1900-1909

Attorney at Law W. H. Powell thanks Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee and informs him that he will be communicating with the Carlisle Indian School Superintendent.

These materials include two appointment orders for employment vacancies at Carlisle. Alice A. Van Deman was appointed as Assistant Matron, and William C. Terry was appointed as Teacher in Mechanical Drawing.

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.

These materials include a telegram from Alice A. Van Deman, accepting her appointment as assistant matron at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include a report on Carlisle's financial methods and office-keeping by Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Agent Wilbur T. Elliott.

These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of three students who were alleged to have run away from Carlisle and were apprehended in Chicago.

Francis E. Leupp returns to the Civil Service Commission the certificate and examination papers of Helen K. Farmer for the Assistant Matron position at the Carlisle Indian School which was filled by Alice A. Van Deman.

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.

Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards the Estimate of Funds for the Second Quarter of 1908.

These materials include correspondence and certification records regarding William C. Terry's refusal to accept a position as Teacher of Mechanical Drawing at the Carlisle Indian School.

Carlisle Indian School Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that they shipped a wagonette to Anadarko, Oklahoma. He states that it was not crated but was placed in an open car.

These materials include correspondence and an appointment form regarding Henderson Long's declination of his appointment as fireman at the Carlisle Indian School. Long declined his position after learning that the price of employee boarding at the school was too high for him to afford on the allotted salary.

These materials include an appointment order for Elizabeth Searight as Assistant Seamstress at the Carlisle Indian School.

Baker Goliath Bigjim submits his resignation to Superintendent William A. Mercer in order to take another position elsewhere. Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee of Bigjim's resignation and notes that a "recommendation for filling the vacancy will be submitted" at a later date.

Superintendent William A. Mercer states that there is an urgent need to hire a new teacher as a result of Sarah E. Gedney's transfer to the Bureau of Forestry.

Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs Mercer that the Civil Service Commission requested a list of eligible individuals, and an appointment will be…

These materials include correspondence regarding whether or not Julia Powlas Wheelock, formerly a student at the Carlisle Indian School, was eligible to fill a teacher vacancy there. It was determined she was not.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to approve of return home of Leo Starr from the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence between Assistant Superintendent J. R. Wise and the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee regarding annual reports from 1883 to 1903.

This material includes correspondence concerning a teaching vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, for which Ella Petoskey, a graduate from 1904, had been an applicant. 

These materials include the appointment order for Henderson Long as Fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding pending certification of Minerva Shultz and Flora McCartey for qualification as assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School.

This document contains correspondence concerning applications for annuity from Hastings Robertson, Nellie Robertson, and Dora La Belle. 

These materials include correspondence regarding a report from W. A. Mercer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the death of Henry Fox, a member of the Pawnee Nation. The report further indicates Fox's body was returned to his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Assistant Matron Anna C. Grove resigns from her position to take care of her ill mother. Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Grove's resignation to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and recommends that Assistant Matron Estelle M. Armstrong be promoted. Mercer also requests that an eligible individual from the Civil Service register fill…