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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March 1, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from J. Louis Hill to enroll his son at Carlisle. The request was forwarded to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the office of Congressman George Curry. Hill's request was denied because…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment for Son of J. Louis Hill427.51 KB
March 11, 1912 - June 6, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Joseph Jocks to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School to complete is original period of enrollment after being sent home due to a change in policy. Jocks request was granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Re-Enrollment by Joseph Jocks882.37 KB
March 12 - 23, 1912
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by James Bearchilde to have his allotment sold in Montana and a farm near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania purchased with the proceeds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Allotment of James Bearchilde508.17 KB
March 13 - 19, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from W. H. Lyons to have his daughter Rosa Lyons, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, to visit him in Washington D. C.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Rosa Lyons to Travel to Washington D. C. 433.79 KB
March 15, 1912
These materials include correspondence concerning Ella Mora, who requested to have her outing wages in her account sent to her.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Request for Funds by Ella Mora231.38 KB
March 20, 1912 - April 29, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return William Foster to his home in Unga, Alaska.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return William Foster676.03 KB
March 26, 1912 - April 18, 1912
These materials include correspondence concerning William Foster and his request to empty and close his account with the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Request for Funds by William Foster274.96 KB
March 31, 1912 - April 5, 1912
Program for the 1912 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors,…
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1912 Commencement Program2.4 MB
March 31, 1912 - April 5, 1912
Invitation to the 1912 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School beginning on March 31, 1912.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: Invitation to the 1912 Commencement Exercises99.55 KB
April 2, 1912
Program for the 1912 commencement concert by the Carlisle Indian Band. The program also contains the names of the students in the band.
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Topics: Graduation, School Band Performances
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1912 Commencement Concert Program 913.01 KB
April 4, 1912 - June 29, 1912
These materials contain correspondence regarding the transfer of Bessie and Jettie Eades from the Sherman Indian School to Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of Bettie and Jettie Eades1.39 MB
April 9 - June 10, 1912
This document contains correspondence concerning the death of John Tiokasin.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of John Tiokasin1.16 MB
April 9, 1912
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $400 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1912" account for water supply.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Utilities
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Request to Purchase Water Supply for 1912 Fiscal Year213.53 KB
April 9, 1912
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $400 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1912" account for fiscal year 1912.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Utilities
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Request to Purchase Water Supply for 1912 Fiscal Year635.27 KB
April 10, 1912 - May 24, 1912
These materials include correspondence concerning Anona M. Crowe and her request to use her school funds for personal use.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Funds by Anona M. Crowe534.78 KB
April 12, 1912 - May 13, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from A. M. Venne to have his sister, Ernestine Venne, sent to the Chilocco School in Oklahoma rather than returned to North Dakota following her graduation from the Carlisle Indian School…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Ernestine Venne to the Chilocco School402.63 KB
April 15, 1912 - May 6, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Dr. E. L. Clark to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School his two young children, as well as the son of a nephew. Clark's request was denied due to the age of the children and their…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment of Clark Children621.8 KB
April 18, 1912 - May 24, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a list of students to be returned to their homes at the completion of the school term in 1912.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Returned Students List for May 19121.27 MB
April 20, 1912
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman compliments Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine on his commitment to employing Indians in the Indian Service whenever they can pass the civil service examinations. Friedman believes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Employment of Indians in the Indian Service126.12 KB
April 22 - May 11, 1912
These materials include correspondence between the Gaumont Company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs about filming done at the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence mostly discusses a complimentary roll of the film that was provided to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Filming of the Carlisle Indian School by Gaumont Company931.45 KB
April 22, 1912
These materials contain correspondence related to the death of Charles Packineau and the return home of his body.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Death of Charles Packineau400.88 KB
April 24, 1912 - May 3, 1912
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards a list of bills from the unobligated balance of the Repairs and Improvements fund that have now been paid. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke forwards his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Balance of the Repairs and Improvements Fund358.95 KB
April 29 - June 10, 1912
This document contains correspondence notifying the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the death of James Pawnee Leggins. The correspondence also mentions the continued illness of two other students, Louise Bluesky and James Catfish, with…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Illness of Two Students and Death of James Pawnee Leggins302.96 KB
May 8-21, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment status of students impacted by changing school admissions policies. The list includes students whose homes were within close proximity to public schools, who were over the age of 24…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation of Students' Enrollment Statuses1.09 MB
May 8-15, 1912
These materials incldue a request from Marjorie Armstrong, of the University of Minnesota, for information about the Carlisle Indian School and other government-run schools. The request was fielded by United States Senator Moses E. Clapp.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Information about the Carlisle Indian School by Marjorie Armstrong509.62 KB