Lipps, Oscar H.

Studio portrait of Superintendent Oscar Lipps.

The school band posed in rows with instruments in front of a building on the school grounds. A note on the back indicates that the photo was taken in May 1915 and that this is the "reorganized band with new bandmaster [Captain Geroge F.] Tyrell and new superintendent Oscar H. Lipps." 

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…

These materials include correspondence regarding the transfer of twenty-five students from the Fort Lapwai Training School to the Carlisle Indian School.

Note: Joe Cook is also known as Joseph Williams.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Oscar H. Lipps to enroll Martha Wetenhall at the Carlisle Indian School.

This folder includes documents related to August Kensler's employment in the Indian Service. He worked at Carlisle as storekeeper and then quartermaster from December 1, 1892 until May 19, 1914 when he resigned. 

At the beginning of the folder is negotiation of his resignation (Kensler briefly resigned in February of 1914, rescinded…

This folder contains documents related to Jennie Gaither's employment in the Indian Service. She worked in the Service from 1905 until approximately 1926. She worked as the matron at Carlisle from July of 1907 to January of 1913.

Documents in the first PDF include a photograph of Gaither with two young women, efficiency reports, and…

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.…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll several Nez Perce students, including Rachel Penny and Caleb Carter. Carter required special permission from the Office of Indian Affairs due to his age.

Including documents from Siceni J. Nori's time employed as a clerk at Carlisle, this service file was compiled at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. It comprises mostly of correspondence and official evaluations like efficiency reports. 

The folder has been split into two PDFs. The first PDF primarily covers the…

This folder includes documents related to Stauffer's time working at Carlisle as the school musical director or band leader. Two thirds of the material relate to how Stauffer left the school. Having been suspended after the 1914 investigation into the school, Stauffer was not formally fired, but his job position was abolished. The other third…

This folder covers a portion of Lida Johnston's time in the Indian Service. Having started her work in the Service at Fort Totten School, she transferred to Carlisle in 1907 as a teacher. From 1912-1918 she was the outing agent for young women. When the school closed she was a clerk in the Office of Indian Affairs. As part of that role she was…

A set of documents from the Official Personnel Folder of Harvey K. Meyer who worked as a clerk at Carlisle from July 10, 1908 until October 11, 1916.

The documents are arranged in reverse chronological order. At the beginning of the PDF is a pair of letters in which Meyer applied for the Superintendency at Carlisle and the Commissioner…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Joe Welch to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School to obtain an education in industrial arts. Welch was informed that as a member of the Chickasaw Nation he could only attend Carlisle by paying tuition but that he could attend Haskell Institute without paying tuition.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Jackson Ellis to have his children enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. As Ellis lived in Marble City, Oklahoma and was a member of the Cherokee Nation, his children were not eligible for government assistance. Instead, Ellis was directed to apply to the Haskell Institute where…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Virginia Gaddy to re-enroll at the Carlisle Indian School after an illness. Gaddy's request was denied due to her mother being a member of the Cherokee Nation.

This folder contains documents about Emma H. Foster's time working for the Indian Service. She worked as a teacher at Carlisle from 1902 until the school closed in 1918.

Most of this folder contains employee assessments: efficiency reports or reports "on supervision of individual instructors" which discuss Foster's teaching methods. Other…

At Carlisle, David Dickey served as the Outing Agent for male students between 1911 and 1918.

Most of this folder is made up of efficiency reports about Dickey's work performance. There are also small groups of letters regarding Dickey's request to live permanently in Newton, PA and negotiations about his salary.

The parts of the…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Moses P. Kogechiwan to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School as well as letters of recommendation.

These materials include correspondence regarding requests for Henry P. Sutton to enter the Carlisle Indian School in order to take a commercial course. Sutton was initially due to his physical health but was later enrolled after paying his own transportation to the school.

These materials include correspondence regarding the Alumni Association of the Carlisle Indian School including its new constitution, a new building in Carlisle, and other news.

These materials include correspondence discussing appropriate requirements for enrollment in government-funded Indian schools. Carlisle's superintendent, Oscar H. Lipps, argues that Carlisle should focus on educating only those Native American children who do not have the financial means or access to education at their homes. Lipps further…

Anna H. Ridenour worked as matron at Carlisle from January of 1912 until her resignation in late May of 1914. She started work in the Indian Service in 1897.

This folder includes document related to her time employed at Carlisle. Arranged in reverse chronological order, the documents cover her resignation, the charges levelled against her…

This folder contains records related to Marianne C. Moore's employment as business teacher at Carlisle. She was employed from September 14, 1911 until September 30, 1914. 

Arranged in reverse chronological order, this folder mainly consists of correspondence about Moore's resignation, her quality of work while employed, and her…

Edward McKean served briefly as disciplinarian at Carlisle from April 16, 1913 until June 17, 1914. This post includes selections from his employee paperwork collected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs while he worked in the Indian Service. 

These selections include paperwork about McKean's transfer to and from Carlisle and his job…