1900-1909

These materials include correspondence, legal documents, and an Executive Order regarding the appointment of William Stimpel as Disciplinarian for the Large Boys Quarters of the Carlisle Indian School. The position had been temporarily filled by numerous teachers and recent graduates without satisfaction, so Stimple was requested by…

This document contains correspondence concerning the return home of Nicodemus Billy. 

These materials include correspondence regarding the re-enrollment of Philomena Badger. Badger's re-enrollment was the cause of clarification on the enrollment policy of pupils over the age of 18. Philomena re-enrolled at Carlisle when she was 18 years old, against the wishes of her guardian; the Commissioner of Indian Affairs decided that…

These materials include correspondence regarding a teacher vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School. The position was filled temporarily by recent Carlisle graduate Edith Bartlett, until the application of Clara M. Ellis was received. Ellis, the daughter of the former Chief Clerk of the Office of Indian Affairs, was offered the position at…

Contractor and Builder Harry G. Brown requests the final payment from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for building the brick hospital at the Carlisle Indian School.

Acting Commissioner C. F. Larrabee informs Brown that he hasn't received payment yet because Brown finished the project late. Larrabee needs to ask the Superintendent how…

Superintendent William A. Mercer explains that there was a slight delay in completing the construction of the new hospital because they switched the foundation from brick to stone and lowered the ceilings from 12 to 10 feet in two wings of the building. He requests that no deductions in pay are made from the original contract with contractor…

C. F. Larrabee informs William H. H. Austin that he has been appointed Assistant Carpenter at the Carlisle Indian School. Austin will be paid a salary of $720 per year.

These materials include correspondence and government documents regarding a complaint by Robert Charboneau that his daughter, Frances Charboneau, was taken to the Carlisle Indian School without his consent. Frances was returned to her home in Fort Totten, North Dakota after an inquiry into her enrollment showed that Robert Charboneau did not…

This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made from Two Moons stating that his son was taken to the Carlisle School without his consent. This also includes a list of additional students who were taken to the school without parental consent. 

Two Moons also complains that his son, George Two Moons, was ill and died…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Joseph Mills to enroll at the Riverside Indian School in California after returning from Carlisle. The request was denied on account of Mills' health and a desire to have students remain at one Government School for the entirety of their academic training.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests to sell 30 hogs and 20 calves in the open market and to kill 40 hogs for the students to eat. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee grants permission for all three requests.

These materials include correspondence regarding Carlisle student Elsie Valley's desire for employment as a laundress or assistant laundress in the Indian Service. She was appointed as Laundress at the Kaw Indian School of Oklahoma.

Contractor and Builder Harry G. Brown writes to Acting Commissioner C. F. Larrabee about the construction of the new hospital. He specifically provides dates of construction and discusses the decision to switch the foundation from brick to stone.

These materials include correspondence confirming receipt of a request by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission to waive the examination requirement for the vacancy of disciplinarian at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding the discharge of John Waterman from the Carlisle Indian School upon completing his blacksmith training. Carlisle's superintendent and Waterman's parents disagreed about whether continued education would benefit John.

Civil Service Commissioner Henry F. Greene asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to provide the date for when Assistant Laundress Minerva Shultz started working at Carlisle. Acting Commissioner C. F. Larrabee informs Greene that Shultz is a temporary Assistant Laundress making $360 a year and that she started July 8, 1907.

Major W. A. Mercer requests a six-month supply of scratch books and two dozen other articles of stationery used by the United States Indian Affairs division of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908.

These materials include correspondence and a list of articles returned and lost from the Jamestown Exposition. The correspondence includes recognition of a reimbursement check from the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition Commission for lost articles, and notice that another shipment of articles was forthcoming.

These materials include a letter from Superintendent William A. Mercer informing the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that William H. H. Austin, appointed as assistant carpenter at Carlisle, was expected to arrive within two weeks.

Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher John Whitwell forwards a pamphlet that provides an overview of a new agriculture class to Superintendent William A. Mercer. Mercer forwards it to Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee, who tentatively approves the course. The pamphlet, "Outline of Course in Agriculture, Indian Industrial…

These materials include correspondence regarding the return of a student [Blanche L. Shay] from the Old Town Indian Reservation in Maine. Carlisle's superintendent initially denied the request, before the Office of Indian Affairs determined that the school should not focus on educating students who were not under the care of the Office.

These materials include correspondence regarding a recommendation of Florence Silverheels for a vacant teacher position at Carlisle. Silverheels, a graduate from the Hampton Institute, was recommended by Cora M. Folsom. Silverheels did not take the certification exam for teaching, and instead was appointed as Assistant Matron at the Tongue…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee that teacher Sarah E. Gedney is transferring to be a clerk in the Forestry Service, and Mercer requests to hire an unmarried female teacher to replace Gedney.

Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs informs Mercer that he will try…

These materials include the appointment certifications for William C. Terry as a Teacher in Mechanical Drawing. Terry was appointed to the Carlisle Indian School.

Carlisle Indian School William A. Mercer writes to the Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior Frank M. Conser to request that he sends contractor Harry G. Brown his final payment for building the new hospital