Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew about calling on Gerardus C. King regarding the school. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. Transcript included.
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![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, February 24, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, February 24, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0002_0.jpg?itok=AdS-GcVU)
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Gerardus C. King, March 19, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Gerardus C. King, March 19, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/mc2008_4_f09_0000.jpg?itok=9oxhcONp)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Gerardus C. King, Counsellor at Law, thanking him for a donation of $5000 to the school. Pratt discusses how the gift will be used to defray the costs of a debt on the school farm, and to fund a chapel. Transcript included.
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, March 27, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, March 27, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0003a.jpg?itok=5Igkp_GP)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding Pratt's recent ousting from a Congressional bill on Indian education, and Pratt's political battles with Superintendent of Schools John Oberly at the Mohonk Conference. Pratt also includes brief instructions on what Agnew should do should Carlisle be "broken…
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, May 8, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, May 8, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0004_0.jpg?itok=nc3uFoQL)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew suggesting that Agnew stops in Carlisle to say goodbye before traveling. Pratt also mentions discussions between teacher Mary Hyde and Charles Pratt of the Astral Oil Works, Brooklyn, New York, regarding her employment at a new industrial school in that city. Transcript…
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, May 17, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, May 17, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0005a.jpg?itok=yfNE_3kY)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew saying that he received Congressional funding for the purchase of a farm adjacent to the school, as well as for the construction of a chapel, stable, and two new school wings.
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Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding plans for new and renovated buildings at Carlisle. Pratt states that he does not intend to take on more students, but rather to create a more individualized training environment. He compares Carlisle's Congressional funding to Congressional funding for…
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, August 9, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, August 9, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0007.jpg?itok=Cv7LtRj0)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew about the search to "find a mother for the girls." This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. Transcript included.
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, October 12, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, October 12, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/DKC_MC200804_b1_f06_0008a.jpg?itok=oFj1BUM_)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew informing him that the school had gained new students, raising enrollment higher than it had been before. He also mentions the need for more money to improve school buildings. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the…
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, October 21, 1886 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, October 21, 1886](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/mc2008_4_f07i_0000.jpg?itok=WOsY8qvd)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding attempts to get a Mr. Moody to visit Carlisle. Pratt also mentions that 75 or more Florida Apache prisoner children are expected to arrive at the school soon, and that the school was recently inspected by a Mrs. Clarke of Virginia. This letter is part…
!["An Evening with the Carlisle Indian School" "An Evening with the Carlisle Indian School"](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0068.jpg?itok=EDGGBLO6)
An invitation for a series of exercises, performed by Carlisle Indian School students, which include industrial demonstrations, recitations, songs, drawings, and a debate. The event was billed as a way to show "the capacity of the Indian to receive education," and was open to the general public.
![Letter from "The Indian Helper" to Robert Kegerreis Letter from "The Indian Helper" to Robert Kegerreis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0017.jpg?itok=qoICvvyc)
"The Indian Helper," probably a pseudonym for a student editor of The Indian Helper newspaper, writes to Robert Kegerreis regarding a missing issue of the magazine. The letter also includes two small doodles. Transcript included.
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, September 30, 1887 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, September 30, 1887](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/mc2008_4_f08a_0000.jpg?itok=-nRJ-k3D)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew regarding a colt halter which Agnew requested. Pratt also mentions that "while the learned friends of the Aboriginee are making paths for us to walk in, I am at home attending to business." This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be…
![Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, January 31, 1888 Letter from Richard H. Pratt to Cornelius R. Agnew, January 31, 1888](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/mc2008_4_f08b_0000.jpg?itok=wJsPkRP3)
Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew discussing a controversy over uniform styles to be used during peacetime. Pratt also mentions possible changes in the administration of the Indian Service. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags.…
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Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt writes to Doctor Cornelius Rea Agnew informing him of his inability to attend an event, due to an attempt to secure an appropriation to build a school building and barn. This letter is part of a series of related correspondence which can be found using the People tags. Transcript included.
![Poster for Mary Kolbe the Elocutionist Poster for Mary Kolbe the Elocutionist](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-O-0017.jpg?itok=I1Lzr34k)
This poster advertises the performance of Mary Kolbe, "the little nine year old elocutionist," who was assisted by the Carlisle Indian School Band. The event was held at Bosler Hall at Dickinson College on February 8, 1896.
![1897 Commencement Invitation and Brief Program 1897 Commencement Invitation and Brief Program](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0071.jpg?itok=sw4ZtysM)
An invitation to the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises held at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School on March 9-11, 1897. A program for the three day event is printed on the reverse side. The invitation is for a Miss Hemminger.
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The commencement program for the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The program includes a schedule of events as well as a photograph of the graduating class of 1897.
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An invitation for a Professor Heckman, probably Edgar Rohrer Heckman of Dickinson Preparatory School, to attend the 1898 commencement ceremony. It was the Nineteenth Anniversary and the Tenth Graduating Exercises of the school. The first page is an invitation, and the reverse features the program for the three-day event, March 1st to 3rd, 1898…
![Outing Papers of William Moon Outing Papers of William Moon](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0100.jpg?itok=iaHBLLHy)
These materials include a copy of the Outing Rules that were signed on March 20, 1903 by William Moon and S. Reading Bodine. Also included are nine receipts to Bodine for salary paid to Moon as well as a request from Moon for funds to make purchase.
![Representative Olmstead Speech on Carlisle Indian School Representative Olmstead Speech on Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0117_pg0001.jpg?itok=vn48XkTR)
Pennsylvania Representative Marlin Olmstead delivers this speech on the Carlisle Indian School in the House of Representative on February 6, 1908.
![Dance Card, "Bachelors’ Hop given by the Lonesome Five," 1908 Dance Card, "Bachelors’ Hop given by the Lonesome Five," 1908](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-MC-008_b01f24_01.jpg?itok=0PdWwleo)
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![Carlisle Indian Band and Girls' Mandolin Club Musicale Program Carlisle Indian Band and Girls' Mandolin Club Musicale Program](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0069.jpg?itok=jItFNR_M)
The program for the Musicale, held by the Carlisle Indian Band and Girls' Mandolin Club. A total of ten selections, plus the Star Spangled Banner, were performed under the direction of Claude M. Stauffer. Photographs of both musical groups are featured on the program.
![1908 Commencement Program 1908 Commencement Program](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0073.jpg?itok=2-8htz0l)
This program was distributed for the 1908 Commencement Exercises, which took place on Thursday, April 2nd. Inside features a portrait of Moses Friedman, the Superintendent, Francis E. Leupp, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Charles H. Dickson, the Supervisor-in Charge, as well as a portrait of the Class of 1908. Included is a full schedule…
![Carlisle Indian School Alumni Association Dinner Program, 1908 Carlisle Indian School Alumni Association Dinner Program, 1908](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-MC-004-F05.jpg?itok=T1c2NdkR)
The program for the Carlisle Indian School Alumni Association dinner that is held on April 2, 1908.
![Mercer Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, 1909 Mercer Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, 1909](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-MC-006_b01f09.jpg?itok=QXwnNKF9)
Naomi Greensky's copy of the Mercer Literary Society's Constitution and By-Laws. This edition is from 1909.