This folder includes documents related to Stauffer's time working at Carlisle as the school musical director or band leader. Two thirds of the material relate to how Stauffer left the school. Having been suspended after the 1914 investigation into the school, Stauffer was not formally fired, but his job position was abolished. The other third…
1910-1919
![Claude M. Stauffer Personnel Folder front of brown paper envelope with "Stauffer, C. M." and "Status Retired" written on front](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/Stauffer%2C%20Claude%20Maxwell_1874_OPF_cover.jpg?itok=-h6ZmhoU)
![Personnel File of Nellie Robertson Denny, Clerk and Outing Manager Personnel File of Nellie Robertson Denny, Clerk and Outing Manager](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_DennyNR_0008.jpg?itok=8SG4yq_L)
Personnel file of Nellie Robertson Denny, who served as the Clerk of the Carlisle Indian School from 1900 to 1912 and from 1914 to 1918. She also served as Outing Manager for the Carlisle Indian School from 1908 to 1912. Robertson Denny was a graduate of Carlisle's class of 1890, and was married to Wallace Denny.
The file contains…
![Personnel File of Wallace Denny, Assistant Disciplinarian Personnel File of Wallace Denny, Assistant Disciplinarian](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_DennyW_0030.jpg?itok=bOrqbkp9)
Personnel file of Wallace Denny, who served as Assistant Disciplinarian of the Carlisle Indian School from sometime before 1910 until 1918. Denny was a member of Carlisle's class of 1906, and was married to Nellie Robertson Denny.
The file contains quarterly employee reports, letters of resignation, complaints from students, a photograph…
![Philadelphia Art Director's Thoughts on Carlisle Student Artwork Philadelphia Art Director's Thoughts on Carlisle Student Artwork](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f27_39597_0001.jpg?itok=sPQjj7-o)
Robert G. Valentine compliments Howard Fremont Stratton, Director of the Art Department at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Museum, for his article published in The Red Man. Stratton thanks Valentine for the kind words about his article, which was about "Indian education in art," and discusses the…
![Press Coverage of Robert Doyle and Jesse Teleskie Runaway Press Coverage of Robert Doyle and Jesse Teleskie Runaway](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f26_53263_0002.jpg?itok=5_5UlG6x)
These materials contain correspondence and a newspaper clipping regarding press coverage of the arrest of Robert Doyle and Jesse Teleskie (misspelled Gilleski in the article) for running away from their outing home to Paterson, New Jersey.
![Report Concerning Grandsons of E. A. Pierce Report Concerning Grandsons of E. A. Pierce](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f05_50949_0007.jpg?itok=pnxNH3_G)
These materials include correspondence regarding the grandsons of E. A. Pierce, Seneca Clarke Cook and Howard Jones.
![Request for Enrollment by Antonio Florez Request for Enrollment by Antonio Florez](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f07_52460_0003.jpg?itok=KhxUTHTT)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Antonio Florez to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. Florez was informed that he should consider enrolling at a closer school to his home and should make direct contact with the superintendent of the school.
![Request for Release by Raymond Kennedy Request for Release by Raymond Kennedy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f06_51769_0012.jpg?itok=ClfJn8uz)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Raymond Kennedy to be released from the Carlisle Indian School in order to continue with his machinist trade in one of Carlisle's outing districts. Kennedy's request was denied, but he was given the ability to access his money held at Carlisle.
Also included in the file is…
![Approval of Beef Contract with Brelsford Company Approval of Beef Contract with Brelsford Company](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f02_55332_0002.jpg?itok=Nwxp3CFD)
Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Moses Friedman that a beef contract has been approved. Friedman asks for more explicit information regarding this approval and contract. Hauke explains that the contract for beef was with Brelsford Company.
![Enrollment of Paul Vargas Enrollment of Paul Vargas](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f46_54227_0004.jpg?itok=USRw4jLF)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the enrollment and tuition of Paul Vargas, a student from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands.
![Request for Enrollment of Harold Bishop Request for Enrollment of Harold Bishop](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f08_56185_0007.jpg?itok=FOWwFVHj)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Ida Logan to enroll her son Harold Bishop to the Carlisle Indian School. Bishop was under the standard age of enrollment. The Indian Office allowed Bishop's admission pending the status of his formal application.
![Expenses for Medical Care of Students Expenses for Medical Care of Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f30_56906_0001.jpg?itok=TfRuRNfs)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1911" account for special medical treatment for students, taking students to Philadelphia for treatment, and for medicine and food for the school hospital. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott requests that…
![Request for Enrollment by Joe Welch Request for Enrollment by Joe Welch](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f18_69703_0004.jpg?itok=E-mKH8SI)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Joe Welch to be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School to obtain an education in industrial arts. Welch was informed that as a member of the Chickasaw Nation he could only attend Carlisle by paying tuition but that he could attend Haskell Institute without paying tuition.
![Request to Spend Funds for Henderson Farm Lease Request to Spend Funds for Henderson Farm Lease](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f19_56858_0001.jpg?itok=92bxTpR1)
Superintendent Moses Friedman requests authorization to spend $400 for fiscal year 1911 in order to pay the lease of the Henderson Tract, which is used for "pasture and other purposes."
![Complaints By Mrs. E. A. Pierce Against Wallace Denny Complaints By Mrs. E. A. Pierce Against Wallace Denny](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f10_57299_0013combined.jpg?itok=0o_sP9HF)
These materials include correspondence regarding the forced return of Seneca Clark Cook by Carlisle's disciplinarian, Wallace Denny. Cook's grandmother, Mrs. E. A. Pierce, wrote to the Indian Office complaining about the treatment of her grandson by the school, including specific complaints against Denny's treatment of students.
![Notice of Death of Wallace Perryman Notice of Death of Wallace Perryman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f09_57291_0002_0.jpg?itok=ISZNRrLR)
These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Wallace Perryman (referred to as Wallace Berryman here). Perryman was admitted to the school hospital in early June and was later sent to the German Hospital in Philadelphia for surgery. Following Perryman's death he was interred at the school cemetery.
![Request for Enrollment of Daughter of Hattie Williams Request for Enrollment of Daughter of Hattie Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f12_59011_0002.jpg?itok=CE7CvC1j)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Hattie Williams to enroll her daughter at the Carlisle Indian School. The Indian Office replied that Williams should consider applying to the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California.
![Request for Enrollment of Children of Jackson Ellis Request for Enrollment of Children of Jackson Ellis](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f13_61275_0018.jpg?itok=sTEPWVQp)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Jackson Ellis to have his children enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. As Ellis lived in Marble City, Oklahoma and was a member of the Cherokee Nation, his children were not eligible for government assistance. Instead, Ellis was directed to apply to the Haskell Institute where…
![Request to Waive Age Requirement for Sibling of Florence Pennel Request to Waive Age Requirement for Sibling of Florence Pennel](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f14_61764_0003.jpg?itok=cGMJf_Zq)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Florence Pennel to have the minimum age requirement of attending the Carlisle Indian School waived for a younger brother on account of two other siblings attending school. The Indian Office waived the requirement pending the applications.
![Form Needed for the 1912 Estimate of Funds Form Needed for the 1912 Estimate of Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f23_63698_0003.jpg?itok=fst_pxTG)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman acknowledges receipt of an "advance notice" regarding the 1912 estimate of funds and assumes that it does not apply to Carlisle.
Acting Chief of the Education Division W. B. Fry requests that Friedman send his 1912 estimate of funds on the regular form immediately. …
![Carlisle Nurse Training Correspondence Carlisle Nurse Training Correspondence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f35_71699_0001.jpg?itok=OCSR-aXn)
This material includes correspondence between Charles Dagenett and Superintendent Moses Friedman about establishing a nurse training program at Carlisle with additional training at various hospitals on the outing program.
![Request for Enrollment by Thomas Martinez Request for Enrollment by Thomas Martinez](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f15_65699_0003.jpg?itok=2ctdwmgV)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Thomas E. Martinez for permission to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
![Discussion of and Approval for Renting the Henderson Farm Discussion of and Approval for Renting the Henderson Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f20_72686_0008.jpg?itok=giG4r19z)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman forwards Agreements covering the rental of the Henderson tract of land adjoining the school for fiscal year 1911. Chief of the Education Division J. H. Dortch returns the contract and four copies and asks Friedman to sign it. Friedman returns the corrected and signed documents to the…
![Request for Enrollment of Cutler Children Request for Enrollment of Cutler Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b024_f16_66286_0005.jpg?itok=ABoqcxjg)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Rosa Monroe to have the children of Jacob Cuttler enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School. As two of the children were under the minimum age of enrollment permission from the Bureau of Indian Affairs was needed. Permission was granted with the exception that transportation of the two…
![Dispute in Reporting Funds Dispute in Reporting Funds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b013_f08_00_0001.jpg?itok=UbeYl5DF)
Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that if he has any money derived from school entertainment or band concerts, he has to include it in the Miscellaneous Receipts, Class IV in his first quarter account.
Acting Chief of the Finance Division orders…