Lipps, Oscar H.

This material includes documents regarding Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps' request for authorization to pay students to work on the farm over the summer.

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the "Indian Moneys Proceeds Labor" and "Indian School Transportation" accounts are exhausted and requests funds to fill these accounts. 

Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Lipps that the funds are being issued…

Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $100.00 "for general school purposes."

Aaron Bourbonnais requests that his daughter, Isabel Bourbonnais, be sent to his new home in New Mexico rather than their previous home in Oklahoma.

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps encloses correspondence involving the school, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Gettysburg & Harrisburg Railway Company to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke then forwards the enclosed correspondence, which revolves around the…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Congressman Carter D. Moore to send material concerning the Carlisle Indian School to Jackson Moore.

Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that The Report of the Joint Congressional Investigating Committee found that a "large percentage" of the student body have trachoma. Lipps requests that the Commissioner sends one of his special trachoma physicians to the school. 

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Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests $100 for Indian Moneys, Proceeds of Labor. Lipps also forwards how he spent that $100 and requests another $100 under authority 56002.

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests funds for the fourth quarter of 1914. He later requests that that the request for $1,000 for "Industrial Work and Care of Timber, 1914, (Field Matrons)" be removed.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Elvira Anderson to have her daughter, Melissa Anderson, returned home.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps requests $500 for School Transportation. Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Lipps that $500 has been transferred to his account.

Supervisor Oscar H. Lipps informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he sold dried bones and old iron to Jacob Shields and asks the Commissioner which account to report the sale under. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke informs Lipps to report the sale under "misc. Receipts, Class IV."

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps encloses a letter from former Superintendent Moses Friedman. Lipps explains that he has been sending Friedman claims and vouchers to sign from when Friedman was still in charge of the school, but both Lipps and Friedman state that this is impractical because Freidman hasn't been…

Supervisor Oscar H. Lipps requests authorization to spend funds for fiscal years 1915 and 1916 in order to pay the lease of the Henderson Tract, which will be used for dairy cow pasturage and a skating rink.

These materials include correspondence concerning the account of Levi Clute. He had requested that his funds be transferred to the Superintendent of the New York Agency. 

These materials include correspondence concerning the cancellation of a check to Harry Bonser. 

These materials include correspondence concerning the account of Herbert Sickles, which was closed and the funds forfeited to the Carlisle Indian School's Emergency Fund upon Sickles' departure. 

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to pay irregular student labor for harvesting grain planted at the Carlisle Indian School which exceeded the previous fiscal authorization.

Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $250.00 for emergency supplies until contract supplies arrive.

Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $100.00 "for incidental expenses" relating to "the administration of the Carlisle Indian School."

Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $250.00 "for engraving, mounting, and making plates and plats of Indian art designs for catalogue and magazine work."

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…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Mary Shomin returned to her home at Government expense following the expiration of her term.

These materials include correspondence and a government document regarding a new policy for student vacation requests. Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps notes that, because the circular outlining the policy was received late, some students did not fill out the necessary vacation request form. Lipps requests clarification on how to handle the case…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by S. S. Kempton to have an exemption granted so his three children could enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. The request is denied.