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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April 18, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding fire precautions taken at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fire Precautions Taken at the Carlisle Indian School499.5 KB
April 20, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $5,239 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 18921.19 MB
April 21, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that it is not necessary to fill the position vacated by Lillie Woolston's move to Arizona immediately.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of No Need to Fill Position Vacated by Woolston476.59 KB
April 21, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to requests to return Abram Hill by noting that Hill came to Carlisle from Martinsburg and has remained at Carlisle by his own choice. Pratt states that Hill is currently attending school in Newtown, Pennsylvania and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abram Hill486 KB
April 26, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Indian School can supply a suit for Komalta at the same price they furnished for the Cheyennes.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Proposal to Furnish Suit for Komalta562.24 KB
April 30, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests transportation orders be sent immediately over the subsidized position of route for one student to the Shoshone Agency as the student is sick and should be sent at once.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transportation Order on Subsidized Route to Shoshone Agency525.63 KB
May 7, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for April 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, April 18921.87 MB
May 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jennie Dubray be allowed to take the examination to qualify for a teaching position in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Exam for Teaching Position501.23 KB
May 11, 1892
The Comptroller answers an inquiry of R. V. Belt regarding using the appropriation for the Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies. Belt asks if the agency appropriation can be used for the education of agency students at Carlisle above…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Inquiry Regarding Use of Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, and Blackfeet Agencies Appropriation1.03 MB
May 14, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $12,024.00 for the support of the Montana students. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 18921.18 MB
May 14, 1892
Richard H. Pratt provides an estimate of the number of employees necessary for operating the school during the 1893 fiscal year. The report includes position titles, the associated salary that he requests, as well as the number of employees with…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Reports
View Document: Estimate of Positions and Salaries for Fiscal Year 1893978.32 KB
May 16, 1892
Charles F. Ashley, U.S. Indian Agent for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, reports the annuity payment for Lydia Harrington.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Agent Reports Annuity Payment for Lydia Harrington498.26 KB
May 17, 1892
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1892 amounting to $11,998.25 for treaty fund. Richard H. Pratt also sends an Estimate of Supplies amounting to $449.40. An explanatory cover letter is included.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Estimate of Funds and Estimate of Supplies, Fourth Quarter 18921.74 MB
May 17, 1892
W. G. McConkey, clerk and stenographer, requests a transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western Agency due to his health.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: McConkey Requests Transfer to Western Agency634.61 KB
May 17, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from George King forwarded by the Office of Indian Affairs for the return of his daughter Louisa King. Pratt notes that the writer of the letter, S. S. Burleson, a missionary to the Oneidas, is in his…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Louisa King760.05 KB
May 18, 1892 - May 21, 1892
Simon and Susan Thompson request the Office of Indian Affairs to instruct Richard Henry Pratt to return their daughter Linnie Thompson (here Lennie Thompson) for the vacation period.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Linnie Thompson for Vacation1.53 MB
May 19, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1892. 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, April 18922.02 MB
May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Girls Matron position will be vacant as of July 31, 1892. Pratt notes that he has doubts that the Civil Service Commission can produce a suitable candidate due to the difficultly…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Upcoming Vacancy in Girls Matron Position737.5 KB
May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs inform him which positions at the Carlisle Indian School fall under the Civil Service rules and which do not.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Which Positions Fall Under Civil Service Rules478.35 KB
May 20, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests that the Montana funds for transportation be made special and forwarded at once in order to facilitate transportation of students.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Transportation Funds of Montana Students be made Special535.55 KB
May 25, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request to have Jennie Dubray take the examination for a teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt notes that Captain Brown of the Pine Ridge Agency desires to have Dubray and her future husband Clarence…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Teaching Exam730.38 KB
May 27, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt reports to the Office of Indian Affairs on the service of Mariette Wood as a teacher in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on the Work of Mariette Wood at Carlisle723.36 KB
May 31, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lydia Dittes has left Carlisle due to her health and in her place Pratt has promoted Lillie Ruth Shaffner.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office of Changes in the Girls Matron Position499.47 KB
June 1, 1892
John Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Jennie E. Martin, Cirrilla E. Needham, Constance M. Davenport) who are eligible to fill the vacant matron position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Matron Position 826.48 KB
June 1, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, May 18921.82 MB