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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February 4, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt provides comments to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the various textbooks and education curriculum at the Carlisle Indian School and how it relates to the proposal of the Office for Indian Schools.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt's Comments on Proposed List of Books for Indian Schools2.24 MB
January 7 - February 9, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (W. R. Claudy and Kish Hawkins) as well as those who have left the school (J. B. Given and Chester P. Cornelius). These reports include personal information about those being…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees and Application, February 18911.61 MB
February 9, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths, Student Injuries
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, January 18911.66 MB
February 11, 1891 - February 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Nellie Londrosh Nunn requesting the farmer's position at the agency for her husband.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Letter from Nellie Londrosh Requesting Agency Position824.09 KB
February 11, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during January 1891. 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, January 18913.23 MB
February 12, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt inquiries when the Sioux Chiefs will visit the Carlisle Indian School as there are a dozen students on outing who would like to meet them.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into When Sioux Chiefs Will Visit Carlisle in 1891399.31 KB
February 12, 1891 - March 28, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from Levi Flint concerning his daughter Lydia Flint a student at the Carlisle Indian School. Levi asks that the government return his daughter to her…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Lydia Flint to her Home2.99 MB
February 13, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs from Clement C. Gaines, President of the Eastman Business College, and a contract between Gaines and former student Chester P. Cornelius. Gaines' understanding is that the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Question Regarding Agreement Covering Allowance of Chester Cornelius to Attend College1.87 MB
February 13, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests permission to purchase a test set of lenses due to an increase in poor eyesight among students resulting from Grippe. Pratt notes that after a trial of the lens test kit over several weeks he is now satisfied that it…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Lens Test Kit for Glasses630.75 KB
February 16, 1891
These materials include two descriptive statements of students regarding 9 girls and 8 boys sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statements of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, 18911.69 MB
February 16, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt seeks information on whether Professor Rich's recommendation of Howard Logan is approved. Pratt notes that Logan wants to know before starting.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Whether Recommendation of Howard Logan is Approved465.48 KB
February 18, 1891 - February 23, 1891
John Noble, Secretary of the Interior, forwards a letter from Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War, regarding opposition to sending Apache students currently being held at the Mount Vernon Barracks in Alabama to the Carlisle Indian School to the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Opposition of Sending Apache Students to Carlisle753.32 KB
February 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt refers to the inquiries of the Senate Resolution will require additional clerical workforce before the next session of Congress. As a result, Pratt requests two additional clerks and one agent.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Indian School System
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Additional Staff to Meet Senate Inquiry753.01 KB
February 21, 1891
Joseph Scanadore requests the return of his son Jemison Scanadore from the Carlisle Indian School. Scanadore indicates that his son has recently written him asking to return home and his letters to Richard Henry Pratt have gone unanswered.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Joseph Scanadore Requests Return Home of His Son Jemison469.1 KB
February 21, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase 33 books for a staff reference library.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Reference Library for Staff361.97 KB
February 28, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has received their telegram regarding the Senate Committee cutting annual per capita appropriation to $150. Pratt notes that this is ample and further reiterates his beliefs in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Per Capita Cut and Opposition to Assimilation488.36 KB
March 1, 1891
James Garcia writes to John Noble, the Secretary of the Interior, expressing his gratitude for his education at the Carlisle Indian School and the outing program.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Former Student Experiences
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: James Garcia Writes Regarding his Education at Carlisle429.57 KB
March 3, 1891 - March 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Henry A. Kennerly regarding an order from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that discouraged the transfer of mixed blood students to Carlisle. Kennerly notes that unless this order is modified he could…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to BIA Policy Change Regarding Student Recruitment1.02 MB
March 3, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the request of Joseph Scanadore for the return of his son Jemison Scanadore. Pratt provides Jemison's history at the Carlisle Indian School since his transfer from Martinsburg…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Return of Jemison Scanadore598.66 KB
March 5, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning Ralph Eagle Feather. Pratt provides the history of Eagle Feather and notes that he would be quite willing to find Eagle Feather farm employment but that if he is…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letter Regarding Ralph Eagle Feather1.17 MB
March 7, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs notice to change the name of the Carlisle Indian School to the Pratt Institute.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Objects to Proposal to Rename the Carlisle Indian School631.97 KB
March 10, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Office of Indian Affairs send a letter to a group of San Carlos Apache students encouraging them to remain at the Carlisle Indian School in order to complete the grammar grades. Pratt cites that the students…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Office Encourage Apache Students to Remain at Carlisle622.8 KB
March 10, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submit a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1891. 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, February 18912.61 MB
March 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt asks to add Riverside Instruction Frame to the list of books and school materials required. Pratt notes that his principal teacher believes the book is adapted for use in the school's primary departments.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Books Used at School, Academic Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Add Riverside Instruction Frame to List of Books350.89 KB
March 31, 1891 - May 12, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the Statement of Classification for students at the Carlisle Indian School for the quarter ending March 31, 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Enrollment Statistics
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Classification of Pupils for Quarter Ending March 31, 18911022.43 KB