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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May 29, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding to superintendent vacancies among Indian Schools. Pratt notes that of his employees the Carlisle Indian School disciplinarian William P. Campbell would be disposed to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Provides Recommendations on Filling Vacant Superintendent Positions531.69 KB
May 25, 1893
David Patterson requests that Daniel M. Browning act on the petition forwarded to him by A. W. Ferrin requesting the return of children from New York at the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: David Patterson Requests Office Act on Petition for Return of Students319.41 KB
May 25, 1893
Lydia L. Hunt informs Frank C. Armstrong that she is declining her appointment as a teacher in the Wadsworth Day School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lydia Hunt Declines Appointment as Teacher at Wadsworth Day School365.64 KB
May 25, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dairyman Richard Davis' application for a 45-day leave of absence to visit his tribe at Darlington, Oklahoma Territory.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Richard Davis' Application for Leave of Absence 250.71 KB
May 26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cornelia A. Merritt's application for a 22-day leave of absence to prepare for her transfer to the west.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Cornelia A. Merritt's Application for Leave of Absence 242.54 KB
May 26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests that Katherine J. Wiest be assigned to the Carlisle Indian School as a teacher in addition to Mr. Deavor and Mr. Drum. Pratt notes that Wiest was employed as a teacher at Carlisle after failing to obtain a teacher…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request that Katherine J. Wiest be Assigned to Carlisle423.13 KB
May 29, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Rosa Bourassa's application for an 18-day leave of absence. Bourassa works as an assistant matron.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Rosa Bourassa's Application for Leave of Absence308.21 KB
May 30, 1893 - June 11, 1893
John Uyya requests to return home early due to a request by his mother to help her oversee their cattle and livestock.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request by John Uyya to Return Home760.06 KB
May 31, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards dressmaker Helen A. Lord's application for a 19-day leave of absence. Lord will not return to work after the fiscal year and wants to take a leave of absence before then.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Helen A. Lord's Application for Leave of Absence 305.62 KB
May 31, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt letter documenting return of the papers of Henry Hudelson, Thomas E. James and W. Grant Thompson.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Returns Papers Related to Three Employees325.66 KB
June 1, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 21-day leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Leave of Absence 298.56 KB
June 1, 1893
C. R. Dixon, the school physician, compiles the monthly sanitary report for May 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Monthly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, May 1893937.83 KB
June 2, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Emma Abbott Cutter's request for a 32-day leave of absence to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Emma Abbott Cutter's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School316.23 KB
June 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Annie M. Worthington's application for a 30-day sick leave of absence. Worthington works as the superintendent of the sewing department. Also included is the physician's certificate verifying Worthington's illness.…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Illness
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Annie M. Worthington's Application for Leave of Absence469.41 KB
June 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Della F. Botsford's request for a 32-day leave of absence to attend summer school at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Della F. Botsford's Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School320.04 KB
June 3, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Lillie R. Shaffner's request for a 14-day leave of absence to attend two educational conventions in Chicago. Shaffner works as a matron in charge of girls.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
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Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence 324.57 KB
June 4, 1893
David and Martha Patterson request the return of their son Abner Patterson from the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Abner Patterson334.47 KB
June 5, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt sends a telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have matron Lillie R. Shaffner's leave of absence granted immediately.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
June 5, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting to have matron Lillie R. Shaffner's request for leave of absence be granted immediately.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Request for Leave of Absence (Letter)289.42 KB
June 5, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the appointment of Henry M. Hudelson as teacher is acceptable. He further requests that the appointments of Philip L. Drum and T. L. Deavor as teachers be enacted as well.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Appointment of Henry M. Hudelson336.39 KB
June 5, 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 May 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, May 18931.31 MB
June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt mails a letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to matron's Miss Shaffner's application for leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Letter)297.74 KB
June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards another telegram to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting an answer to matron Lillie R. Shaffner's leave of absence immediately.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Matrons
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Attention Called to Lillie R. Shaffner's Leave of Absence Again (Telegram)317.3 KB
June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Cathrine Caryl's request for a 30-day leave of absence to attend summer school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Catharine Caryl Request for Leave of Absence to Attend Summer School308.18 KB
June 6, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the mistake made with Helen A. Lord's (dressmaker) application for leave of absence. Lord wanted to leave on June 12th but her request was made for June 19th.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Correction to Helen A. Lord's Leave of Absence Request327.51 KB