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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June 12, 1890
Alfred John Standing forwards a report covering the wages paid for various labor as well as prices of materials to be used in building construction.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Reports
View Document: Schedule of Wages and Cost of Building Materials1.26 MB
June 18, 1890
Alfred John Standing informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has the funds on hand for the rent of the Hocker Farm through June 30, 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Informs Office of Funds to Pay Hocker Farm Available393.94 KB
June 20 - July 21, 1890
A series of nineteen 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 5 of 5)12.08 MB
June 29, 1890
Thomas A. Metoxen requests from the Office of Indian Affairs to return home. Metoxen notes that he came to Carlisle in September 1885 on a five year term and that his parents would like to see him this summer. In addition, he notes that he would…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request of Thomas A. Metoxen to Return Home377.04 KB
June 30, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt recommends Howard Logan, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, for a position as a teacher at the Navajo Agency for one year. Pratt notes that Logan needs to go West for his health and this opportunity also allows him the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Recommendation to Appoint Howard Logan as Navajo Agency Teacher678.19 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the transfer of two boys from the Wind River School and two girls from the Fort Hall School to the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that as long as the students are…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Recommends Transferring Four Students from Agency Schools655.47 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt requests to use the Montana Treaty Funds to pay for the return of Egbert B. Hail (here Big Hail) and Theron Lears to their homes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests to Use Treaty Funds to Return Big Hail and Theron Lears395.16 KB
July 1, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding authority to transfer pupils to their homes. Pratt notes that it was best to return the students at once and he therefore sent the students under escort. Pratt ends by…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Authority to Return Pupils in June 1890375.73 KB
July 2, 1890
Fordyce Grinnell, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for June 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, June 18902.3 MB
July 2, 1890 - July 9, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from J. H. Seger, the head of the Seger Colony, regarding former students at the Carlisle Indian School. Seger promotes making Indians self-sufficient through the use of work harnesses and cattle. However,…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Proposal from J. H. Seger3.04 MB
July 5, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt 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 July 1890. Pratt distinguishes between the employees, whose…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, June 18901.42 MB
July 7, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the letter of C. W. Crouse, U. S. Indian Agent for the Pima Agency, related to the Pima Agency School and his general thoughts on educating students in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides His Thoughts on Agency Schools982.55 KB
July 8, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt returns the Rules for Indian Schools with a few recommendations. Pratt's main recommendation is that students should be as strongly encouraged as possible to enter the general public school system rather than establishing a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt's Recommendations on Proposed Rules for Indian Schools969.8 KB
July 9, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a request from Daniel Schanandore to have his son Edwin returned home. Pratt notes that Edwin graduated in 1889 and immediately after went to work for a farmer in Bucks County…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Edwin Schanandore649.19 KB
July 11, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the request from Thomas A. Metoxen to return to his home. Pratt notes that Metoxen has since changed his mind and requested to be sent out on outing which Pratt complied…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Thomas Metoxen386.85 KB
July 12, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt in compliance with a request from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the Haskell Indian School. Pratt notes that upon his arrival in San Francisco from his recent trip to Japan he received a letter from Haskell…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Makes Limited Report on the Haskell Indian School926.83 KB
July 15, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to send home students who were entitled to return at the end of June as well as bring in new students before the beginning of the new school year. Pratt notes that 100 students are due to be returned, with…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Notice of Need to Return Students and Bring in New Class746.9 KB
July 19, 1890
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month supply of two dozen different blank administrative forms used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, July 1890766.29 KB
July 20, 1890 - July 30, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt notes that since the Fort Hall Agency party is likely to be increased, he is confirmed in his recommendation to keep the party separate from the Nez Perce Agency party which will likely need an escort.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fort Hall and Nez Perce Agency Student Recruitment in 18901.24 MB
July 22, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $6,000.00 for transportation of students and purchase of supplies for immediate use at the school. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1890860.81 KB
July 23, 1890
Daniel Schanandore requests the return home of his son Edwin Schanandore.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Edwin Schanandore Home408.77 KB
July 25 - August 25, 1890
Morris A. Birely applies to be the Carlisle Indian School teacher. Birely forwards his application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs along with references from Samuel M. Birelly and M. G. Urner.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Application for Employment from Morris A. Birely 2.21 MB
July 25, 1890 - December 10, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards coupon of Government Request 2224 covering transportation of Philip Lavatta from Pocatello, Idaho to Council Bluffs, Iowa en route to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel to Enroll
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Travel Coupon for Philip Lavatta481.17 KB
July 29, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt advises that the incoming parties from the Fort Hall and Nez Perce Agencies should not be combined due to the difficulties involved. He further asks why only ten students should come from the Nez Perce Agency when there are…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Opinions on Bringing in Students from Fort Hall and Nez Perce Agencies790.86 KB
July 31, 1890
School Physician Dr. Fordyce Grinnell submits changes to Estimate of Medical Supplies for July of 1890. The form includes substitutions and additional medical supplies. Richard H. Pratt forwards Grinnell's letter to the Commissioner of Indian…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Estimate for Medical Supplies, July 18901.79 MB