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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February 1, 1909
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1909" account on special medical treatments for students, taking students to Philadelphia for treatment, and for medicine and food…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Request for Funds for Medical Care of Students573.85 KB
February 1, 1909
Superintendent Friedman requests authorization to spend $300 to pay for "the apprehension and returning of runaway pupils of this school."
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Spend Funds for Return of Runaway Pupils191.13 KB
February 4- 27, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment and return of funds of William Newashe.
Note: In this file, the student is referred to as William Newashe and William W. Washe.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Request for Funds by William Newashe912.73 KB
February 5-24, 1909
These materials include an excerpt of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy's health inspection report on the Carlisle Indian School from February 1909, as well as a letter from Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Frank M. Conser to Dr. Murphy asking when…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Excerpt from Health Inspection Report of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy for February 1909568.21 KB
February 5, 1909
These materials include a health report of the Carlisle Indian School, performed by Medical Supervisor Dr. Joseph A. Murphy in December 1908. Murphy's report included a study of the school's physical plant, students' health conditions including…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Health Inspection Report of Dr. Joseph A. Murphy for February 19096.5 MB
February 8, 1909 - May 13, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding student-produced artwork and articles sent for an exhibition in Quito, Ecuador. Products from Carlisle were provided for the exhibit; the correspondence discusses what items were provided as well…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Student Products for Exhibition in Quito, Ecuador1.33 MB
February 9 - 15, 1909
These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of George Dailey to his home in Laguna, New Mexico from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return George Dailey225.51 KB
February 11 - 16, 1909
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Lizzie Rowland to her home in Forsythe, Montana from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Lizzie Rowland203.74 KB
February 18 - September 2, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a scholarship at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Isaac Quinn was recommended for this scholarship by Angel DeCora Dietz. Additional…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment of David Redthunder and Scholarship for Isaac Quinn1.83 MB
February 18, 1909 - February 25, 1909
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell 60 hogs. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine grants permission for Friedman to advertise the sale and to sell them at auction.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Sale of 60 Hogs235.95 KB
February 19, 1909
This material includes a forwarded press copy report detailing the findings of Medical Supervisor Joseph A. Murphy's investigation of tuberculosis at the Carlisle Indian School in 1909. This report includes a list of pupils diagnosed with…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Tuberculosis Investigation by Joseph Murphy for February 1909313.98 KB
February 24 - April 5, 1909
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine concerning the messenger vacancy that former student Guy Cooley left behind, as well as some unsettled financial…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Discussion of Guy Cooley and Messenger Position Vacancy319.43 KB
February 24-25, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Joseph R. Brown to have his two daughters attending the Carlisle Indian School to visit him in Washington D.C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Daughters of Joseph R. Brown to Visit Washington D.C.391.64 KB
May 10-19, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Louis White Moon to have his two daughters enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. White Moon's request was denied due to the age of his children and the fact that their homes were in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Children of Louis White Moon579.23 KB
March 17, 1909 - June 29, 1910
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" account for special medical treatment of students, to send students to Philadelphia for treatment, and for medicine and food…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on the Effectiveness of Open-Air Balcony Treatments on Tuberculosis962.67 KB
March 18-24, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman to return Fred Tall Crane and George Dailey Jr. to their homes. The request was granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Fred Tall Crane and George Dailey Jr.248.88 KB
March 20, 1909
Program for the 1908 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Football, Baseball, Track and Field Team
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Program for the 1908 Athletic Celebration3.89 MB
March 20-29, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Matilda Hancorne returned to her home in Orick, California. The request was granted by the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of Matilda Hanorne944.93 KB
March 21 - April 28, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Susie Wilson to have her son, George Day, returned home to the Shawnee Indian Agency. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, R. G. Valentine, provided authority to send Day home provided…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Return Home of George Day513.04 KB
March 24 - April 17, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Superintendent Moses Friedman to send home four students earlier than the close of the school year.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Students Home Early241.07 KB
March 25 - April 1, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Carlisle Superintendent, Moses Friedman, to return 189 students to their homes as a result of either graduating from Carlisle or due to expiring terms of enrollment. The request was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Returned Students List for March 1909622.07 KB
March 26 - April 6, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding requests to send Lillian Otter Chief, Jeanette Jackson, and Moses Gray to their homes. All three requests were granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests for Return Home of Several Students697.59 KB
March 29, 1909
The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1909. The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.
Note: In two cases it is unclear which student…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Books and Pamphlets
View Document: Program for "The Captain of Plymouth," 19091.56 MB
March 31 - April 5, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Franklin Moses to enroll Max Mixsooke in the Carlisle Indian School. Moses' request was granted by Francis E. Leupp, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Max Mixsooke753.57 KB
April 1, 1909 - April 10, 1909
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman if he has any male students that could work for the messenger service for the Indian Affairs Office and also be a pitcher on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Baseball Players for the Department of the Interior Team 209.58 KB