Page one opened with information, including statistics, from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about Carlisle and other schools as reported by Indian agents. Page two contains more arguments for, and accounts of support for, educating Indian youth. The article "Our Dining Hall" describes the physical space, the work the…
Food and Dining
![Eadle Keatah Toh (Vol. 1, No. 3) Eadle Keatah Toh (Vol. 1, No. 3)](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-pub/EKT_v01n03.jpg?itok=kwJy1Ggh)
![Excerpt from Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1906 Excerpt from Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-pub/Annual-Report_1906_pg0001.jpg?itok=5jbAG9a9)
An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1906, containing the Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The report, submitted by Superintendent William A. Mercer, includes discussions of health, building projects, agriculture…
![Female students posed behind outdoor cooking grill at Camp Sells, c. 1913 Female students posed behind outdoor cooking grill at Camp Sells, c. 1913](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-photo/00314A%2369.jpg?itok=YxnJOeT-)
Female students posed in rows, standing in front of the dining pavilion. In the foreground a black man stands beside an outdoor cooking grill with pots and pans on it. Another man stands, wiping his face, beside a pile of wood. At far left a female student in Native-style clothing poses with a boy and arrow. Behind her a female student wearing…
![Request for Personal and School Supplies for Carlisle Indian School Request for Personal and School Supplies for Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b571_1879_P0917_0002.jpg?itok=_kPjPS3O)
List of supplies requested by Richard Henry Pratt for the school he is preparing to establish at Carlisle Barracks. Requested supplies include clothing, fabric, sewing supplies, tableware, cooking supplies, and firefighting equipment.
Pratt refers to this request list in a letter sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs the following…
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Telegram from Richard Henry Pratt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting $2,000 for food at the Carlisle Indian School and to cover expenses for a recruitment trip in the West. Pratt notes that he is leaving for Winfield, Kansas soon.
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Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz grants Richard Henry Pratt authority to purchase a list of supplies amounting to $1,998.25 on the open market. The list of supplies mostly includes bedding, furniture, and kitchen supplies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the…
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Richard Henry Pratt requests that a cooking range with a 300-person capacity be supplied to the Carlisle Indian School.
![Authority to Purchase a Cooking Range, Clothing, and Furniture Authority to Purchase a Cooking Range, Clothing, and Furniture](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r481_0896.jpg?itok=ekteATm7)
Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz authorizes Richard Henry Pratt to visit New York City and spend $2,000 to purchase a cooking range, clothing, furniture, and supplies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "…
![Report of Beef Consumed by Rosebud Delegation Report of Beef Consumed by Rosebud Delegation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_79_b574_1880_P0049_0002.jpg?itok=BV2QODUP)
Richard Henry Pratt reports that the Rosebud delegation that visited Carlisle consumed 1,103 pounds of beef during their visit.
![Sanitary Inspection, April 1880 Sanitary Inspection, April 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0085.jpg?itok=YL23LU-Y)
George Kellogg of the Medical Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides a sanitary report on the buildings, appliances, and children at the Carlisle Indian School. He recommends replacing some old brick drains with terra cotta pipes. He finds the buildings to be of a satisfactory condition, particularly commending the hospital - though…
![Pratt's Request to Select Food for the School Pratt's Request to Select Food for the School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_0944.jpg?itok=_T7G4zzE)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase food for students instead of using the government-issued rations. Pratt requests to spend up to 17.5¢ per student per day and to be able to choose food for the students so that they can receive better nutrition.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234…
![Request Funds for Contingent Expenses, First Quarter 1880 Request Funds for Contingent Expenses, First Quarter 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_1121.jpg?itok=l-JCVIfr)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay for the school's contingent expenses in the current quarter, which he estimates to be $1,280.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of…
![Request to Purchase Beef and Flour Request to Purchase Beef and Flour](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_1119.jpg?itok=IC6IZd2p)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $2,125 on beef and flour for students.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80."
![Request to Purchase Food for Student Health, 1880-1881 Fiscal Year Request to Purchase Food for Student Health, 1880-1881 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_1124.jpg?itok=iuMbk7TO)
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to purchase fruits, butter, eggs, milk, and berries for students' health during the 1881 fiscal year.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of…
![Request to Purchase Special Food Supplies for Sick Students Request to Purchase Special Food Supplies for Sick Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r485_1149.jpg?itok=BQ-Ie4wt)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $90 on the purchase of butter, milk, eggs, and fruit for sick students and the "general health of the school."
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the…
![Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1880 Estimate of Funds, Fourth Quarter 1880](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0011.jpg?itok=rgmzaukM)
Estimate of Funds for the fourth quarter of 1880 amounting to $1,880 for beef and flour, $1,000 for clothing and material to manufacture clothing, and $700 for fuel, stamps, water, and other contingencies.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in…
![Request to Rent 110 Acre Farm from Mr. Parker Request to Rent 110 Acre Farm from Mr. Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0100.jpg?itok=S6qDxQJC)
Richard Henry Pratt states that last year both the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs agreed that he should rent a farm adjoining the Carlisle Indian School to teach male students how to farm "general crops" and female students how to care for dairy cows. Unfortunately, he was only able to rent two parcels of land…
![Request to Extend Cooking Range and to Purchase Two Copper Boilers Request to Extend Cooking Range and to Purchase Two Copper Boilers](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0126.jpg?itok=gKUxzsSY)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to purchase a four foot extension to the school's cooking range and two copper boilers totaling $126. He explains that the current range is too small to accommodate the recent increase in students.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the…
![Request to Purchase Special Food Supplies for Sick Students Request to Purchase Special Food Supplies for Sick Students](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0124.jpg?itok=kEueBCTL)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $90 on butter, eggs, milk, and other food that the school physician believes is necessary for the students in poor health.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received…
![Request to Purchase Beef and Flour, First Quarter 1881 Request to Purchase Beef and Flour, First Quarter 1881](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_m234_r486_0162.jpg?itok=R0Wh4Anw)
Richard Henry Pratt requests to spend $645 on flour and $1,686 on beef for the first quarter of 1881.
Note: This item was copied from U.S. National Archives microfilm reels (M234), which were filmed from the original documents found in Record Group 75, Entry 79, "Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-80."
![Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Food for Ill Children Pratt Requests Authority to Purchase Food for Ill Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0008_03283_0003.jpg?itok=AYjs9zkK)
Richard Henry Pratt seeks additional funding to purchase food to meet the requirements outlined by the school surgeon for ill children, including butter, milk, and eggs.
![Increase in Cow Herd and Reduction in Rations Increase in Cow Herd and Reduction in Rations](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0072_06916_0001.jpg?itok=4c1xBYxH)
Richard Henry Pratt requests a reduction in various rations in order to purchase additional cows for providing a greater milk supply to students. Pratt cites a visit from Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew and his recommendation that for a healthy student body students be allowed to drink as much milk as they want in the morning and evening. To follow…
![Navajo Agent Discusses Difficulties Involved in Oversight Navajo Agent Discusses Difficulties Involved in Oversight](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0153_16710_0002.jpg?itok=iwOLHe65)
Richard Henry Pratt forwards letter from D. M. Riordan, U.S. Indian Agent for the Navajo Agency, discussing the hardships involved in overseeing the agency. Pratt also discusses various matters at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Proposal for Building New Dining Room Proposal for Building New Dining Room](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0205_16870_c2206.jpg?itok=wY3KAmSl)
Richard Henry Pratt transmits to the Bureau of Indian Affairs plans for a building at the Carlisle Indian School to include a kitchen, dining room, laundry, and a sewing room along with a cellar for commissary supplies, root cellar, and coal bin. Pratt notes that using School labor and materials he can cut the cost down from the estimates given…
![Specifications for Proposed Dining Room to Built Specifications for Proposed Dining Room to Built](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b0206_17012_0003.jpg?itok=cPoDRQoP)
Specifications for the proposed dining room.