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History of the Carlisle Barracks

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Eadle Keatah Toh (Vol. 1, No. 1)

January 1880

The first page opened with an article titled "THE INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL," that described the progress of the school, its Christian methods, the work of the former Ft. Marion prisoners of war preparing buildings for use, the importance of the town Sunday Schools, the school curriculum that emphasized farmwork for boys and housekeeping for girls…

Format:

Newspapers

Topics:

Prisoners from Ft. Marion (1875-1878), Printing Department, Local Church Attendance and Activities, School Newspapers, Student Deaths, History of the Carlisle Barracks, Recruitment of Students by Native Americans, Religious Activities at the School

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration

Proposal to Formally Transfer Title of School Property to Interior Department

March 5-28, 1884

Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding the ownership of the property upon which the Carlisle Indian School is located. Pratt notes that the Department of the Interior has made significant improvements to the property and should have the title as approved under a bill signed by the President in 1882.

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Format:

Letters/Correspondence

Topics:

History of the Carlisle Barracks, History of the Carlisle Indian School

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration

Information Related to the Governments Acquisition of the Carlisle Barracks

September 3-13, 1892

Lewis A. Grant, Acting Secretary of War, responds to a letter from the Department of Interior by providing a copy of the metes and bounds of the Carlisle Barracks along with a plat and the deed by which the U.S. Government acquired the land.

Format:

Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Maps

Topics:

School Grounds - Land Issues, History of the Carlisle Barracks

Repository:

National Archives and Records Administration