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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October 24, 1892
Thomas John requests from Thomas J. Morgan to have his granddaughter, Phoebe Baird, returned from her outing to the Carlisle Indian School. In her letter to him, Baird states that she has not been at school lately and desires to return to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request from Phoebe Baird to Return to Carlisle from her Outing835.57 KB
October 25, 1892
Alfred John Standing returns the examination papers of two individuals and notes that no selection has been made. Standing states that the position has been temporarily filled.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Returns Exam Papers and Notes Temporary Appointment to Number 11499.07 KB
October 29, 1892
Alfred John Standing responds to inquiry from the Office of Indian Affairs related to Louisa Smith's request to return home in order to sell her property. Standing provides additional context related to Smith's claims and notes that the agent in…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Responds to Request for Louisa Smith's to Return Home526.33 KB
November 1, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for October 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, October 18921.86 MB
November 1, 1892
Louis Brunette requests the return of his son Charles Brunette from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Charles Brunette573.58 KB
November 1, 1892
Alfred John Standing returns the application papers of John Laley, Fireman, to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Fireman
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Standing Returns Application Papers of James Laley490.69 KB
November 4-5, 1892
These materials include letters and a descriptive statement of pupils regarding 14 individuals sent to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota. The correspondence includes a statement of the authority which allowed…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
November 4, 1892
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 14 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Pine Ridge Agency of South Dakota.
Note: A duplicate of this statement was also submitted to the Bureau of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Pine Ridge Agency, November 18924.21 MB
November 7, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during October 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, October 18923.13 MB
November 8, 1892
David S. Keck, Supervisor of Education, reports the transfer of two students, David McIntosh and Norman Cassadore, from the San Carlos Reservation to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Transfer of David McIntosh and Norman Cassadore to Carlisle492.81 KB
November 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to request from Thomas John for the return of his granddaughter Phoebe Baird from her outing home to Carlisle. Pratt provides some context and the outing report that indicates that Phoebe wanted to return in August…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students on Outings, Problems on Outings
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Phoebe Baird to Return from Outing1005.13 KB
November 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Louis Brunette for the return of his son Charles Brunette. Pratt notes that Charles has now informed him that his enrollment was objected to by both his parents. As a result, Pratt recommends that if…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Charles Brunette759.21 KB
November 9, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Perry H. Laravie for his return home. Pratt notes that Laravie came to Carlisle at his own option and cost and has been for the past few years on the outing program and attending school in the winter…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return from Perry H. Laravie547.62 KB
November 10, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding an exhibit at the World's Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Pratt informs the Office that he is planning to carry out orders to carry on a small school and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Preliminary Planning for Chicago Exhibit in 1893685.13 KB
November 26, 1892 - December 13, 1892
Correspondence related to claims from parents on the Cattaraugus Reservation of children at the Carlisle Indian School related to the return of their children. A. W. Ferrin, U.S. Indian Agent for New York Indians, relative to their claims from…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correspondence Related to Claims from New York Students About Lack of Food1.67 MB
December 2, 1892 - December 7, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from Betsy White for the return of her grandson Ely S. Parker from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has made an inspection of the kitchen and dining room and interviewed students and found…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Ely S. Parker3.18 MB
December 2, 1892 - December 3, 1892
Adela Rankin writes to Theodore Roosevelt (serving on the Civil Service Commission at that time) in regards to claims of abuse of students at the Carlisle Indian School. As a result of her attempting to bring these claims to light, she was…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Abuse Toward Students in Discipline1.15 MB
December 3, 1892
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for November 1892.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Sick and Injured, November 18921.37 MB
December 5, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a request by Alfred Laravie (here Alfred Larave). Pratt notes that Alfred is a brother of Perry Laravie whom Pratt had corresponded previously about in terms of granting…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Alfred Laravie's Request to Return Home504.14 KB
December 9, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a 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: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, December 1892514.98 KB
December 10, 1892
Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during November 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, November 18922.2 MB
December 11, 1892 - April 1, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy provides Thomas J. Morgan two letters regarding claims made by students at Carlisle regarding their punishment over complaints that they are not receiving enough food to eat. She further states that Richard Henry Pratt punishes…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Complaints Made by Mary M. Kennedy1.65 MB
December 12, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt requests clarification from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding annual leave of teachers during the Christmas recess.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers, Christmas
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification on Teacher Leave During Christmas Recess510.31 KB
December 12, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting 100 blank request for leave of absence applications and 200 reports of employees in service forms.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Office Supplies
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Blank Leave of Absence and Employees in Service Forms553.6 KB
December 14-22, 1892
Richard Henry Pratt responds to letter from Fanny W. Noble asking why she was asked to resign as a cook at the Carlisle Indian School after eight years of service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Resignation by Fanny W. Noble970.76 KB