Industrial Training - Carpentry

Richard Henry Pratt submits plans and specifications for building a new hospital on the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School. Pratt notes that he has received multiple estimates for the cost of the building as well as supplies and believes that the use of Indian apprentices will greatly reduce labor costs. He states that the old hospital…

M. L. McKenzie, Clerk in Charge of the Pawnee Agency, requests the return of Luther Kuhns to the agency in order for him to employed as a carpenter at the agency. Richard Henry Pratt forwards the request to the Office of Indian Affairs stating Kuhns qualifications and noting that he will only be leaving school a month early and asks for…

The typed transcript of H. Gardner's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Gardner worked as an assistant carpenter at the school.

In his testimony Gardner expresses his opinion that if the male students were not sent on outing they could instead build buildings for the school. This would save…

The typed transcript of John A. Herr's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he was the school's instructor in carpentry.

In his testimony Herr explains why his students do not graduate with any vocational qualifications.

In the published version of this testimony Herr's section begins…