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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September 13, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt asks for $1,500 more for transportation costs.
A note attached to the telegram lists various Indian Schools next to dollar figures with Pratt listed at the top. At the bottom a hand written note says to provide Pratt…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Additional Transportation Funds
September 13, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Bertha Azpell's letter concerning her pay and dismissal and returns Azpell's letter to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 13, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letters from George and Lina Bushotter requesting positions as teachers in the Indian Service preferably in the Southwest. Pratt adds that George Bushotter was one of the first students he brought to the Hampton…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 17, 1889 - September 23, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a report from Alfred John Standing regarding his trip to Michigan and Minnesota to recruit students for the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt details the obstacles Standing experienced including maintaining a relatively…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
September 20, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for October 1889. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Irregular Employees Required for October 1889
September 21, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Esther Miller and her annuity money. Pratt states that Miller has not heard from the Office of Indian Affairs but she would like to use her annuity money to attend a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 23, 1889
Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War, informs the Secretary of the Interior that the Major General Commanding the Army has issued orders to the Commander of the Mount Vernon Barracks to receive any members of the Apache Nation currently at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 24, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to expand the accommodations for teachers and employees at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Expand Employee Accommodations
September 27, 1889
Bertha V. Azpell follows up on her request to know why she was dismissed from the Carlisle Indian School without a full month of pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 27, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he has received a letter from Colonel Robert Marmon denouncing the treatment of children returned from various training schools by the Governor and officials of Acoma Village.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
September 28, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he believes in keeping Elspeth Fisher in her current position unless he receives contrary orders.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Keeping Fisher in Current Position
September 28, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt asks permission to begin building an addition due to the weather being favorable.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Building Repairs and Expansions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Permission to Build Addition
September 29, 1889 - February 11, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists a new employee (Clara C. McAdam) and those who have changed positions (T. W. Potter and Fisk Goodyear). This report includes personal information about each employee. Pratt also sends McAdam's…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
September 30, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Dr. George Norcross has replaced J. A. McCauley as a member of the Executive Committee on the Board of Trustees of the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: George Norcross Elected to Executive Committee of Board
September 30, 1889
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 11 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency.
A copy of this descriptive statement, and a corrected version of it, was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Reports
October 5, 1889
Captain Richard H. Pratt and Acting Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards a monthly report of irregular employees for April 1880 to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note: The report itself was missing when this file was scanned at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, September 1889
October 11, 1889
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1890 amounting to $4,042.50 for areas covering the Civilization Fund and the support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1890
October 11, 1889
Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1889.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, September 1889
October 16, 1889
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1890 amounting to $10,050.75 for support of the school. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds amounting to $8,130.00 for regular employee pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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October 16, 1889
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the second quarter of fiscal year 1890 amounting to $470.75 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, October 1889
October 16, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs if his nominations of employees on September 4th and 30th are accepted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
October 18-19, 1889
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits report that lists employees who have left the school (Lizzie R. Bender). The report includes position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure. Included is an explanatory cover letter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
October 19, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 75 single desks as well as 35 rear seats for a total cost of $348.75 to furnish the new school building.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Furniture
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Desks and Seats for New School Building
October 21, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt makes a correction to the amount requested for the purchase of desks and seats for the new school buildings. Pratt notes the cost should have been $358.75 not $348.75.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction Made to Amount Requested for Seats and Desks
October 21, 1889
Richard Henry Pratt inquires about using appropriation to support former students currently enrolled at various colleges who are currently being supported by the Charity Fund. Pratt notes that he has many calls on his Charity Fund and is about $5…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence