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 13, 1894
Charles G. Penney, Acting U. S. Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency, requests the return from the Carlisle Indian School of Sallie Face (here Sally Face) from the Carlisle Indian School.
Daniel G. Browning forwards copy of the letter to…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request for the Return of Sallie Face404.88 KB
February 14, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request by the agent to return Sallie Face to her home.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Request to Return Sallie Face480.82 KB
February 14, 1894
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 1894. 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 18942.05 MB
February 21, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that students from the Kiowa and Comanche Agency as well as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency have contributed funds to allow one chief from each Nation to attend commencement ceremonies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Chiefs from Various Agencies Coming to Carlisle Commencement311.1 KB
February 23, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests answer to his previous telegram seeking authority to have a number of chiefs visit Carlisle for the commencement ceremonies.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Follows Up on Request for Chiefs to Visit Carlisle for Commencement304.03 KB
February 24, 1894 - February 28, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter requesting his assistance in having Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf come to Washington D. C. to discuss a proposed treaty before Congress.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Agency/Reservation Business
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Have Parker and Lone Wolf Travel to Washington D.C.653.32 KB
February 27-28, 1894
John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of three men (Reed J. Snyder, Jacob A. Ressler, James Daniel Coleman DeJarnette) who are eligible to fill the vacant teacher position…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Employees - Teachers
Format: Legal and Government Documents
View Document: Eligible Candidates for Teacher Position 508.17 KB
March 1, 1894 - March 9, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Stella M. Cannon, teacher at the Chemawa Indian School, requesting that two students be enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he can arrange the transfer of the two students in order…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Request for Enrollment, Student Transfers
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Enroll Two Students from Chemawa Indian School835.59 KB
March 5, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay expenses incurred in the return of two runaway pupils located near Winchester, Virginia.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Students Running Away
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Expenses in Recovery of Two Runaway Students313.64 KB
March 5, 1894 - 1900
Outing rules and other items from students who were on outing with William Balderston in Darlington, Pennsylvania.
Repository: Mercer Museum Research Library
View Document: William Balderston Outing Materials4.56 MB
March 6, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests the return of a hundred pairs of Canal Hames which were sent by the Warehouse instead of the Concord Hames as requested.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Request to Return Incorrect Supply Order462.6 KB
March 9, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Anna S. Luckenbach's application for a 9-day annual leave of absence. Luckenbach works as a clerk.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Anna S. Luckenbach's Application for Annual Leave of Absence 307.66 KB
March 15, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt withdraws objection regarding bill covering the medical treatment of Seth Clear Eyes at the St. Joseph's Hospital.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Withdraws Objections to Bill for Treatment of Seth Clear Eyes310.76 KB
March 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to letters from Mary E. Smith regarding her son Sibbald Smith. Pratt provides Sibbald's history as a student at Carlisle and provides recommendations to keep him at the school for some time.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Letters Concerning Sibbald Smith1.78 MB
March 16, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter from John G. Ground (also known as J. Grover Ground). Pratt recommends that Ground's affairs be left in his hands. He further discusses the circumstances surrounding…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding J. Grover Ground702.6 KB
March 16, 1894
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 1894. 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 18942.38 MB
March 17, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards two letters from the family of Sibbald Smith. Pratt notes that an Office insistence that Smith will receive a proper punishment and deny the request for his return will be accepted by his family.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Forwards Two Letters Regarding Sibbald Smith324.51 KB
March 19, 1894
Henry D. Graves, Superintendent of the New York Warehouse, responds to complaint of Richard Henry Pratt that the harness sent to the Carlisle Indian School was not the harness that was indicated on the annual estimate.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: New York Warehouse Responds to Harness Complaint494.09 KB
March 24, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt requests approval for 70 students to visit Washington D.C. to perform for Congress and other Government Officials in addition to taking the students to other cities.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: School Band Performances, Student Travel
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Requests Approval for Trip to Perform Musical Exhibitions309.4 KB
March 28, 1894 - April 30, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt encloses correspondence regarding the employment of former student Stailey Norcross as a tailor at the Navajo Agency.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Pratt Details Reasons for Sending Stailey Norcross to Navajo Agency708.27 KB
March 29, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Stailey Norcorss is leaving to report to Lieutenant Plummer.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics: Student Travel Departing
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Informing Office of Departure of Stailey Norcross324.18 KB
April 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk F. J. Martin's request for a 10-day leave of absence to take effect prior to their resignation.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: F. J. Martin's Request for Leave of Absence317.89 KB
April 4, 1894
Richard Henry Pratt forwards clerk Lavinia A. Bender's application for a 5-month leave of absence because of health and home reasons.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Letters/Correspondence
View Document: Lavinia A. Bender's Request for Leave of Absence 324.57 KB
April 5, 1894
Richard H. Pratt submits an Estimate of Supplies for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1894 amounting to $499.74 and requests to purchase those items in the open market. The form includes the items being requested, the quantity, the estimated…
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Format: Financial Documents
View Document: Estimate of Supplies, April 1894582.73 KB
April 6, 1894
Estimate of funds for the fourth quarter of 1894 amounting to $17,345.99 for support of the school.
Repository: National Archives and Records Administration
Topics:
View Document: Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1894613.58 KB