1900-1909

Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs that his trip to Washington DC must be postponed because Mrs. Friedman fractured her hip.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return three Alaskan students to their homes from Carlisle.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Clarence De Graff to end his enrollment at Carlisle early and return home.

These materials include correspondence regarding a complaint made by Volney J. Ellis, Superintendent of the St. Regis Indian Schools, that the Carlisle Indian School was rejecting all pupils from the St. Regis Reservation. In response, Ellis was instructed that New York State had made provisions to educate Indian children in schools near their…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Louis Bear to return to his home before his term of enrollment had expired.

This folder contains documents related to Jennie Gaither's employment in the Indian Service. She worked in the Service from 1905 until approximately 1926. She worked as the matron at Carlisle from July of 1907 to January of 1913.

Documents in the first PDF include a photograph of Gaither with two young women, efficiency reports, and…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs how soon re-deposits of the "Support Funds" and "Miscellaneous Funds" can be placed to his official credit. 

Chief of the Accounts Division of the Department of the Interior H. Dimick informs Friedman that the funds cannot be placed to his…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Taquah Wolf to be sent home.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Peter Cole to have his son returned home to Hogansburg, New York over the summer break.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to purchase six 30 inch Burt Glass Top ventilators for the school gymnasium. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine approves the expenditure and returns the request.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests that the nurse's salary not be raised from $720 to $780 per year because "the work here is not arduous, there being a number of student apprentice nurses who render valuable assistance." In addition, the costs in food supply bids have increased between 5% and 20%. 

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These materials contain correspondence regarding the return of Albert Scott to his home Blue Lake, California from Carlisle.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the new Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G. Valentine that he received the copies of the previous Commissioner Francis E. Leupp's resignation and will print and send back 100 copies. Friedman states that he is disappointed that Leupp had to resign due to poor health.

Friedman…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Clifford Taylor to return to his home to assist his father. Taylor's request was granted.

This document contains correspondence concerning a complaint made by bandmaster James Wheelock that students from the school band were improperly disciplined by being locked in the guard house. The complaint, which made headlines in national newspapers including The Outlook, was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.…

Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that their office sent the wrong copies of several appropriation bills and asks that this mistake be fixed.

Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards the "approval memorandum of agreement" for renting the Henderson farm for fiscal year 1910.

These materials include two telegrams regarding an update on Supervisor Holcombe's investigation of the Wheelock Indian Band, which was accused of maladministration and disorganization in relation to its employment of former Carlisle Indian School students. Holcombe requested permission to have someone named Dougherty follow him to Chicago as a…

These materials include an anonymous letter, most likely written by a group of students, complaining about a recently hired farmer at the Carlisle Indian School and requesting an investigation. The letter specifically complains against his sanitation practices and tobacco usage.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $700 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" appropriation on water supplies for "domestic purposes" from the Carlisle Gas and Water Company. First Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank Pierce approves the expenditure.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to return William Little Wolf to his home at the Tongue River Agency in Montana.

These materials include correspondence and a copy of the Independence Day Program for the Indian School for 1909. The festivities included athletic activities, fireworks, a patriotic salute, and songs. The program was forwarded to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Carlisle's superintendent.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Tony W. Tillohash to return to his home. Tillohash's request was denied.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll a student from Alaska. The request was denied due to appropriations not being allocated to educate Alaskan students in the continental United States.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" account to capture and return runaway students. Acting Chief Clerk John Francis Jr. grants permission.