John B. Brown of the Oglala Boarding School in Pine Ridge writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing the leave of Mr. Robertson to aid in the transfer of a party of children to Carlisle. Brown also notes that there is no opposition by Oglala Boarding School employees to the transfer of pupils to Carlisle. A handwritten note at the bottom of the…
Brown, John B.
August 17, 1901
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
May 1, 1906 - February 24, 1923
This folder consists of material compiled about Emma Lovewell by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC while she worked in the Indian Service. Lovewell served as a teacher at Carlisle between 1909 and 1914. (She resigned from Carlisle and the Indian Service in general in December of 1914.)
Most of the documents in this folder…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
June 7, 1909
John B. Brown writes to Richard Henry Pratt discussing his recent reading of a story by Captain Jack Hart in which he claims he encountered a former Carlisle student named Charlie Bent in the West in 1865. Brown also discusses his work in Fort Shaw, Montana.
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Letters/Correspondence
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Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
February 24, 1914
These documents include correspondence, an article possibly written by Moses Friedman and part of an affidavit collected by John B. Brown at behest of the Office of Indian Affairs for the 1914 congressional investigation into Carlisle. A supervisor of the Indian Service, Brown was asked to secure statements from people with knowledge of…
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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 28, 1914 - May 3, 1915
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to change admission rules for students from the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. Prior to Lipps request, students from these Nations were required to pay both tuition and transportation. The revision allowed students with financial need to attend…
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
September 9, 1916 - January 22, 1918
This document contains correspondence about new policies encouraging vocational nursing training for female students in Indian schools. Included is an extensive pamphlet from the professional nursing training program at Fort Dearborn Hospital, Circular letters ordering the transfer of all students interested in nursing training to the Carlisle…
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Letters/Correspondence, Photographs
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National Archives and Records Administration
July 9, 1918 - February 14, 1940
These materials include correspondence, official records, and other documents related to the closure of the Carlisle Indian School in 1918. Discussed topics include the transfer of the land from the Department of the Interior to the Department of War, the transfer of property to other Indian schools, and the discharge and transfer of students…
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
- March 5, 1990
Personnel file of Oscar Hiram Lipps, who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from July 1, 1915 to March 31, 1917. Lipps also was temporarily the Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School from February 1914 to June 1915, after Moses Friedman was suspended from duty. Lipps worked in the Department of the Interior for…
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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration