This material includes correspondence between Henrietta Nelson, the secretary of Wellsburg High School's Athletic Association, and E. B. Merritt, the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning the restoration of the Carlisle Indian School to the War Department and its transformation into a War Hospital treating soldiers after its…
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![Inquiry About Transfer of Carlisle Indian School Campus to War Department Inquiry About Transfer of Carlisle Indian School Campus to War Department](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f07_29978_0002.jpg?itok=PtxHa-5Y)
![Letter from Mrs. Jerry Snyder Concerning Laura M. Doctor Letter from Mrs. Jerry Snyder Concerning Laura M. Doctor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f32_35978_0003.jpg?itok=obDP7JKN)
This material includes correspondence between Mrs. Jerry Snyder, nee Daisy Doctor, to the Assistant Commissioner Charles H. Buck regarding her relation to Laura M. Doctor.
![Eligibility of George W. Tibbetts for Minnesota Soldiers' Bonus Act Eligibility of George W. Tibbetts for Minnesota Soldiers' Bonus Act](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f01_50821_0002.jpg?itok=H_gffnqO)
These materials include correspondence and a pamphlet regarding George W. Tibbetts' eligibility for coverage under Minnesota's Soldiers' Bonus Act. Minnesota's Attorney General ruled that, because Tibbetts had initially claimed exemption from drafted military service on the grounds that he was not a citizen of the United States, he was not…
![Inquiry Regarding Closure of the Carlisle Indian School Inquiry Regarding Closure of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f08_46458_0002.jpg?itok=ZPK0JYMA)
This material includes correspondence between Elias Bissell and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt inquiring as to whether the Carlisle Indian School will be reopened.
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This document contains correspondence between M. W. Acheson and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt. Acheson inquired as to the permanence of the closure of the Carlisle Indian School, and in response Merritt informed him of its definite closure due to the need for the campus at the end of World War I, and listed other Indian Schools that…
![Request for Enrollment and Closure of the Carlisle Indian School Request for Enrollment and Closure of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f09_44735_0002.jpg?itok=ZXN8qnxR)
This document contains correspondence between former Carlisle student R. J. Bonga and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Bonga's desire to enroll students from his area in the closed Carlisle Indian School.
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This document contains correspondence between Albert W. Blake, the editor of The Christian Science Monitor, and the Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Blake's interest in a potential continuation of industrial training despite the closure of the Carlisle Indian School.
![Conveyance of the Sanno Lot to the United States Government Conveyance of the Sanno Lot to the United States Government](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f13_2461_0004.jpg?itok=e0Vu7hsh)
Correspondence and legal documents regarding ownership of the Sanno lot, originally purchased by Richard Henry Pratt in 1893 as a member of the Trustees of the Carlisle Indian School for the school, and later conveyed to the government in 1914.
![Draft of Congressional Letter on the Transfer of the Carlisle Barracks Campus Draft of Congressional Letter on the Transfer of the Carlisle Barracks Campus](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f02_17838_0006_0.jpg?itok=jd0MHSVK)
These materials include correspondence and a draft letter to Congress regarding an upcoming bill to transfer the additional land acquired by the Carlisle Indian School during its tenure from the Department of the Interior to the Department of War. Included is a copy of an earlier letter, from 1918, discussing the possibility of such a transfer…
![Record of Gertrude Provost Record of Gertrude Provost](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f04_00_0003.jpg?itok=7s-z0hiF)
These materials contain correspondence regarding Gertrude Provost's time as a student at Carlisle.
![Incident Between L. J. Williams and Mr. Bishop Incident Between L. J. Williams and Mr. Bishop](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f06_00_0001.jpg?itok=csMYhEsl)
This material includes correspondence between L. J. Williams and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt. Williams had requested help in locating a former student, known only by the surname Bishop, to resolve a business dispute.
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This material includes correspondence between R. D. Hetrick and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merrit. Hetrick sent a letter concerning carpets for the Carlisle Indian School, and Merritt responded that the school had closed.
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T. H. Schimfessel asks the "Athletic Coach" at the Carlisle Indian School if he knew of any good pitchers because he is organizing an all-Indian baseball team to tour the east coast. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Schimfessel that the school closed in 1918 and refers him to the Assistant Superintendent in Charge…
![Inquiry Into Paul Purdy Inquiry Into Paul Purdy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f05_00_0002.jpg?itok=FIDc-PHp)
These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry into the Carlisle school record of Paul Purdy.
![Request for Annual Reports by the Free Library of Philadelphia Request for Annual Reports by the Free Library of Philadelphia](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f18_00_0002.jpg?itok=EC0EAt2C)
This material includes a request from the Free Library of Philadelphia for copies of the Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian School. The request was forwarded to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
![Question Regarding Material Needed for a Rug after School Closure Question Regarding Material Needed for a Rug after School Closure](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f19_00_0001.jpg?itok=s0TpiBzz)
Mrs. Calvin Burns asks the Carlisle Indian School regarding how much material she needs for a rug. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs her that the school is closed.
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Supervisor Herbert C. Calhoun from Muskogee, Oklahoma asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs where he can find information regarding who attended or graduated from the Carlisle Indian School and what their grades were. Calhoun states that several Carlisle graduates are teaching or going to college and need this information.
Assistant…
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These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry by the Municipal Court of Philadelphia into an alleged former student, Edna Roberts.
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A Professor in Cuba named Fernando Aguado Rico asks the Director of the Carlisle Indian School for information about the school. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Rico that the school closed.
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These materials contain correspondence regarding various inquires made to the Carlisle Indian School in 1928. The various senders are all notified of the closure of the school.
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These materials include a request from Gerda-Maria Morris of Berlin, Germany for information about the Carlisle Indian School. Morris sought information for a book or film on Native American history. Her request, sent to Carlisle after she obtained copies of the school magazine the Red Man, was forwarded to the Bureau of Indian Affairs…