Supervisor in Charge of Indian Schools H. B. Peairs requests that the Indian School superintendents send him a list of all vacant school positions and salaries because he has received complaints that it is difficult to fill them. Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs Peairs that he has no issues filling open positions.…
1910-1919
![Filling Appointments in the Indian Service Filling Appointments in the Indian Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f48_102750_0001.jpg?itok=apVO1zDv)
![Inquiry into Arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore Inquiry into Arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f22_102154_0003.jpg?itok=4Kh_aCf8)
These materials include correspondence regarding an inquiry into the arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore at Carlisle. Both students arrived shortly thereafter.
![Notice of Arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore Notice of Arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f23_103004_0001.jpg?itok=4Apny735)
These materials include correspondence regarding the arrival of Stella Ellis and Ruth Moore at the Carlisle Indian School. They request that a representative of the school meet them at the train station.
![Visit from Doctor to Help Treat Trachoma Cases Among Students Visit from Doctor to Help Treat Trachoma Cases Among Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f31_106474_0006.jpg?itok=bfwRRoDY)
Daniel W. White, the Department of the Interior Eye and Trachoma Expert, asks Carlisle Indian School Surgeon in Charge Dr. A. R. Allen to request, through Superintendent Friedman, to send White to Carlisle after the holidays. Allen forwards White's letter to Friedman. Friedman requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs send White to the…
![Maxie Luce Engineer Examination Maxie Luce Engineer Examination](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f15_107187_0002.jpg?itok=fGdAvSnP)
This material includes information regarding a noncompetitive engineer examination for Maxie Luce.
![Information on Students from the Five Civilized Tribes Information on Students from the Five Civilized Tribes](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f24_108758_0007.jpg?itok=rYQOZDLn)
These materials include correspondence regarding the enrollment of students from the Five Civilized Tribes. Anna Melton inquired about the expenses she had incurred and various discrepancies in how students are charged.
![Transfer of Charles King's Application to Carlisle Transfer of Charles King's Application to Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f26_11214_0001.jpg?itok=Zk67nxd3)
These materials include correspondence regarding an application blank of Charles King. The blank was being sent to the Carlisle Indian School so it could be stored in their files.
![Complaints Regarding the Process of Indian School Employee Transfers Complaints Regarding the Process of Indian School Employee Transfers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f22_40763_0001.jpg?itok=vJg-6vqE)
Superintendent Moses Friedman tells the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he believes that Indian school superintendents should not offer positions to other schools' employees and then revoke their offers after the employees accept. Friedman forwards correspondence in which this happened to two of his employees, Frank J. Veith and Frances M.…
![Enclosure of Three Claim Vouchers Enclosure of Three Claim Vouchers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f045_f1401_0001.jpg?itok=Vwb0lnbj)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman encloses three claim vouchers for approval. The vouchers are from the B. F. Sturtevant Company, Alfredy Lowry & Bro., and D. Klein & Bro. Makers of Army and Navy Uniforms.
![Report for the Month of November 1911 Report for the Month of November 1911](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/CIS-I-0042.jpg?itok=6nNxXcq1)
This is a monthly report for filled out by the Carlisle Indian School administration for the Department of the Interior. It is for the month of November, 1911, and includes ratings on a number of topics including the physical plant, cleanliness, truancy, moral conditions, and scholarship. The form is signed by Superintendent Moses…
![Request to Enroll a 1/8 Chippewa Girl Request to Enroll a 1/8 Chippewa Girl](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f27_111355_0002.jpg?itok=wFaBVoum)
Thomas B. Mills informs Senator Isaac Stephenson that a 1/8 Chippewa girl would like to attend the Carlisle Indian School and asks him to secure information that would help her to enroll. Stephenson forwards the letter to the Commissioner of Education. Acting Commissioner of Education L. A. Kalbach forwards the letter to the Commissioner of…
![Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, January 1912 Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, January 1912](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f09_6231_0004.jpg?itok=o0k5FGVx)
These materials include correspondence, a supplies list, and a survey of unserviceable materials at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.
![Correspondence Regarding the 1911 Annual Report Correspondence Regarding the 1911 Annual Report](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f10_1847_0002.jpg?itok=A4uQ01hd)
Correspondence between Robert G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Moses Friedman regarding the previous Carlisle Indian School Annual Report. Valentine compliments Friedman on the quality of the printing and design as well as the analysis of the outing system.
![Request for Return Home of Tillie Catfish Request for Return Home of Tillie Catfish](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f21_1929_0002.jpg?itok=g8Yn1AZW)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return home Tillie Catfish.
![Dispute Regarding Funds and Enrollment of Peter Jackson Dispute Regarding Funds and Enrollment of Peter Jackson](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f38_24781_0013.jpg?itok=HENC5LuJ)
These materials include correspondence and financial documents related to the re-enrollment and disposition of funds of Peter Jackson. There were disputes over how Jackson's earnings and annuities should be paid out.
![School's Handling of Student Money School's Handling of Student Money](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f29_60579_0001.jpg?itok=8fe7KOaN)
Special Indian Agent Edward Paze investigated the way the Carlisle Indian School handles their students' money. Paze informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Carlisle has a good system, one that with a few tweaks could be used by the entire Indian Service, but that he will elaborate more in a final report.
![Changes to Staff Salaries and Organization, 1912 Changes to Staff Salaries and Organization, 1912](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f13_6978-4_0005.jpg?itok=MBteBbF1)
These materials include correspondence, an excerpt from an inspection report, and memoranda concerning staff organization and salary changes at the Carlisle Indian School. After an inspection by Charles F. Peirce, the salaries of certain employees were frozen and readjusted, and the organizational hierarchy of the school was revised.
![Inspection Report of Charles F. Peirce for January 1912 Inspection Report of Charles F. Peirce for January 1912](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f30_6978-3_0023.jpg?itok=HpvQgFOW)
These materials include an inspection report of Charles F. Peirce, Supervisor of Indian Schools, on the Carlisle Indian School in early 1912, as well as correspondence regarding the reports. Peirce makes a number of recommendations, in particular regarding the business and telegraph departments, and provides an overview of the schools various…
![Inspection Report on Dormitories, Vacuum System, and Lavatories Inspection Report on Dormitories, Vacuum System, and Lavatories](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f43_6798-2_0001.jpg?itok=_jknbdoM)
Supervisor of the Fifth District Charles F. Peirce provides an Inspection Report about the Carlisle Indian School. Peirce states that the dormitories need new floors, that the partially installed vacuum system makes it impossible to properly heat the buildings, and that the toilet and lavatory facilities are the "poorest" he's ever seen.…
![Report on Pupil Heritage Report on Pupil Heritage](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f29_6672_0003.jpg?itok=oCHvXSe5)
These materials include correspondence regarding students' heritage. Specifically, officials sought information on students' blood quantum, as changing policy barred the enrollment of students considered to have less than one-fourth degree Indian blood. Also included are total enrollment statistics for the beginning of 1912.
![Report of Eye Examinations and Treatment by Dr. Daniel White Report of Eye Examinations and Treatment by Dr. Daniel White](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f32_41869_0003.jpg?itok=NlzCx0Id)
This document contains reports and correspondence about eye examinations of Carlisle's students, performed in 1912. Included are statistics and lists of students in need of specific eye treatments, as well as recommendations on preventing further eye infections from spreading through the school.
![Report on Mont Alto Sanitarium Student-Patients Report on Mont Alto Sanitarium Student-Patients](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b025_f31_8267_0001.jpg?itok=T6hPJQAM)
These materials includes correspondence regarding students who were sent to the Mount Alto Sanitarium in Pennsylvania to recover from tuberculosis.
![Synopsis of Eye Examinations by Dr. Daniel White Synopsis of Eye Examinations by Dr. Daniel White](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f07_22793_0001.jpg?itok=uv0HcP6I)
This document contains correspondence concerning the results of student eye examinations, performed by Dr. Daniel White in 1912. The results stated that 396 students had no eye problems, 190 had trachoma, 5 had follicular conjunctivitis, and 29 had conjunctivitis.
![Response to Inspection Report of Charles F. Peirce for January 1912 Response to Inspection Report of Charles F. Peirce for January 1912](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f06_6978-1_0001.jpg?itok=Hr875-ZE)
These materials include an excerpt of Charles F. Peirce's inspection report of January 1912, and Superintendent Moses Friedman's responses to his recommendations. Friedman rejected many of Peirce's recommendations regarding the chain of authority and command at the school. Other recommendations, focused on industrial curricula and student…
![Program for the 1911 Athletic Celebration Program for the 1911 Athletic Celebration](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-3-2-1911_001.jpg?itok=djAQCPnb)
Program for the 1911 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.