Financial Accounts - Athletic Fund

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Audit of the Financial Transactions of Richard Henry Pratt
August 23, 1904

This audit and report, which concerns the finances of the Carlisle Indian School as administered by Richard Henry Pratt, was prepred immediately following his retirement as superintendent of the school. The report focuses on the use of non-governmental funds - charitable donations to the school, as well as income earned through athletics and…

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Financial Documents, Legal and Government Documents, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Lease Alexander Farm
January 23, 1906

William A. Mercer forwards a lease of the farm belonging to Annie and Laura Alexander for use as a drill and athletic ground for the small boys as well as a play ground for the girls. Mercer notes that the farm has been paid for with the boys athletic fund for two quarters but that the fund can no longer be used.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Build Photography Studio with Funds from Bequest
April 10, 1906

William A. Mercer requests to use the bequest of Harriet W. Taber to build a photographic gallery or art building at the entrance of the Carlisle Indian School.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Elaborates on Plans for Photograph Gallery
June 1, 1906

William A. Mercer elaborates on his plan for building a photographic gallery at the entrance to the Carlisle Indian School using the bequest of Harriet W. Taber. Mercer states that he has already begun construction using athletic funds.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Responds to Unaccounted Funds Under His Supervision
March 1, 1907 - March 11, 1907

William A. Mercer responds to the report of W. S. Olive, Special U.S. Indian Agent, regarding unaccounted funds. Mercer states that the nature of the Athletic Funds means they should not be run through the Indian Office and he is willing to resign his position if it means complying with Departmental regulations.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Response to Charges Against Carlisle's Football Squad
December 16, 1907

This document contains a letter responding to public charges made against the Carlisle Football Team concerning the eligibility of certain members. The letter discusses terms and lengths of student enrollment, the use of athletic funds in Carlisle's budget, and the academic responsibilities of student athletes.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Materials Regarding Athletic Fund Dispostion Following Investigation
1908 - August 23, 1918

Materials related to the disposition of funds of the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Association following an investigation by E. B. Linnen. Contains the Constitution and By-Laws of the Association for the year 1908, correspondence regarding how to handle money moving forward, a resolution updating the by-laws, as well as other financial…

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Books and Pamphlets, Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Gathering Statistics on Former Students
July 15-24, 1908

These materials contain correspondence regarding Moses Friedman's plans to send an agent through territories to gather statistics on former students.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Questions Regarding Use of Athletic Funds Following Investigation
June 25, 1913 - May 14, 1914

Oscar H. Lipps forwards a number of questions for the disbursement of the Athletic Fund following the investigation into Moses Friedman including paying for a lacrosse coach as well as building a new grandstand.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Conway Hall Tuition for Gus Welch
February 25, 1914 - March 5, 1914

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Gus Welch to have the Athletic Association pay the remainder of his tuition at Conway Hall (the Dickinson College Preparatory School). Internal notes in the materials suggest that Carlisle's administrators did not want to honor the request, despite receiving permission from the…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Additional Refund from the Athletic Fund
November 10, 1914 - December 11, 1916

Correspondence regarding a request by the Amoskeag Textile Club for an additional $500 refund from the Carlisle Indian School Athletic Fund from a game played between the school and Holy Cross College in 1914.

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Charge of Mileage Book to Athletic Association
January 21 - March 27, 1916

This document contains correspondence regarding a $20 mileage book, which former Superintendent Moses Friedman purchased from the Cumberland Valley Railroad and charged to the Athletic Association. After careful discussion about the legitimacy of the purchase, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells authorizes current Superintendent O. H.…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Investing Carlisle Athletic Association and Restaurant Funds
June 7-12, 1917

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Carlisle Athletic Association has $4,000 and the restaurant has nearly $1,000. He states that because these are "independent corporations," money from these two sources does not come directly to the superintendent and is instead deposited…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration