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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May 14, 1890
J. George Wright, U.S. Indian Agent for the Rosebud Agency, responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding obtaining students for the Carlisle Indian School. Wright indicates that he has difficultly obtaining students with almost all…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Difficulties in Securing Children at the Rosebud Agency for 18901.42 MB
May 14, 1890
Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) requests to return to his home due to his father getting older and needing his help.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Edward Kills Hard Requests to Return Home515.78 KB
May 17, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Nicholas Ruleau to be returned home. Standing notes that Ruleau has generally been working on outings during the summer and attending public schools…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request of Nicholas Ruleau to be Returned Home498.22 KB
May 17, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Lucius Bird to return home. Standing indicates that Bird remained at the school past his time of enrollment at his request and has made an excellent…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Request Lucius Bird554.55 KB
May 17, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to the Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request of Elijah J. Cornelius to have his sons Jesse and James returned home. Standing notes that the students are not eligible to be returned home for another…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Return James and Jesse Cornelius664.46 KB
May 19, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter in regards to two students being transferred from the Fort Hall Boarding School to the Carlisle Indian School. Standing notes that as long as the students are healthy and funds…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Inquiry to Transfer Two Fort Hall Boarding School Students504.47 KB
May 21, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) to be returned to his home. Standing provides a history of the student's time at Carlisle and provides additional…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request for Return Home of Edward Kills Hard810.22 KB
May 21, 1890
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that renewing lease of the Hocker Farm for three months from April 1, 1890 to July 1, 1890 is complicated by the absence of Richard Henry Pratt as a member of the Executive Committee of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Provides Update on Proposal to Renew Hocker Farm Lease for Three Months495.03 KB
May 23, 1890 - May 24, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards a letter from William P. Campbell regarding a request to have a party of chiefs from the Fort Belknap Agency visit the East with a group of incoming Carlisle students. Campbell in particular notes that this would…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fort Belknap Agency Chiefs to Visit East to Encourage Recruitment of Students1.24 MB
May 26, 1890
Alfred John Standing acknowledges receipt of two Registers of Pupils advised in an Office of Indian Affairs letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Acknowledgement of Receipt of Registers of Pupils487.41 KB
May 26, 1890
Alfred John Standing advises the Office of Indian Affairs that a party of students from Fort Lapwai, Idaho is interested in enrolling at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Enrollment for Party of Students from Fort Lapwai770.12 KB
May 28, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards the lease of the Hocker Farm for three months beginning April 1, 1890 signed by two members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Carlisle Indian School Charity Fund with a certificate showing…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Three Month Lease for Hocker Farm529.48 KB
March 29, 1890 - July 14, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications and recommendations for Lillie Woolston and Jennie Cochran for positions as teachers at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Forwards Applications and Recommendations for Two Teachers5.33 MB
May 30, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning the order to return Edward Kills Hard (here Edward Star) to the Pine Ridge Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Order to Return Edward Star582.86 KB
May 31 - July 11, 1890
A series of twenty-three letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 4 of 5)12.95 MB
May 31, 1890
Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a plan to increase enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School from 778 students at present to 1000 at the beginning of the next year, after 75 students return home.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Plan to Increase Enrollment to 1000 Students for 1890-1891 School Year1.7 MB
May 31, 1890
Alfred John Standing writes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to Carlisle accepting a party of Nez Perce students. Standing writes that only the physically and mentally capable students be accepted and that they could arrive in the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Recruitment of Students
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing's Views on Carlisle Accepting Party of Nez Perce Students804.66 KB
June 2-9, 1890
A series of sixteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 1 of 5)10.56 MB
June 3, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, May 18901.49 MB
June 3, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards account of E. H. Doan for the medical treatment of Fred Harris while Harris was on outing. Standing notes that Harris was brought back to Carlisle as soon as he was able to travel.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Forwards Account for Treatment of Fred Harris431.59 KB
June 4-13, 1890
A series of fifteen letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 2 of 5)12.34 MB
June 4, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in May 1890. Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, May 18901.62 MB
June 6, 1890 - June 7, 1890
William P. Campbell details to Alfred J. Standing his difficulties in recruiting students from the Fort Belknap Agency; the letter was then forwarded to the Office of Indian Affairs. Campbell describes the actions taken by the head of the mission…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Campbell Details Difficulties in Securing Children at the Fort Belknap Agency1.73 MB
June 6, 1890 - June 9, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell recommends various students be returned immediately to their homes due to pulmonary consumption and scrofula.
Alfred John Standing forwards the recommendation to the Office of Indian Affairs and asks for an additional $300…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Six Ill Students in June 18901.08 MB
June 8-29, 1890
A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.
Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5)16.8 MB