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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October 7, 1909 - December 11, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Harriet Jamison to enroll Hobart Jamison at the Carlisle Indian School by waiving the minimum age requirement.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Hobart Jamison313.81 KB
October 12 - November 16, 1909
These materials includes correspondence and a photo regarding a request to enroll Bertha Cassel, a member of the Flathead Nation, at the Carlisle Indian School. Cassel was living in Puerto Rico at the time of the request.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Bertha Cassel569.02 KB
October 21, 1909 - July 16, 1910
Francis E. Smith asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for special permission to attend the Carlisle Indian School for an education, as Superintendent Moses Friedman told him he needed this special permission because he is older than the school…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Enrollment Request from Cherokee Student who is Too Old663.73 KB
October 22, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of Carl A. Grant at the Carlisle Indian School to learn the blacksmith trade.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Carl A. Grant94.93 KB
October 25 - December 13, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry by Albert Spring as to why his daughter, Elsina Spring, was denied admittance at the Carlisle Indian School. Spring was informed that his daughter was denied enrollment due to her age…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Policies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Denied Enrollment of Elsina Spring782.96 KB
October 27 - November 13, 1909
This document contains correspondence concerning the religious instructions and worship for Catholic pupils. Topics include mandatory and optional devotions, holiday activities, and ceremonies for sick and dead students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: School Rules Governing Catholic Pupils478.63 KB
October 28 - December 16, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Lyman B. Madison to enroll in the Carlisle Indian School along with his sister. Madison was over the age of 21 and required permission from the Office of the Commissioner of Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by Lyman B. Madison620.46 KB
November 6, 1909
The Secretary to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs thanks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman for sending complimentary tickets (presumably to a football game) to them and Commissioner R. G. Valentine. The secretary informs…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Football
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Receipt of Complimentary Tickets for Commissioner of Indian Affairs127.43 KB
November 8, 1909
Moses Friedman informs W. B. Fry that he is returning the monthly reports that were used to compile the list of official changes in the Indian Service for publication in the Indian Craftsman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System, School Newspapers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Friedman Returns Monthly Reports to Office of Indian Affairs96.58 KB
November 9-12, 1909
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman for his opinion regarding converting one of the current Indian schools into a "reform" school for students who are "incorrigible and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Discipline - General, Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Superintendent Friedman's Thoughts on Creating a Reform School for "Incorrigible" Indians889.01 KB
November 15 - December 9, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll the son of Mrs. S. M. Bruce at the Carlisle Indian School. Bruce's request was denied due to her home in Washington D. C., making her son eligible for public education.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Son of Mrs. S. M. Bruce206.3 KB
November 22, 1909 - May 18, 1910
Correspondence regarding requests from Nancy Hill asking for the return of her son Isaac Hill following his unauthorized departure from his outing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Regarding Isaac Hill1.12 MB
December 7, 1909 - January 15, 1910
These materials contain correspondence regarding questions by Lillian S. King about the location and return of her son George King who had run away from the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Location of George King440.27 KB
December 7, 1909
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Walter Saracino to spend in the winter holiday in Washington D. C. with Robert Bilsborough. The request was denied by Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Vacation Request by Walter Saracino120.74 KB
December 21, 1909-July 17, 1961
Including documents from Siceni J. Nori's time employed as a clerk at Carlisle, this service file was compiled at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. It comprises mostly of correspondence and official evaluations like efficiency…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: First Half of Personnel Folder of Siceni J. Nori5.03 MB, Second Half of Personnel Folder of Siceni J. Nori6.07 MB
December 22, 1909
Four student essays on how Christmas is spent at their homes. The students were William Yellowelk, Ella Deloney, Anna Melinsa Rose, and Audmon Ohmert.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Student Schoolwork
View Document: Student Essays on How Students Spend Christmas at Home1.35 MB
circa 1910
A description of this item is not currently available.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Books and Pamphlets, Poetry and Lyrics
View Document: "Songs and Yells U. S. Indian School," circa 1910 2.35 MB
1910
Student report by Ernest Jacobs, titled "Iniskim or the Buffalo Rock," about the first Buffalo Rock and what it means to the Blackfeet Nation.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Student Schoolwork
View Document: Iniskim or the Buffalo Rock by Ernest Jacobs632.82 KB
circa 1910
These eight notecards were printed by the students of the Carlisle Indian School at some unknown time. They contain moral sayings or prayers, come in different sizes and colors, and may not have been printed at the same time.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics:
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Quotation Cards4.13 MB
circa 1910
Thanksgiving Service booklet with printed songs, readings and prayers, printed at the Carlisle Indian School Print Shop.
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Format: Books and Pamphlets
View Document: Thanksgiving Service booklet, c.19107.59 MB
January 4-17, 1910
These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Paul Sanders at the Carlisle Indian School by Superintendent Moses Friedman. Friedman further reported that Sanders' remains were returned to his parents in Charenton, Louisiana.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Paul Sanders155.29 KB
January 6, 1910 - January 18, 1910
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to slaughter 60 calves, 60 hogs, and 20 old and unproductive cows for their students to eat. He also requests to sell 20 cow and 60 calf hides. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requests to Slaughter Calves, Hogs, and Cows and to Sell Cow and Calf Hides231.86 KB
January 9, 1910 - January 10, 1910
Student essays entitled The Story of Enoch Arden written by the following: Elizabeth Fishe (Menominee), Philip Morris (Nez Perce), Elizabeth Lavatta (Shoshone), Levi Elk Looks Back (Sioux), John Jackson (Objiway, January 10, 1910, Lottie C.…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Student Schoolwork
Format: Student Schoolwork
View Document: The Story of Enoch Arden by Carlisle Students12.32 MB
January 11 - February 10, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Gabriel Poggie to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School after leaving the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by Gabriel Poggie392.58 KB
January 19, 1910 - February 2, 1910
Program for a concert given by the Carlisle Indian School on January 19, 1910 and a poster for a concert on February 2, 1910. The reverse of the program contains the lyrics of the band song.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: School Band Performances
View Document: Programs for Carlisle Indian School Band 1910 Concerts579.42 KB