Rickert, Ella

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Ella Rickert Student File
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Student file of Ella Rickert, a member of the Arikara Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and ultimately departed on April 8, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, former student response postcards, correspondence, a report after leaving,…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert Student Information Card
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Student information card of Ella Rickert, a member of the Arikara Nation, who entered the school on February 23, 1890 and departed on April 8, 1897. The file indicates Rickert was married and living in Elbowoods, North Dakota in 1913.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Josephine Janese Student File
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Student file of Josephine Janese, a member of the Sioux Nation, who entered the school on November 7, 1892 and departed on December 13, 1902. The file contains a student information card, a former student response postcard, a report after leaving, and returned student surveys. The file indicates that Janese worked as a teacher in the No. 4…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert, c.1893

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert probably wearing school uniform.

Note: This image also contains caption information for a different photograph.

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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Rose Wilde, Ella Rickert, and Mary Wilkinson, c.1893

Studio portrait of Rose Wilde, Ella Rickert, and Mary Wilkinson. 

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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Ella Rickert and Mary Wilkinson, c.1894

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert and Mary Wilkinson. 

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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Ella Rickert, c.1896

Studio portrait of Ella Rickert. 

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Photographic Print, B&W
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Filling Positions at the Fort Peck and Crow Agencies
April 19, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt provides a list of students who would be capable of filling various positions at the Fort Peck or Crow Agencies. Pratt further states that taking pupils from Carlisle to fill positions limits the ability of the school to graduate students.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Fort Berthold Agency Requests Authority to Keep Students
December 11, 1895 - December 19, 1895

F. Glenn Mattoon forwards a letter from Richard Henry Pratt requesting his assistance in having Ella Rickert obtaining students from the Fort Berthold Agency. Mattoon requests that the Agency be allowed to retain all of its students.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, February 1897
March 20, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during February 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, April 1897
April 29, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on decisions made in regards to several irregular employees mentioned in the March 1897 report. Pratt also asks for approval of the April 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, April 1897
May 12, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during April 1897. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, May 1897
May 19, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular employees required for May 1897 and asks for approval of the employment. Pratt also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the month. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Need for Additional Irregular Employees in 1897
May 26, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the need for irregular employee positions at the Carlisle Indian School.

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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Irregular Employees, June 1897
June 17, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on his need for various types of irregular employees. He also asks for approval of the June 1897 report, which includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of days worked during the month for each person listed.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Oaths of Office, July 1897
July 10-14, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from twelve newly appointed employees (Gertrude E. Simmons, Louisa Geisdorff, Mabel M. Buck, Delia Randell, Cora Wheeler, Alex B. Upshaw, Vincent Nahtailsh, James R. Wheelock, James D. Flannery, Thomas Marshall, Taylor Smith, and William Colombe). Pratt also notes that two other employees (Ella…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Application for Employment from Ella Rikert
September 1, 1897

Richard H. Pratt recommends that former student Ella Rikert be appointed "no higher" than an assistant matron in the Indian Service at South Dakota. Pratt and Assistant Superintendent A. J. Standing forwards Rikert's application to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Pratt also informs the Commissioner that Rikert is currently employed…

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert Follows Up on Request to Transfer to Western School
September 10, 1897

Ella Rickert informs the Office of Indian Affairs that she wishes to be transferred to a school in the Northwest until a position in South Dakota opens.

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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
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National Archives and Records Administration
Oaths of Office, December 1897
December 8-10, 1897

Captain Richard H. Pratt submits oaths of office from four newly appointed employees: Ella Rikert (hospital cook), Sara E. Smith (librarian), John C. Morris (assistant baker), and Newton Pierce (assistant baker).

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Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert Requests Transfer to Western United States
April 8, 1898

Ella Rickert requests transfer from the Carlisle Indian School to a Western State.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert Declines Transfer to Pyramid Lake Agency
May 23, 1898 - May 25, 1898

Pratt forwards a letter from former student Ella Rickert declining transfer to the Wadesworth School at the Pyramid Lake Agency as an assistant matron.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rikert's Application for Annual Leave of Absence
June 16, 1898

Richard Henry Pratt forwards hospital cook Ella Rikert's application for a 30-day annual leave of absence. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Ella Rickert Requests Transfer to Rosebud as Assistant Matron
March 12, 1899 - March 13, 1899

Ella Rickert requests a transfer to the Rosebud Agency Boarding School as an assistant matron following the resignation of Annette Suisson. Richard Henry Pratt endorses Rickert's transfer but as a cook.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Forwards Recommendations for Ella Rickert's Application for Assistant Matron
March 20, 1899 - April 6, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt forwards recommendations of Ella Rickert for the position of assistant matron in a Western Indian School. Pratt also endorses Rickert for the position.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration