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 3, 1890
The Eleventh Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School. Richard Henry Pratt provides a history of the school from his days as the Captain of the 10th Cavalry. Pratt then details the educational mission of the school as providing a basic…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents, Reports
View Document: Eleventh Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School7.57 MB
November 6, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Charles H. Smith to return home to visit his sick father.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request of Charles H. Smith to Return Home569.28 KB
November 7, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding discrepancies cited by the Office between the Carlisle annual report and the quarterly reports. Pratt details how his calculations were made and further discusses the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Inquiry Regarding Report on School Statistics1.08 MB
November 8, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt requests the assistance of the Office of Indian Affairs in paying the law school tuition of William F. Campbell. Pratt forwards two letters from Campbell.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Pay Law School Tuition of William F. Campbell2.34 MB
November 12, 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 October 1890. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, October 18902.37 MB
November 25 - December 4, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from former student William F. Campbell regarding his law studies and attempts to earn a living as a painter.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: William F. Campbell Provides Update on Law Studies1.37 MB
December 1, 1890 - December 3, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a Board of Survey to the Office of Indian Affairs convened on December 1, 1890 to dispose of broken or otherwise unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Forwards Board of Survey Proceedings Convened in December 18903.11 MB
December 1, 1890
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1890. Dixon also includes a lengthy note about the cases in the "Remarks and Physician's Special Report" section.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, November 18901.46 MB
December 2, 1890
Captain Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (A. M. Cheney) as well as those who have changed positions (Mary E. Campbell). These reports include personal information about those being hired as well…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1890 (1)625.33 KB
December 6, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt submits a "Special" Estimate of Funds form for $5,598.25 for the transportation of students and support for the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Special Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1891967.93 KB
December 9, 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 November 1890. Pratt distinguishes between the "White Labor…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, November 18902.26 MB
December 12, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt asks for information regarding Howard Logan. Pratt notes that Logan has been waiting for orders from Professor Rich to join him at Fort McDowell. Pratt indicates that Logan needs to be transferred due to his health and that he…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Orders for Howard Logan584.81 KB
December 18, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt discusses the case of Chester Cornelius with the Office of Indian Affairs. Pratt notes that Cornelius purchased a section of land under the Severalty Act with the intention of renting it out to support himself as he enrolled…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Allowance for Chester Cornelius to Attend Commercial School859.38 KB
December 19, 1890
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies that were previously requested for the fiscal year 1891 and informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that more than half of those items have not been received. The form includes the items being…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, December 18903.08 MB
December 20, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from the father of Maggie and Frank Keiser to return home. Pratt notes that he has already informed their father that the students can return home at his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Request to Return Maggie and Frank Keiser583.17 KB
December 23, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt requests additional funding in order to pay postage for sending letters from students as well as their report cards to their parents. Pratt notes that Agents and Postmasters have in some cases not delivered the letters when…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Writing Home, Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Postage for Sending Letters and Report Cards to Parents618.58 KB
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December 26, 1890 - January 5, 1891
A letter from Richard Henry Pratt forwarding a request for the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to pay for William F. Campbell's fees for the University of Minnesota Law School. Pratt forwards both a letter from the Dean of the Law School William S…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Forwards Contract to Pay Law School Expenses2.62 MB
December 27, 1890
Richard Henry Pratt provides information on Charles W. Williams, known at Carlisle as Charley Wolf, and his potential appointment as an assistant teacher at the Colville Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Information on Charley Wolf572.23 KB
December 30, 1890
Major Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (G. B. Bratton). These reports include personal information about those being hired.
This is the second of two descriptive statements from December 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, December 1890 (2)774.35 KB
January 5, 1891
Estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1891 amounting to $13,466.90 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Third Quarter 1891831.49 KB
January 5, 1891
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the third quarter of fiscal year 1891 amounting to $462.90 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated cost…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, January 18911.29 MB
January 6, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for December 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, December 18901.5 MB
January 9, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during December 1890. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report of Irregular Employees, December 18902.15 MB
January 21, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the gender breakdown by grade of the Carlisle Indian School as of December 31, 1890.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on Gender Breakdown by Grade at End of 18901.26 MB
January 22, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt writes personally to Thomas J. Morgan to object to the method used to calculate the costs in educating students at the various Indian Schools. Pratt notes that in the 1890 Annual Report all costs for Carlisle were represented…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Objects to Inputs for the 1890 Annual Report682.68 KB