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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November 5, 1888
Wrap for Descriptive Statement of Children Sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Quapaw Agency.
Note: The descriptive statement itself was missing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Lists
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Wrap for Descriptive Statement of Children Sent to Carlisle from the Quapaw Agency144.98 KB
November 6, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the new school building is too large for any of the boilers at Carlisle. Pratt further requests that he be authorized to purchase a boiler from the Star Steam Heater Co.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Boiler for New School Building1.31 MB
November 6, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt returns the letter of Wounded Yellow Robe (here Richard G. Robe) who requested from the Office of Indian Affairs to be returned home. Pratt refers to an Office of Indian Affairs letter that indicates students who arrived in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Wounded Yellow Robe to Return Home712.73 KB
November 9, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of property which has become unserviceable and requests authority from the Office of Indian Affairs to drop them from his property returns.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
November 10, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt inquires if he will receive tickets for W. G. Campbell and incoming students from the Crow Agency to travel to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Inquires if He Will Receive Tickets for Students from Crow Agency325.01 KB
November 12, 1888 - November 19, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a Board of Survey to the Office of Indian Affairs convened on November 14, 1888 to dispose of broken or otherwise unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Financial Affairs - Management
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in November 18882.67 MB
November 17, 1888
Thomas H. Breen, Superintendent of the Grand Junction Indian School, requests to transfer Joseph Morgan, Joseph Banks, and Sam Morgan to the Carlisle Indian School. Breen notes that the students came to Grand Junction under the belief that they…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Transfer Three Students from Grand Junction to Carlisle822.73 KB
November 19, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for December 1888. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for December 1888700.84 KB
November 19, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has just received a letter from the Sac and Fox Agency requesting to enroll 10 or 12 students. The Agency asks simply that the students be allowed to return to their homes for…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll a Group of Sac and Fox Students737.24 KB
November 19, 1888
Supplementary estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1889 amounting to $2,433.00 for support of the school and stock cattle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Supplementary Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1889906.08 KB
November 24, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs that Given's party from the Sac and Fox Agency failed to report and ten tickets were not used. The thirteen tickets that were asked for are to include these ten.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Tickets for Travel of Sac and Fox Agency Students to Carlisle298.29 KB
November 26, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various food supplies along with scarlet braid and cord. Pratt encloses form used to advertise the contracts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Food and Supplies1.15 MB
November 26, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Office letter to William P. Campbell at the Crow Agency does not provide him authority to recruit students from the agency school. Campbell does state that many of the pupils and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recruiting Students at the Crow Agency2.74 MB
December 3, 1888
Cover letter of Alfred John Standing forwarding the descriptive statement of students arriving at the Carlisle Indian School from Bancroft, Nebraska on November 28, 1888 and December 2, 1888.
Note: The descriptive statement itself was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Lists
Format: Letters/Correspondence
December 4, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Acting Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards the monthly report of irregular employees for November 1888 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, November 1888482.51 KB
December 8, 1888
The U.S Indian Agent for the Crow Agency requests authority to send a female teacher from the agency school with a party of students being sent to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Crow Agency Request to Send Escort with Delegation of Students369.82 KB
December 8, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for John D. Miles to fill the position of Superintendent of the Haskell Institute. Pratt writes that Miles had the best schools of any agency he dealt with and that Miles would be the best man for the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation for John D. Miles to be Appointed Superintendent of Haskell749.89 KB
December 11, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt replies to Office of Indian Affairs circular number 21 in regards to securing pupils for the large industrial schools. Pratt provides his opinion on the eligibility of students for enrollment at Indian training schools as well…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Replies to Office Circular Letter Related to Securing Pupils for Training Schools1.22 MB
December 20, 1888
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for January 1889. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for January 1889493.61 KB
December 28, 1888
Cover letter for a descriptive statement of students who arrived at the Carlisle Indian School from Custer, Montana on December 16, 1888.
Note: The descriptive statement itself was missing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Lists
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Descriptive Statement of Students from Custer, Montana486.12 KB
December 28, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt provides a cover letter in response to an Office Letter regarding to pupils transported from Bancroft, Nebraska to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that four students arrived on October 28, 1888, six on November 28,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Lists
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Pupils Transferred from Bancroft, NE510.91 KB
December 28, 1888 - January 7, 1889
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 15 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of the Dakota Territory.
Note: Some people listed here were re-enrolling at Carlisle (having…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 1888701.91 KB
December 28, 1888
Richard Henry Pratt refers to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding his approval of the nomination of Miss Aspell. Pratt notes that she was appointed to an original vacancy so the Office's objection was not applicable. Pratt further…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Objection Regarding Staff Appointment1 MB
December 29, 1888
H. D. Gallagher, U.S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lizzie Hill. Gallagher states that Hill was sent to the Carlisle Indian School and that the school is the perfect place for her…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Reply to Office Letter Concerning Lizzie Hill712.99 KB
January 1, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt sends cover letter forwarding descriptive statement of students who arrived at the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency on January 1, 1889.
Note: The descriptive statement itself was missing.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Lists
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cover Letter for Descriptive Statement of Students from Pine Ridge Agency, 1889475.22 KB