This material includes correspondence between Luther H. Jacobs and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Jacobs's eligibility to enter the army draft.
National Archives and Records Administration
![Draft Eligibility for Luther H. Jacobs Draft Eligibility for Luther H. Jacobs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f38_108266_0003.jpg?itok=oPzR1-pZ)
![Wages and Employment of George Green Wages and Employment of George Green](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f23_23150_0010.jpg?itok=mFZG_a9X)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by George Green to find work which pays more than the wages he was making on outing.
![Selection of Andrew Cuellar for Special Work in Military Intelligence Selection of Andrew Cuellar for Special Work in Military Intelligence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f38_25147_0003.jpg?itok=g2_kh44O)
These materials include correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Colonel R. H. Van Deman concerning student Andrew Cuellar, and his selection for special work in the Military Intelligence Branch during the First World War.
![Request to Return Emma Williams and George Horn Request to Return Emma Williams and George Horn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f08_29364_0006.jpg?itok=fXGFNp41)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Emma Williams and George Horn to their homes.
![Inquiry into Enrollment of William Gayton Inquiry into Enrollment of William Gayton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f24_42914_0011.jpg?itok=AXEMoyXa)
These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry into the enrollment of William Gayton upon a request by his father. The enrollment of other students is also discussed.
![Errors in Average Attendance Calculations for 1918 Errors in Average Attendance Calculations for 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f21_00_0001.jpg?itok=CE_srXy9)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the an error in the calculation of monthly and quarterly average student attendance rates resulting from counting outing pupils in only the former calculation.
![Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1918 Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f13_38030_0002.jpg?itok=eW7RISCs)
These materials include correspondence and survey forms regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned supplies was approved for sale on the open market.
![Overage Graduates of the Class of 1918 Overage Graduates of the Class of 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f21_35808_0002.jpg?itok=PxwZSGOc)
These materials include a question and answer of how many graduates of the Class of 1918 will be over the age of 18.
![Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918 Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f06_37476_0002.jpg?itok=KqsIaMxK)
This material includes the May 1918 inspection of the Carlisle Indian School by W. S. Coleman. The included correspondence between Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells and Coleman discusses the health conditions of outing students and the general campus, conditions at the school farm, and school athletics.
![Sarah Celia Monteith Competency Evaluation Sarah Celia Monteith Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f16_66648_0002.jpg?itok=wlFuAUx2)
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Sarah Celia Monteith, and her certificate of competency for self-administration of trust allotments.
![Request to Return Andrew and Mary Peters Request to Return Andrew and Mary Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f26_51221_0009_0.jpg?itok=1KwsEnJt)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Libbie P. Charles to have her children Andrew and Mary Peters returned home.
![Possibility of Sending Indian School Graduates to Penn State Possibility of Sending Indian School Graduates to Penn State](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f17_44645_0003.jpg?itok=6X7PAGnl)
Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher C. W. Blair writes to Pennsylvania State College Registrar Professor A. H. Espenshade about designing curriculum that would prepare students to attend college. He sends an example of what classes an Indian School student would take and asks Blair if that coursework would get them into Penn State.
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![Alex Washington's Request To Transfer to Ship Building Alex Washington's Request To Transfer to Ship Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f40_45591_0002.jpg?itok=o5YEPf0_)
This material includes correspondence between Alex Washington, who had joined the U. S. Army, and Commissioner Cato Sells concerning Washington's desire to transfer his assignment to the ship-building plant at Hog Island, Pennsylvania.
![Request for Cynthia Cornelius to Return Home Request for Cynthia Cornelius to Return Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f25_45436_0004.jpg?itok=DjGbgo_t)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Sampson Cornelius to have his daughter Cynthia returned home to West De Pere, Wisconsin for her summer vacation from Carlisle.
![Request for Funds for the Purchase & Transportation of Supplies Request for Funds for the Purchase & Transportation of Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f09_43289_0002.jpg?itok=8msMEzHu)
Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests an additional $1,000 allotment for the purchase and transportation of Indian supplies in 1918.
![Whereabouts of Lincoln Levering Whereabouts of Lincoln Levering](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f09_44011_0005.jpg?itok=zVNU8jmj)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the whereabouts of Lincoln Levering after he departed from the school.
![Arrangements for Outing Students for American International Shipbuilding Company Arrangements for Outing Students for American International Shipbuilding Company](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f31_44827_0005.jpg?itok=cdlsRGnH)
This material includes letters about the employment of some outing students at the American International Shipbuilding Company, and how their wages would be handled by the school.
![Notice of Death of Alice Finley Notice of Death of Alice Finley](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f09_50326_0002.jpg?itok=dIT0u3Xg)
This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Alice Finley due to pneumonia.
![Appropriation Request for Repairs Denied Appropriation Request for Repairs Denied](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f037_f00_0001.jpg?itok=NuEoe4xl)
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. that they cannot appropriate $15,000 to the school for "repairs and improvements." As a result of the United States' involvement in World War I, they are only appropriating funds that are "absolutely necessary."
![Notice of Death of Isaac Longshore Notice of Death of Isaac Longshore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f52720_0027.jpg?itok=miNC5a_o)
This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Isaac Longshore, a former student who returned to the school for a visit. Longshore was interred in the school cemetery.
![Spending Funds for Building Repairs in Fiscal Year 1919 Spending Funds for Building Repairs in Fiscal Year 1919](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f10_54824_0002.jpg?itok=dCNQ8FOs)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. provides a detailed breakdown on how he plans to spend a $15,000 appropriation on building repairs in fiscal year 1919. He outlines plans to utilize the Plumbing & Electrical, Painting, Carpentry, and Sheet Metal Departments.
![Closure of the Carlisle Indian School Closure of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f25_61812_0002.jpg?itok=74ZkJcSz)
These materials include correspondence, official records, and other documents related to the closure of the Carlisle Indian School in 1918. Discussed topics include the transfer of the land from the Department of the Interior to the Department of War, the transfer of property to other Indian schools, and the discharge and transfer of students…
![Enrollment Status of Noah L. Bench Enrollment Status of Noah L. Bench](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f27_60241_0002.jpg?itok=EFLTjso0)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the enrollment status of Noah L. Bench.
![Correspondence Regarding Richard Kesetta Correspondence Regarding Richard Kesetta](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b033_f11_63586_0006.jpg?itok=QvpvVQ-J)
These materials include correspondence regarding the custody of Richard Kesetta upon the closing of the Carlisle School. Additional correspondence relates to Kesetta's life after the school closed, including attempts to have him enrolled in the Haskell Institute as well as an inquiry made by Kessetta into his rights as a member of the Lipan…
![Request to Sell Old Typewriters Request to Sell Old Typewriters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f32_62033_0006.jpg?itok=5_iEpq0-)
Traveling Auditor in Charge Claude V. Peel requests to sell twenty five old Smith-Premier double keyboard typewriters for $10 each. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt grants Peel permission and orders him to advertise the sale.