Kensler, August

Mr. August Kensler, Storekeeper/Quartermaster, ~1893-1913

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August Kensler, c. 1901

Studio portrait of August Kensler, who served as quartermaster and storekeeper at the school.

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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in January 1893
January 12, 1893 - January 17, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt forwards to the Office of Indian Affairs the proceedings of the Board of Survey concerning worn out, broken, or no longer usable items at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report on Leave of Absences for Fiscal Year 1892-1893
March 10, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt sends the Commissioner of Indian Affairs a report on leave of absences taken by numerous employees during the fiscal year 1892-1893: A. J. Standing, C. R. Dixon, C. H. Hepburn, W. G. McConkey, A. S. Ely, W. P. Campbell, M. Burgess, E. L. Fisher, E. A. Cutter, M. E. B. Phillips, F. G. Paull, A. C. Hamilton, and D. F. Botsford…

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Forwards Recommendation of Board of Survey for Disposal of Supplies
January 29, 1894 - January 31, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt forwards recommendations of a Board of Survey concerning disposal of various supplies for sale, repair, or destruction.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Applications, and Resignations, September 1894
June 30 - September 11, 1894

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (L. A. Bender, Annie B. Moon, T. S. Reighter, Fannie E. Russell, Clara Anthony, Richard Davis, Bessie R. Jamison, Joshua Walker, W. P. Campbell, Philip L. Drum, T. L. Deavor, and M. J. Campbell) and all employees working at the school in September 1894.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Proceedings of a Board of Survey Regarding Disposition of Cattle
January 7, 1895

Richard Henry Pratt forwards in triplicate the proceedings of a Board of Survey concerning the disposition of cattle infected with tuberculosis.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
List of Employees and Number and Location of Rooms Assigned to Staff
November 17, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of staff and the location and number of rooms assigned for their use at the Carlisle Indian School.

Note: Gertrude Simmons later became known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin and Zitkala-Sa. 

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Carlisle Employees Making Over 300 Dollars
February 23, 1899

Report of Carlisle Indian School employees with a salary of over $300 and their legal residence and date of the entrance into the Indian Service as a permanent employee.

Format:
Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Work Diary - Harness Shop of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
August 9, 1900 - June 30, 1910

Work diary of Milton I. Zeigler, harness maker and instructor, at the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler notes that he took over the harness shop on August 9, 1900 and details daily information related to the shop.

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Notebooks
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, Application, and Resignations, August 1901
April 13 - August 2, 1901

Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists all school employees (W. B. Beitzel, Fannie I. Peter, S. J. Nori, W. H. Miller, Nellie V. Robertson, W. Grant Thompson, O. H. Bakeless, Kate S. Bowersox, Emma A. Cutter, Mariette Wood, Jessie W. Cook, Florence M. Carter, Fanny G. Paull, Jessie L. McIntire, Sadie E. Newcomer, Clara L. Smith, Margaret…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
August Kensler's Request for Annual Leave of Absence
August 3, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt forwards Storekeeper August Kensler's request for a 30 day annual leave of absence. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1902
May 19 - July 29, 1902

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. J. 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…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Lists Employees Who Provide Own Accommodations
April 23, 1903

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.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, August 1903
April 11 - August 1, 1903

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-…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statements of Changes in School Employees, September 1904
September 24, 1904

Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists new employees (Luzena E. Tibbetts, Anna Goyituey, and Helen E. Krise), those who have left the school (Fannie I Peter, Enoch M. Sherry, and Mabel B. Sherry), and those those who have changed positions (W. Grant Thompson, August Kensler, Howard E. Gansworth, Jessie W. Cook, Agnes May Robbins,…

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Approval of Staff Reorganization Circular
October 4, 1904 - October 12, 1904

William A. Mercer forwards a copy of a circular issued to Carlisle Indian School employees involving a reorganization of positions at the School. Mercer requests that the circular be approved by the Office of Indian Affairs.

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Proceedings of a Board of Survey Convened in February 1905
February 24, 1905 - February 27, 1905

William A. Mercer forwards the results of a board of survey convened by James McLaughlin, U.S. Indian Inspector, to dispose of property at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Office Informed No Proposals Received for Horses and Mules
May 24, 1905

William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that no proposals were received following the advertisement for horses and mules. Included is a note from August Kensler and the advertisement.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence, Miscellaneous
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1905
July 12, 1905

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…

Format:
Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1906
July 2, 1906

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. 

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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Have Various Articles be Dropped Rather than Condemned
August 4, 1906

August Kensler requests certain items be excluded from the list of articles to be condemned and rather be dropped. William A. Mercer forwards the request to the Office of Indian Affairs with the recommendation that it be given favorable consideration.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds
August 11, 1906

William A. Mercer forwards the names of staff who live outside the limits of the school grounds including staff who live on the school farm.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Reason for Delay in Sending 1908 Fiscal Year Estimates
February 9, 1907

William A. Mercer forwards explanations from the Assistant Superintendent, Financial Clerks, and Quartermaster as to the delay in sending the annual estimate for the 1908 fiscal year.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Olive Reports on Unaccounted Funds and Warner's Car
February 20, 1907

W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, reports on various unaccounted funds that William A. Mercer has failed to take up in his accounts. Olive further goes on to report the repair of Glenn "Pop" Warner's automobile in the school paint shop.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Complaint Regarding Band Students
June 27 - July 23, 1909

This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…

Format:
Books and Pamphlets, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration