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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April 26, 1917- May 12, 1917
This document contains correspondence discussing procedure for the dispersal of small funds in individual former student accounts. Some of these funds were successfully deposited, while others were cancelled, as the former students could not be…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Procedure for Transferring Small Balances of Former Students352.67 KB
April 28, 1917 - May 24, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning Carlisle Indian School students considered for the graduating class of 1917. There are also documents concerning life updates from graduates such as Marion Paris and Frank Verigan.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Educational Competency of Graduates of 19176.65 MB
May 2, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. receives an anonymous post card with "reflections against the foreign policy of the Government." As the United States is involved in World War I, Francis forwards it to the Commissioner of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anonymous Criticism of Government198.85 KB
May 2, 1917
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke writes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. regarding the changes on how the school and outing agents should report the amount of funds in individual students'…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rule Changes for Student Accounts176.34 KB
May 16, 1917 - July 15, 1918
This material includes correspondence concerning Mary Welch. This includes a photograph, letters, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Mary Welch Competency Evaluation1.12 MB
May 23, 1917
This program was distributed for a performance by the students as part of the Commencement Exercises for 1917. The play, "The Continental Congress," is taken from McBrien's "America First," and the school borrowed the costumes for the performance…
Repository: Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Topics: Graduation
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
View Document: 1917 Commencement Program, The Continental Congress3.41 MB
May 24, 1917
The Graduating Class of 1917 telegrams their thanks to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for his congratulations.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Graduation
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thanks for Commissioner's Congratulations to Graduating Class of 1917285.93 KB
June 2, 1917 - June 4, 1917
This material includes information regarding the industrial training program in blacksmithing at Carlisle, including detailed lesson plans designed to prepare students for making automobiles in the Ford Motors Corporation program. Additional…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Diagrams, Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Blacksmithing Industrial Training Information2.92 MB
June 7-12, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Athletic Association has $4,000 and the restaurant has nearly $1,000. He states that because these are "independent corporations…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Investing Carlisle Athletic Association and Restaurant Funds272.53 KB
June 8, 1917 - August 25, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding the return home of Cora James to Ardmore, Oklahoma from Carlisle and who should be responsible for the transportation expense.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Return Home of Cora James1.41 MB
June 14, 1917
This material includes a note referring to a list of children eligible for transfer from non-reservation schools around Cantonment, Oklahoma.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Eligible Children for Transfer, 191778.08 KB
June 14 - 28, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to transfer Elizabeth Kemp (also known as Lizzie Kemp) from Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Elizabeth Kemp416.16 KB
June 16, 1917 - June 23, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Director of Mechanic Arts Roy H. Bradley informs Superintendent John Francis Jr. that John R. Livezey completed building and installing a three compartment refrigerator at the school. Francis Jr. forwards Bradley's letter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Installation of Three Compartment Refrigerator746.03 KB
June 20, 1917
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. sends copies of the final exam questions for 1917 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Curriculum
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Final Exam Questions from 1917, Pt. 124.74 MB, Final Exam Questions from 1917, Pt. 230.03 MB, Final Exam Questions from 1917, Pt. 325.02 MB
June 27, 1917 - September 20, 1917
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of Agnes Hatch. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Agnes Hatch Competency Evaluation439.24 KB
June 27, 1917 - June 13, 1919
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs, Reports
View Document: Henry P. Sutton Competency Evaluation855.05 KB
June 27, 1917 - June 13, 1919
This material includes correspondence concerning Herman Kelly. This includes letters, a photograph, and his memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Herman Kelly Competency Evaluation802 KB
June 27, 1917 - February 20, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning the heirship of deceased former student Samuel Tingley. This includes letters inquiring as to who will acquire Tingley's funds.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Deaths
View Document: Inheritance of Samuel Tingley1.63 MB
June 27, 1917 - June 19, 1919
This material includes correspondence concerning the competenecy evaluation of Isaac Willis. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Isaac Willis Competency Evaluation1.06 MB
June 27 - September 20, 1917
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of John Flinchum. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: John Flinchum Competency Evaluation498.79 KB
June 27 - September 24, 1917
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Margaret Raiche. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Margaret Raiche Competency Evaluation664.55 KB
June 27, 1917 - June 27, 1918
This document contains correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Maude Cooke. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Maude Cooke Competency Evaluation1.08 MB
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Evelyn Schingler. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Evelyn Schingler Competency Evaluation645.16 KB
June 28, 1917 - May 2, 1918
This material includes correspondence about the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Flora Peters. This includes letters, a photograph, and her memorandum.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Flora Peters Competency Evaluation667.87 KB
June 28, 1917 - April 6, 1921
This material includes correspondence concerning the competency evaluation of 1917 graduate Lena Parker. This includes letters and a photograph.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
View Document: Lena Parker Competency Evaluation730.03 KB