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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January 14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding placing Alfred John Standing in charge of the building in Chicago. Pratt approves of the placement but notes that he does not agree with his salary being taken out of…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Response to Standing being Placed in Charge of Chicago Exhibit558.61 KB
January 17, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs Office of Indian Affairs that Colonel George T. Balch requesting the forms for notifying him of the results of the ballot along with the ballots. As a result this will delay sending out the ballots but that they should…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Printing Department
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Ballots for Col. Balch will be Delayed345.95 KB
January 18, 1893
Captain Richard H. Pratt requests a six-month 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: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Requisition of Blanks and Blank Books, January 1893376.25 KB
January 20-23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 30-day leave of absence due to sickness. Included is a physician's certificate verifying Merritt's illness.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cornelia A. Merritt's Request for Sick Leave of Absence 775.96 KB
January 24, 1893 - February 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter from Mark D. Evarts written to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs asking for his money held by Pratt. Pratt notes that he is holding onto the money because Evarts has been spending his money quickly and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request for Savings by Mark D. Evarts1.09 MB
January 25, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a request from E. E. Riopal, Superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant Indian School, regarding the re-enrollment of the Sarah Williams and Delia Strong at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt provides a history of the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Reenrollment, Student Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Re-Enroll Delia Strong and Sarah Williams463.81 KB
January 26, 1893
Daniel Dorchester, Superintendent of the Indian Schools, comments on his investigation regarding a letter written by Adela Rankin to Theodore Roosevelt about student abuse, as well as complaints of New York Indians regarding a lack of food at…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Food and Dining, Discipline - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Dorchester Responds to Complaints 753.2 KB
January 26, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Lizzie L. Payne, India J. Burke, Ella L. Smart) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position at the…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position736.65 KB
January 26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter concerning to the estimate of funds for the third quarter of 1893. Pratt goes through various ways he has already reduced costs and notes that if needed he will send students on…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Expenses669.17 KB
January 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Letter)345.25 KB
January 28, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting immediate action in regards to teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Sick Leave of Absence (Telegram)378.46 KB
January 30, 1893
Mary M. Kennedy writes to the Office of Indian Affairs requesting that the New York students at the Carlisle Indian School be returned. Kennedy claims that the students are not receiving enough food to eat. In addition, one student whose father…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Claims by Mary M. Kennedy Against the Carlisle School and Request for Return665.63 KB
January 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Letter)313.75 KB
January 30, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application was for a month's sick leave.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clarification Regarding Cornelia A. Merrit's Sick Leave of Absence Request (Telegram)377.61 KB
February 1, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a difference in pay for irregular employees. Pratt informs the Office that James Paints Yellow should have been paid for 13 full days at 24 cents per day.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students - Irregular Employees
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction in Irregular Employee Pay for James Paints Yellow428.79 KB
February 6, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for January 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injured, January 18931.12 MB
February 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt provides a testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher, Principal Teacher, for future employment in the Indian Service.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Testimonial for Elspeth L. Fisher555.39 KB
February 7, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a letter regarding a request by Louis (here Lewis) Levering to stop farming on the outing program and go to Philadelphia to learn a trade.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Lewis Levering's Request to Learn a Trade in Philadelphia586.57 KB
February 8, 1893 - February 14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards result of the ballot of the Carlisle Indian School on the question of the daily salute of the American flag.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Ballot Result on Question of the Daily Salute of the American Flag989.65 KB
February 8, 1893
Cornelia A. Merritt, a teacher, sends a lengthy letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in regards to her sick leave of absence. Merritt explains to the Commissioner that she believes her sick leave should be granted with pay. Merritt argues…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation of Cornelia A. Merritt's Need for Sick Leave1.06 MB
February 8, 1893
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 January 1893. 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, January 18932.96 MB
February 15, 1893
Frank Pierce requests permission to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Frank Pierce Requests Permission to Enroll at Carlisle474.66 KB
February 15, 1893
Teacher Cornelia A. Merritt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to thank him that her leave of absence will be granted with pay.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Thank You Letter for Cornelia A. Merritt's Sick Leave of Absence 190.76 KB
February 20, 1893
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three women (Anna H. Johnson, Minnie M. Birch, Minerva E. Spencer) who are eligible to fill the vacant dining room matron position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Dining Room Matron Position 767.32 KB
February 20, 1893
John and Mary Archiquette ask Thomas J. Morgan to order the return of their children William and Sarah from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893617.15 KB