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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January 28 - February 15, 1910
These materials contain correspondence regarding students to be returned home because they are graduating or their terms are expiring in June 1910, including a list of these returning students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Returned Students List for June 19101.85 MB
February 1-12, 1910
These materials include correspondence from Superintendent Moses Friedman reporting the death of Madeline Goslin. Friedman further indicates that Goslin's body was to be returned to her home in Odanah, Wisconsin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Madeline Goslin218.77 KB
February 4 - March 17, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll George Manawa, a member of the Creek Nation, at the Carlisle Indian School. Manawa was admitted on the condition that Manawa be pay for his board, transportation, and tuition.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of George Manawa661.75 KB
February 11-25, 1910
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell a horse since it is too small for heavy work and "not safe for single driving." Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott grants permission.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Sell One Horse207.57 KB
February 12, 1910
Program for the 1909 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: Baseball, Track and Field Team, Football
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Program for the 1909 Athletic Celebration4.91 MB
February 15, 1910
Anna Buck provides an update on her school days at the Chemawa Indian School to Fannie Peter. Buck indicates that she is currently in the Junior Class but that she wants to return soon to Alaska to become a teacher. She also provides some updates…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Education After Carlisle
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annebuck Updates Fannie Peter on Chemawa, 1910618.24 KB
February 16, 1910
These materials include correspondence and financial documents regarding a trip of Henry Blatchford to Washington D. C. from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Travel Request of Henry Blatchford to Washington D.C.185.47 KB
February 19 - March 17, 1910
Education Division Chief J. H. Dortch tells Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman what subjects that Commandant of Cadets candidates will be tested on and asks if he has any suggestions. Civil Service Commission President John…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Civil Service Exam for Commandant of Cadets302.95 KB
March 4, 1910 - April 7, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding an attempt to have the Red Man magazine classified as second-class mail. The eligibility of the publication for second-class designation was questioned, but an application was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Application for Second-Class Mail Designation for Red Man Magazine511.74 KB
March 8 - April 15, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Florence Edwards at the Carlisle Indian School, where her sister Delia was a student. Edwards required an exemption from the Office of Indian Affairs in order to enroll due to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Florence Edwards973.38 KB
March 10 - June 16, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from the father of Cody Printup to have Printup visit home over the summer vacation. The request was denied due to a policy of Superintendent Moses Friedman to have students go on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Vacation Request for Cody Printup609.47 KB
March 21 - April 7, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Abe Colonahaski, a member of the Cherokee Nation, to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Colonahaski sought an exemption from the age requirement to be admitted. The request was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Re-Enrollment by Abe Colonahaski701.19 KB
March 23 - July 14, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by F. L. Kern to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Kern required an exemption from the Office of Indian Affairs to be admitted due to his age. The Office did not grant the exemption…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by F. L. Kern848.97 KB
March 24 - April 25, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from James (Jimmie) Blue Bird to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Blue Bird sought an exemption from the maximum age requirement in order to enroll. The request was granted from the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment by James Blue Bird447.76 KB
March 24-28, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Cary W. Hartman to enroll at Carlisle a Native student from Canada. The request was denied by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs due to the fact that the student was not a ward of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Canadian Citizen658.66 KB
March 27 - 31, 1910
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Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1910 Commencement Program6.62 MB
March 27, 1910 - March 31, 1910
Invitation to the 1910 commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School from March 27th to March 31st.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Invitation to the 1910 Commencement Exercises111.99 KB
March 27 - April 25, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Major Frederick S. Foltz to enroll Engracio Baculy, a minor from the Philippines in his care, at the Carlisle Indian School. The request was granted on the condition that Foltz cover…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Engracio Baculy1.14 MB
March 28, 1910 - March 30, 1910
The program for "The Captain of Plymouth," performed as part of the Commencement Exercises of 1910. The program lists the various acts of the performance as well as the student actors.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Program for "The Captain of Plymouth," 19101.43 MB
March 31, 1910
Schedule for the 1910 graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1910 Commencement Schedule141.32 KB
April 2, 1910
Secretary R. A. Ballinger informs Senator N. B. Scott that, if the Shenandoah Tribe would like to have the Carlisle Indian School Band perform on July 4 for them, he should write to the school's superintendent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request from Shenandoah Tribe to host the Carlisle Indian School Band on July 483.81 KB
April 5 - June 22, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Nettie LaVatta to have her four children-Emma, Elizabeth, George, and Benton-remain at the Carlisle Indian School for the full term of their enrollments. LaVatta later requested…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Re-Enrollment of Four LaVatta Children1.13 MB
April 7 - 18, 1910
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Oakley Pierce to have his son Mitchell Pierce returned to his home from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Mitchell Pierce319.52 KB
April 8-16, 1910
Chief Clerk C. F. Hauke requests Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman to create a report on student outings from July 1, 1909 to April 1, 1910. A few days later Hauke asks for a statement outlining the overall plan for the outing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Outing Program Administration
View Document: Outing System Rulebook and Forms 1.37 MB
April 8, 1910
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $160 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" account to purchase and install a freight elevator for the girls' dormitory.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Request to Install a Freight Elevator in the Girls' Dormitory115.19 KB