Student file of Edward Fox, a member of the Shawnee Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1903 and ultimately departed on February 24, 1914. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, financial transactions, correspondence, medical/physical records, an…
Carns, Charles H.


Student file of John Thompson, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 1, 1905 and departed on December 5, 1905. The file contains a student information card and a trade/position record card.

Student file of Mitchell La Fleur, a member of the Colville Nation, who entered the school on October 21, 1906. No departure date is given. The file contains trade/position record cards, a progress/conduct record, an outing record, returned student surveys, and an application for enrollment.
In school documentation Mitchell La Fleur's…

Student file of Lyford John, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 29, 1906. No departure date is given. The file contains a progress/conduct card, trade/position record cards, correspondence, a former student response postcard, an outing record, medical/physical records, an application for enrollment, returned…

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists new employees (E. G. Sprow, Samuel G. Brown, Charles H. Carns, Daisy C. Laird, Flora Laird, Isabel Schweier, and Carrie E. Weekley), those who have left the school (Malcolm W. Odell, Kittie Odell, Phil Norman, George E. Snyder, Annie M. Morton, Dennison Wheelock, and Lida Jones), and those who have…

Edgar A. Allen, responds to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding temporary positions at the Carlisle Indian School during Richard Henry Pratt's absence.

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the only two probationary appointments currently at the Carlisle Indian School are W. S. Dysert and Charles Carns.

Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications for leave of absence for seven employees: Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Lizzie James (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), William S. Dysert (shoemaker), Milton I. Zeigler (harnessmaker), Charles H. Carns (painter), Ed A. Lau (carriagemaker).

Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Josephine R. Walter, William Burgess, H. M. Robertson, O. T. Harris, S. W. Thompson, Rosa B. Brown, Mattie A. Harm, Dora M. Peters, and Lizzie C. Jacobs), those who have changed positions (E. G. Sprow, Howard E. Gansworth, and Elizabeth Searight), and…

Richard Henry Pratt forwards fifty-one reports on leave of absence for several employees: Agnes May Robbins (teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher), Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Kate S. Bowersox (normal teacher), Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress), Ella G. Hill (laundry manager…

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that with the appointment of Olga Koerner that no provision for quarters or board are expected to be provided. Pratt also includes a list of employees who provide wither own quarters and accommodations.

Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of two employees for leave of absence: Charles H. Carns (painter) and M. S. Barr (nurse).

Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Elizabeth E. Forster, Jessie L. McIntire, Annie Belle Moore, Joseph Hummingbird, and Lila H. Connolly), those who have changed positions (William Davies, Florence M. Carter, and Margaret Roberts), and all employees working at the school to start the 1903-…

Edgar A. Allen (acting superintendent) forwards fifty-four reports on leave of absence several employees: Kate S. Bowersox (assistant principal and normal teacher), Margaret Roberts (teacher), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Clara L. Smith (teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), Elizabeth E. Forster (drawing teacher…

Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of twenty-four employees for leave of absence: Ed. A. Lau (instructor in carriagemaking), Cora B. Hawk (teacher), Agnes May Robbins (teacher), Jeannette Senseney (music teacher), Sadie F. Robertson (teacher), Mabel B. Sherry (teacher), Enoch M. Sherry (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher), Fanny G. Paull…

W. A. Mercer forwards fifty-five reports on leave of absence and seven applications for leave of absence for fifty-five employees: Mariette Wood (teacher), William Normast (instructor in tailoring), Nellie V. Robertson (clerk), Fanny G. Paull (teacher), Frances R. Scales (teacher), Jeannette L Senseney (music teacher), W. S. Dysert (instructor…

William A. Mercer requests authority to increase the salaries of the harness maker, tinsmith, and painter at the Carlisle Indian School.

Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise forwards two applications for leave of absence for Margaret Roberts (normal teacher) and Charles H. Carns (instructor in painting).

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Jeannette L. Senseney, Emma G. Sky, Elizabeth Searight, Ida Boger, and George Brown Jr.) and all employees working at the school to start the 1905-1906 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for…

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists an employee who has left the school (Genus E. Baird) and all employees working at the school to start the 1906-1907 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for departure for those leaving.

W. A. Mercer forwards painter Charles H. Carns' application for a 7-day annual leave of absence.

Superintendent W. A. Mercer forwards five reports on leave of absence taken by several employees: Mary D. Maddren (assistant matron), John A. Herr (carpenter), Charles H. Carns (painter), Norman H. Justus (farmer) and Mae Justus (housekeeper), and John F. Mackey (clerk).

Major W. A. Mercer forwards painter Charles H. Carns' application for a 26-day annual leave of absence.

These materials include correspondence, a supplies list, and a survey of unserviceable materials at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.

These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Louis Schweigman to his home. Schweigman complained that he was returned to his home without warning. Superintendent Moses Friedman denied the claim, and noted Schweigman's temporary enrollment status. Friedman also complained to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the Principal…