The typed transcript of John Whitwell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Whitwell was the principal teacher at Carlisle.
In his testimony Whitwell begins by summarizing his duties as principal teacher then discusses negative influences on the academic program and narrates the difficulties in…
The typed transcript of Moses Friedman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Friedman served as the Superintendent for the school.
In his testimony Friedman argues that incompetent or antagonistic employees are the root cause of the poor conditions at the school. He answers questions about his…
The typed transcript of Rev. Alexander McMillan's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time McMillan was one of the local clergy who contracted their services to the school.
In his testimony McMillan answers questions from the Commission about his awareness of certain problems at the school. He…
The typed transcript of Rev. George Diffenderfer's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Diffenderfer contracted with Carlisle to preach sermons on a semi-regular basis. He had previously served as the school chaplain.
In his testimony Diffenderfer begins by clarifying his different connections…
The typed transcript of Wallace Denny's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Denny worked at Carlisle as Assistant Disciplinarian (in charge of the Small Boys' Quarters). He had previously attended Carlisle as a student.
In his testimony Denny offers reasons for the friction between students and…
The typed transcript of William C. Shambaugh's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he was working as the blacksmith at the school.
In his testimony Shambaugh echoes other industrial instructors and says that few of his students stay long enough to effectively learn the trade. He also complains…
The typed transcript of William H. Miller's second testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Miller was the financial clerk at Carlisle.
In his testimony Miller answers questions from Representative Carter (who seems to have left the room during Miller's previous testimony). Most questions concern…
These materials include financial documents, legal documents, and correspondence concerning multiple financial concerns of the school, such as railroad bonds, legacy trust funds, fundraising, donations, and checks for minors.
These documents recount changes in the trusteeship for two funds donated to the school--the Peale and Ropes Funds.
In Inspector Linnen's main report for the 1914 Congressional investigation at Carlisle, this document is labelled Exhibit U-1.
In the first affidavit, Siceni Nori answers questions posed by Inspector Edward Linnen about the financial mismanagement of Superintendent Friedman’s administration and Nori’s role in that mismanagement. At the time Nori was Chief Clerk at Carlisle. In the second affidavit Nori answers questions about the disposal and purchase of government…
The typed transcript of S. J. Nori's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Nori was serving as the chief clerk at the school, having attended the school (from 1884-1894, not continuously) and then begun working at Carlisle as a clerk around 1900.
In his testimony Nori answers questions about his…
These materials include correspondence and legal documents regarding the 1914 internal and Congressional investigations into Superintendent Moses Friedman and Chief Clerk Siceni J. Nori of the Carlisle Indian School. Included is copied and original correspondence regarding the resignation of Friedman and Nori, legal discussions regarding…
These materials include numerous suggestions from Oscar Hiram Lipps and Dennison Wheelock regarding changes that should be made to policy and staff at the Carlisle Indian School. Lipps' suggestions focus on disciplinary measures, the end of preferential treatment for athletes, and staff changes. Lipps also requests that a superintendent for…
These materials include documents, correspondence, and legal documents related to a number of bequests and inheritances made to the Carlisle Indian School. The correspondence largely deals with questions of whether and how such bequests should be accepted, what they could be used for, and how they should be reallocated once the Carlisle Indian…