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 23, 1893
F. A. Beltzhoover inquires from the Commissioner Indian Affairs various questions related to the Carlisle Indian School including the number of pupils in average attendance, the appropriation for the School, and the average cost per pupil.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Beltzhoover Seeks Information on Various Questions Related to Carlisle283 KB
February 23, 1893
Newton A. Wells requests information related to Indian Schools established by the Government and particularly the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Newton Wells Requests Information Related to Carlisle510.48 KB
February 25, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Anna C. Hamilton's application for a 234-day leave of absence without pay. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Hamilton's absence is due to ill health and…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna C. Hamilton's Request for Leave of Absence 997.36 KB
February 25 - April 17, 1893
William T. Leake, Supervisor of Education, transmits a list of students as well as physician's report of six students for transfer from the Fort Lapwai Industrial School to the Carlisle Indian School.
A note on the correspondence page says…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Proposed Transfer of Six Students from Fort Lapwai to Carlisle1.3 MB
February 27, 1893
Minnie M. Birch informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she is accepting the position of dining room matron pursuant to various conditions.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Minnie Birch Accepts with Conditions the Dining Room Matron Position392.52 KB
March 2, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for February 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Illness, Student Deaths
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, February 18931.82 MB
March 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the request for the return of William and Sarah Archiquette by their parents. Pratt notes that every year after their required enrollment had ended the students were offered the opportunity to return home and they…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Replies to Request for William and Sarah Archiquette in 1893775.76 KB
March 4, 1893
These materials include a descriptive statement of pupils for 2 individuals transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from the Blackfeet Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Reports
View Document: Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Blackfeet Agency, 1893814.49 KB
March 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Effie (Elspeth) Fisher wants to use her 24-day leave of absence before she goes west to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Miss Fisher's Request for Leave of Absence (Letter)358.86 KB
March 4, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs advising him that teacher Effie (Elspeth) Fisher wants to use her 24-day leave of absence before she goes west to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Miss Fisher's Request for Leave of Absence (Telegram)377.46 KB
March 7-14, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Clara C. McAdam's application for a 30-day leave of absence. In an explanatory cover letter, Pratt recommends that McAdam takes leave because of illness and requests her application be granted. Also included…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Clara C. McAdam's Application for Sick Leave of Absence 1.23 MB
March 7, 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 February 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, February 18933.18 MB
March 8, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Mary E. B. Phillips' application for a 30-day leave of absence because of poor health. Also included is a letter from the physician recommending Phillips be granted a 30-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Mary E. B. Phillips' Request for Leave of Absence 736.83 KB
March 10, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a report on leave of absences taken by numerous employees during the fiscal year 1892-1893: A. J. Standing, C. R. Dixon, C. H. Hepburn, W. G. McConkey, A. S. Ely, W. P. Campbell, M.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report on Leave of Absences for Fiscal Year 1892-18931.61 MB
March 13, 1893
Benjamin H. Miller, Inspector, requests that William Ike be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School in order to further his education and in carpentry.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll William Ike736.19 KB
March 15, 1893 - June 26, 1893
Catherine Caryl requests a transfer to another school as a teacher and includes a recommendation from former Carlisle Indian School principal Elspeth Fisher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Catharine Caryl Requests Transfer to Different School as Teacher510.74 KB
March 15, 1893
Minnie M. Birch informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she wants to change her previous response. Birch states that she wants to accept the dining room matron position at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Minnie Birch Accepts Dining Room Matron Position238.08 KB
March 21, 1893
Edward Miller requests the appointment of his daughter Clara Miller as a teacher or principal at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Appointment of Clara Miller as Teacher711.79 KB
March 22, 1893
Jerry R. Fisher requests the return of his son Belknap Fox from the Carlisle Indian School due to his own health and that of his son.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Belknap Fox532.04 KB
March 22, 1893
Captain Richard Henry Pratt requests a supply of two dozen different articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Special Requisition for Stationery, March 1893862.99 KB
March 22, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that has a found a cheaper grade of goods satisfactory from J. L. Mott in New York City. These goods include bath tubs, compression bibbs, enameled washstands, and waterclosets.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Data in Reference to Various Supplies536.11 KB
March 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding the approval of Mary E. B. Phillips sick leave. Pratt notes that he hopes to consolidate schools during the closing months to save costs due to the increase in irregular…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Resignation of Mary E. B. Phillips and Consolidation of Schoolrooms468.27 KB
March 24-31, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests blanks of administrative reports that had not been delivered despite being ordered in December 1892. Department of Interior Chief Clerk E. M. Dawson explains that they were not delivered because Pratt's office had not…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
View Document: Requisition for Blanks and Blank Books, March 18931.26 MB
March 27, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting Miss McAdam's application for leave of absence be granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Clara C. McAdam's Request for Sick Leave of Absence (Letter)337.14 KB
March 27, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting teacher Clara C. McAdam's application for leave of absence be granted.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Clara C. McAdam's Request for Sick Leave of Absence (Telegram)381.89 KB