Interactions with Local Population

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Letter Regarding Outfall Sewer Located Near Carlisle Indian School
October 26, 1907

Letter from T. Chalkley Hatton as consulting engineer to James W. Eckels, the Chairman of the Sewer Committee, regarding an outfall sewer located near the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Supplementary Permit for Outfall Sewer
November 2, 1907

Supplementary permit for sewerage for an outflow sewer near the Carlisle Indian School. The permit redirects the line from the Carlisle Indian School to the sewer disposal plant and allows the School to use the sewer system with the permission of the borough of Carlisle.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Correspondence Regarding Proposed Sewer System
December 19, 1907 - July 8, 1908

Correspondence regarding a right of way for the Borough of Carlisle to construct and operate an outfall sewer on the grounds of the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Blueprints/Architectural Drawings, Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Mercer Informs Eckels Sewer Correspondence Forwarded to Washington D.C.
January 2, 1908

William A. Mercer informs James W. Eckels that he has forwarded the correspondence related to the right of way for the outflow sewer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C.

Format:
Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Visit of Carlisle Citizens with Commissioner Leupp
January 6, 1908

These materials include a telegram from a group of Carlisle citizens requesting a meeting with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis Leupp, regarding a request to postpone the appointment of a new superintendent for the Carlisle Indian School.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Carlisle Citizens Want Input into Superintendent Appointment
January 7, 1908

Mr. Miller [first name unclear] of the Pennsylvania Senate writes to Commissioner Francis E. Leupp to inform him that a committee of Carlisle residents, who would like to voice their opinion on the appointment of a new Superintendent at the Carlisle Indian School, are postponing their call to Washington D.C.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Dispute Regarding Judson Bertrand and Outing System
April 25, 1910 - May 19, 1910

These materials include correspondence regarding student Judson Bertrand's work at the office of Carlisle dentist Dr. C. E. Wogan. There was some dispute about Bertrand's role as well as where he could pursue training as a dentist.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Friedman Thanks Henderson for Hamilton Library Association Membership
October 10, 1911

Moses Friedman thanks J. Webster Henderson for his letter related to his membership in the Hamilton Library Association (precursor to the Cumberland County Historical Society).

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Request to Use Carlisle Indian School for Convention Accomodation
July 24, 1912 - August 7, 1912

Moses Friedman forwards the request of Charles H. Kutz, Chairman of the Patriotic Order Sons of America Committee, to use the Carlisle Indian School dormitory buildings for accommodating delegates of the State Patriotic Order Sons of America delegates. Some newspaper clippings about the group are also included. Friedman asks that the request be…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Jim Thorpe Postcard
August 10, 1912

Postcard featuring Jim Thorpe throwing a shotput. Back highlights the date of the parade honoring Thorpe, "Pop" Warner, and Lewis Tewanima.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Invitation to Reception Honoring Olympic Athletes
August 16, 1912

Invitation to a reception honoring Olympic Athletes Jim Thorpe and Lewis Tewanima, as well as Coach Warner, and an envelope addressed to L. B. Harnish

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Reception in Honor of Olympic Athletes
August 16, 1912

Program for the reception honoring Jim Thorpe, Lewis Tewanmia, and Glenn Warner. Includes the list of participants, route of the parade, and the schedule.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Plans to Build Sewer System Underneath School Grounds and Henderson Farm
March 6, 1913 - March 18, 1913

J. Webster Henderson informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that the Carlisle Borough is planning to build a sewage tunnel that will go underneath the school grounds and the Henderson Farm. Friedman then forwards Henderson's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks for the petition to be granted. 

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Permission for Installation of a Sewer System under School Grounds and Henderson Farm
March 18, 1913

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Lewis C. Laylin informs J. Webster Henderson that he grants permission for the Carlisle Borough to begin the construction of a sewer underneath the school's grounds and the Henderson Farm.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Praise for Carlisle by J. F. Murray
June 6, 1913

These materials include a typed and hand-written copy of a letter from J. F. Murray, praising the Carlisle Indian School. Murray discusses numerous topics, including Carlisle's assimilationist mission, appropriations and finances, discipline, local reactions to the school, and the school's management.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Fees Paid to Carlisle Police
April 6 - 16, 1914

These materials contain correspondence regarding fees owed to the Carlisle Police Department for the return of Carlisle students found in town without permission. The policy of paying these fees for student returns was to end after this payment.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
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Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Attempt to Quarter or Give Raises to Employees who Live Off-Campus
May 12, 1914 - July 6, 1914

Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps provides a list of employees that do not have quarters at the school and therefore have to rent or own their own living spaces in the town of Carlisle. He informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that many of these employees cannot afford their living expenses on their current…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Complaint Regarding Commercial Competition for Carriage Painting
December 1, 1914 - January 2, 1915

These materials include a complaint from local Carlisle businessman John H. Lau against Charles H. Carns, the painter at the Carlisle Indian School. Lau, of the local carriage-maker E. A. Lau and Sons, claimed that Carns was inappropriately undercutting his carriage-painting costs. After investigation, Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Memorandum Regarding School Policy Reforms
March 26, 1915

These materials include a memorandum about reforms made to Carlisle Indian School policies by Supervisor Oscar Hiram Lipps in response to a 1914 Congressional investigation. The outlined reforms included curtailing the outing program, changing the courses of study, standardizing disciplinary measures, increasing arrests of local bootleggers,…

Format:
Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Inspection Report of J. H. Dortch for May 1915
May 1, 1915

These materials include an inspection report of J. H. Dortch for his visit to the Carlisle Indian School. His report includes discussions of new staff, the school's physical plant and curriculum, and continued disciplinary changes being enacted under Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps.

Format:
Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Article Regarding Student Discipline and Town Interactions
May 3-12, 1915

These materials include a newspaper clipping, an internal circular order, and correspondence regarding an article in the Carlisle Herald regarding the discipline of male and female students of the Carlisle Indian School, who reportedly visited the east end of the town for parties with local residents. Superintendent Lipps…

Format:
Legal and Government Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915
May 20-29, 1915

These materials include a report and correspondence regarding H. B. Peairs' investigation of discipline at the Carlisle Indian School in May, 1915. The report notes numerous improvements that were made and should be pursued. Superintendent Oscar Hiram Lipps addresses the report's recommendations.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence, Reports
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Participation of Carlisle Indian School Band in the Preparedness Parade
June 7-16, 1916

These materials include correspondence regarding the participation of the Carlisle Indian School band in the Preparedness Parade in Washington, D.C. The parade was designed to be a show of patriotism, and the Interior Department wanted to have a strong presence. Also included in the correspondence is a reply to a now-lost letter from Charles T…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Notice of Death of Isaac Longshore
June 24, 1918 - June 2, 1919

This document contains correspondence concerning the death of Isaac Longshore, a former student who returned to the school for a visit. Longshore was interred in the school cemetery.

 

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration