Program and menu for the 1902 annual banquet for the Carlisle Indian Football Team. The program includes the scores from the season's games as well as the names of the players.
Cumberland County Historical Society
Program for the 1903 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances and the names and image of the graduating class. In addition, the program contains an evening song along with statistical information of the School.
Program of the Carlisle Indian School Commencement for 1903. The program includes the names of the graduating class of 1903 along with a photo. Additional information includes the commencement schedule; history, purpose, and statistical information of the school; and the words of the evening song. In addition, a separate schedule for the week…
Souvenir song dedicated to Richard Henry Pratt by Carlisle Devotees. The song is sung to the tune of the Old Oaken Bucket.
Commencement program for the 1904 graduating class. The program includes a picture of the graduating class with names and nation, the class motto and colors. The program listing includes student performances, words to the “Song of a Thousand Years" and statistical information.
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on February 17th and 18th of 1904. Also included is an envelope from the Carlisle Indian School addressed to Mr. H. E. Wertz of Quincy, Pennsylvania.
Ticket for the Indian School Commencement, occurring on Wednesday and Thursday, February 17 and 18, 1904.
Richard Henry Pratt responds to a bill forwarded to him from J. A. Hefflefinger for goods purchased by student Walter Komah. Pratt details the school's policy regarding student financial accounts and makes a recommendation to Hefflefinger on how to collect from Komah before returning his bill.
Richard Henry Pratt informs Fannie Peter that he and Mrs. Pratt are leaving for Denver, Colorado following his departure from the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he remained in Central Pennsylvania for six months in order to address any criticisms.
Booklet for the 1905 Commencement of the Carlisle Indian School. Includes images of various industries: carpenters, laundry, sloyd, tailors, printing office. Images of groups: standards, graduating class, band, Y.M.C.A., Susan Longstreth Literary Society. Images of buildings: campus, school building, girls’ quarters and band stand, shops, boys…
Program for the 1906 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors. In addition, the program includes a number of images related to the Carlisle Indian School.
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on March 21st and 22nd of 1906.
The father of Matthew and Wendell Jones describes his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. He discusses the games many of the students played as well as the work that was being done on the school grounds.
Also included is a letter from the widow of Wendell Jones noting that she had made a copy of the letter in 1988.
Outing rules signed by student Rachel Long and patron George M. Diffenderfer on Feb. 18, 1907.
Program of the four days of graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School, including the names of the 1907 graduating class and those receiving industrial certificates. Also includes various images associated with the school and the lyrics of the school song.
Note: The student Carl Silk is also known as Carl Sylvester.
Oonaleana provides an update to Fannie Peter on his home in Point Barrow, Alaska. He notes that he tries to teach some others in Point Barrow English and that one of the recently returned students from Carlisle has forgotten how to speak Eskimo but they are going to teach in the Winter. Oonaleana also includes stories of hunting whales while…
Letter from T. Chalkley Hatton as consulting engineer to James W. Eckels, the Chairman of the Sewer Committee, regarding an outfall sewer located near the Carlisle Indian School.
Supplementary permit for sewerage for an outflow sewer near the Carlisle Indian School. The permit redirects the line from the Carlisle Indian School to the sewer disposal plant and allows the School to use the sewer system with the permission of the borough of Carlisle.
William A. Mercer informs James W. Eckels that he has forwarded the correspondence related to the right of way for the outflow sewer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.
Annebuck writes about her school experiences at the Chemawa Indian School. She notes that the girls basketball team was recently defeated but that she had a nice Christmas. In addition, she writes about the differences between Chemawa and Carlisle as well as the differences in weather between Chemawa and her home in Alaska.
Note: The…
Arithmetic schoolwork by Frank Laquier based on working in the boiler house.
Richard Henry Pratt sends the draft of his pamphlet "The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA. Its Origin, Progress, and the Difficulties Surmounted" to William Miller of the Hamilton Library Assocation in Carlisle. Pratt notes that his purpose in writing the pamphlet is due to his feeling that government is becoming opposed to non-…
Annebuck replies to Fannie Peter with an update on her experiences as a teacher in Deering, Alaska with a focus on her students and the weather. Annebuck describes her pay along with the costs associated with boarding with the missionaries and her travel costs to Chemawa. Also included are updates on various individuals associated with the…
Student drawing by Charles Lone Elk entitled "Rolling."
Essay titled "An Indian Camp" by Pierce Yupe that tells the story of an Indian camp and two children left behind as the camp moves from place to place.