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 19, 1891
Peter White requests to have John Moses enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. White notes that Moses attended a school in Indiana but had to leave and therefore would like to complete his education at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll John Moses at Carlisle545.79 KB
September 19, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt notes that he left off his estimate wool hats in order to buy them on the open market. Pratt indicates that the wool hats purchased by the Department are too inferior for the School's uses. He asks authority to purchase 50…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Soft Wool Hats on the Open Market521.33 KB
September 21, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Thomas J. Morgan to provide an update on various aspects of the Carlisle Indian School including the construction of the Girls Quarters, the Hospital addition, and the barn. In addition, he provides an update on the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Updates to Thomas J. Morgan705.89 KB
September 22, 1891
T. J. Quinn responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the return of Henry Keoke. Quinn notes that in the letter Pratt promised to return Keoke at the end of the summer and that the Office instruct Pratt to return him according to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Guardian of Henry Keoke Responds to Office Letter539.16 KB
September 24, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a telegram from Thomas J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding a Mr. Bennett. Pratt states that Bennett would be all right for Sisseton.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Morgan's Telegram Regarding Bennett367.55 KB
September 28, 1891
Wilson Elm requests that his adopted daughter Maggie Thomas be returned to the Carlisle Indian School from her outing. Elm states that he sent Thomas to Carlisle to get an education and that she wants to return to Carlisle. He further states that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Problems on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Maggie Thomas to Carlisle from Outing511.9 KB
October 5, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an inquiry from James R. O'Beirne about a Caddo student who had run away from his farming outing. Pratt states that he sent William P. Campbell after the student to New…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry into Runaway Caddo Student509 KB
October 5, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for September 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, September 18911.54 MB
October 20, 1891 - October 29, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request for the return of Isaac Davis from his step-father Mr. Greenback. Pratt claims that Davis' term of enrollment has not expired nor is the reason that he is needed to assist with home affairs a valid one…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for the Return of Isaac Davis848.85 KB
October 20, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request from missionary S. S. Burleson for the return of Celicia Schanandore. Pratt provides Schananadore's history at the school and notes that she desired to remain…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Celicia Schanandore366.4 KB
October 20-29, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from George Means requesting a position as a Master of Transportation at the Pine Ridge Agency. Pratt in his letter states that while he does not want to interfere with the agent's selection that Means has…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Position as Master of Transportation at Pine Ridge842.12 KB
October 20, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authorization to buy books listed in letter to be used to train students in nursing as well as for the use of the school hospital.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Various Books Requested for Nursing Training and Hospital486.42 KB
October 23, 1891 - October 26, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a report of school physician C. R. Dixon regarding a shortage in the invoice of various medical supplies. Pratt notes that the school only asks for what it needs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Medical Supplies and Materials
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Report on Shortage of Medical Supplies1.2 MB
October 26, 1891
B. P. Shuler, U.S. Indian Agent for the White Earth Agency, provides a report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs including on pupils sent to Fort Totten and a delegation to be sent Carlisle. Shuler states that all of the students sent to Fort…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Difficulties in Sending Children to Carlisle from White Earth798.52 KB
October 26, 1891
Estimate of funds for the second quarter of 1892 amounting to $80.00 for traveling and incidental expenses attending an Indian school superintendents conference in Kansas.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Second Quarter 1892643.18 KB
October 26, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt writes to Thomas J. Morgan informing him that he is printing the rules and regulations for enforcing compulsory attendance in the Red Man. In addition, Pratt writes of a letter of former student George Means that he…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Update on Rules and Regulations and Article by Harries743.13 KB
October 31, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs Thomas J. Morgan that the Carlisle Indian School has enough students to carry out its appropriation but could enroll additional students. He further states that the school has more success when an employee recruits the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Recruitment Methods459.66 KB
November 2, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt responds to Thomas J. Morgan's annual report on the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt states that the numbers used in the report present Carlisle in an unfair light by including transportation costs in their funds while not…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Report on Carlisle822.15 KB
November 5, 1891
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1891.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Wounded, October 18911.35 MB
November 6, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that there are differences between the quantities of school books requested and what was received. Pratt states that he hopes the differences were not denied or cut without his consultation…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Difference in School Supplies Received to What was Requested 359.37 KB
November 6, 1891
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 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, October 18913.7 MB
November 12, 1891
These materials include a descriptive statement of students regarding 3 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Sac and Fox Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Sac and Fox Agency, 1891624.95 KB
November 17, 1891 - November 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt forwards comments made by the school's doctor, C. R. Dixon, to an article on the treatment of the eyes of Indian pupils. Dixon comments that a number of the treatments recommended while sound should only be used by trained…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dixon's Comments on the Treatment of Eyes Throughout the Indian Service1.08 MB
November 18, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase various garden seeds for the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Purchase Seeds for the Carlisle Indian School535.62 KB
November 20, 1891
Richard Henry Pratt informs Thomas J. Morgan that Eliza Choteau claims she has written to the Office of Indian Affairs twice regarding annuity money owed to her and her sister. Pratt notes that Choteau is "a Seneca of the Quapaw Agency" and that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claim of Eliza Choteau Regarding Annuity Money521.4 KB