral and geometric design work.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Artwork
Format: Student Artwork
View Document: Eunice Bartlette Stencil Cut Art79.77 KB
1909
Naomi Greensky's copy of the Mercer Literary Society's Constitution and By-Laws. This edition is from 1909.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Student Literary Societies
Format: Books and Pamphlets
View Document: Mercer Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, 19091.18 MB
January 1, 1909
Medical Supervisor Joseph A. Murphy writes a report entitled "Sanitary Condition of Buildings at Carlisle." He focuses on dormitories, the dairy barn, and the guard house. He provides recommendations to better improve the cleanliness of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: Sanitary Report on the Dormitories, Dairy Barn, and Guard House787.77 KB
1909 c.
Still life, pencil drawing of flower stems, by S. L. Monteith.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Artwork
Format: Student Artwork
View Document: Still Life Drawing by Sarah Montieth99.86 KB
1909
Student work from art class. Includes paintings of geometrical designs by C. M. Battise. Also includes a drawing of a teacup and milk bottle by Anna J. Roulette, Junior; a still life drawing of flower stems by Harrison Smith, Junior; and a…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Student Artwork
View Document: Student Artwork, 1909632.28 KB
1909
Three character sketches by students of the Carlisle Indian School. James Halftown describes two women who visited the campus, Jessie Rowland writes about a large gentleman, and Guy describes a female teacher.
Note: Guy is probably Guy…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Student Schoolwork
View Document: Three Character Sketches by Students890.04 KB
January 15 - May 14, 1909
Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the exact amount of money used from the support fund of the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. 1909" account to transport pupils to Carlisle from July 1 - December 31,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return of Funds Allocated to Transport Students to Carlisle3.34 MB
January 21 - 23, 1909
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Paul Kinninook to his home from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Paul Kinninook235.65 KB
January 28 - February 9, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding the dropping of Albert Exendine from the rolls of the Carlisle Indian School. Exendine asked to be kept on the rolls until he completed his present term at Dickinson College Preparatory School (…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Continued Enrollment of Albert Exendine579.46 KB