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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June 7, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Fanny G. Paull's application for a 30-day leave of absence to take lessons in mechanical drawing. Paull works as a teacher.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Fanny G. Paull's Request for Leave of Absence 315.27 KB
June 9, 1893
Amos Hamilton requests that his annuity money be sent to him at Carlisle.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Amos Hamilton Requests Annuity Money467.95 KB
June 9, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Florence M. Carter's application for a 30-day leave of absence to attend summer school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Florence M. Carter's Request for Leave of Absence305.6 KB
June 9, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter requesting the return of the son of Chief Plato. Pratt notes that the Carlisle Indian School has never enrolled any members of the Mescalero band of the Apache Nation. Nor have…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Son of Chief Plato348.98 KB
June 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lydia L. Hunt would be interested in the Oregon Superintendent position if Mollie V. Gaither declines.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Office Informed of Lydia Hunt's Interest in Oregon Superintendent Position295.06 KB
June 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request for the return of Abner Patterson from his parents Martha and David. Pratt notes that Abner is an extremely healthy student who would benefit from remaining at Carlisle for the agreed upon period.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Abner Patterson375.66 KB
June 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt provides a report on the employees of the Carlisle Indian School relationship to him and to each other.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - General
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Reports
View Document: Report on Employees Relationships to Each Other895.88 KB
June 12, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards the lease of the Hocker Farm and requests that it be extended through fiscal year 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Renewal of Hocker Farm Lease for 1894 Fiscal Year296.71 KB
June 13, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Lydia L. Hunt will report to the Commissioner the following day.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Informs Office that Lydia Hunt will Report to Commissioner250.28 KB
June 16, 1893
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1894 amounting to $34,362.17 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian supplies. Richard H. Pratt also requests additional funds for regular employee pay. Finally, he sends an estimate…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
June 16, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to spend $150 to rent a telephone.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Utilities
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for Authority to Rent Telephone for 1894 Fiscal Year330.09 KB
June 16, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to rent the Hocker Farm and the Henderson Tract during fiscal year 1894.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Rent Hocker and Henderson Tracts During Fiscal Year 1894335.36 KB
June 17, 1893 - June 23, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs a copy of the lease for the Henderson tract in quintuplicate. The lease covers the outlines of the land being rented as well as its purpose for grazing and farming at the Carlisle…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
View Document: Pratt Forwards Henderson Tract Lease to Office of Indian Affairs in Quintuplicate2.05 MB
June 19, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Louis Caswell was employed at farming for 25 days in May 1893.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Report of Days Worked by Louis Caswell on Farm303.98 KB
June 19, 1893
S. M. Cart, Superintendent of the Santa Fe Indian School, informs the Office of Indian School that two of the students at the school desire to transfer to the Carlisle Indian School.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Two Students at Carlisle from Santa Fe 328.99 KB
June 20, 1893 - June 24, 1893
Charles E. Roberts objects to the dismissal of Minnie M. Birch as the Dining Room Matron at the Carlisle Indian School. Roberts quotes from Birch's letter that the reason for her dismissal is Richard Henry Pratt objecting to the Civil Service…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Objection to the Dismissal of Minnie M. Birch1.03 MB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he is willing to accept the appointment of Henry M. Hudelson as a teacher, but that he is also fine with Philip Drum or T. L. Deavor.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Appointment of Henry M. Hudelson351.49 KB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs for approval the agreement between the Carlisle Indian School and the Henderson heirs to rent the Henderson Tract.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Farms - Land Transactions
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Agreement Covering Rent of Henderson Tract for Approval320.67 KB
June 20, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to letter regarding money to be paid to Amos Hamilton.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Money to be Paid to Amos Hamilton387.6 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Lavinia A. Bender's application for a 25-day leave of absence.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lavinia A. Bender's Application for Leave of Absence 309.59 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Minnie M. Birch is unqualified for the position of dining room matron and requests a new candidate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Comments on Minnie M. Birch as Dining Room Matron353.56 KB
June 21, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of John Uyya to be returned to his home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return John Uyya398.84 KB
June 22, 1893
C. Caryl requests to know why she is not being re-nominated as a teacher by Richard Henry Pratt for the following school year. Caryl recounts her recent interactions with Pratt and if transferred requests to be transferred to Washington D.C. as a…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: C. Caryl Requests Reasons for Dismissal as Teacher1002.69 KB
June 22, 1893
Theodore Roosevelt responds to a communication from the Office of Indian Affairs regarding objections made by Richard Henry Pratt for Civil Service certifications 244, 246, and 247. Roosevelt writes that the Civil Service Commission cannot…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Explanation for Overruling Exceptions to Civil Service Certifications618.4 KB
June 22-26, 1893
Richard Henry Pratt forwards teacher Catherine Caryl's request for a transfer to a new school and a 30-day leave of absence. Caryl wants to take a leave of absence before the transfer. Pratt also advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Teacher Catherine Caryl's Request to Transfer to Another School662.45 KB