An excerpt from the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending 1882, containing the annual report of the Carlisle Indian School. The report includes discussions of school enrollment, experiences of students on outing and outing patrons, curriculum, wages for students,…
School Bakery
1882
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Book
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Annual Reports, Industrial Training - General, Discipline - Enforcement of Rules, Enrollment Statistics, Students on Outings, Outing Patrons, Student Wages, Student Savings Accounts, Industrial Program Statistics, School Bakery, School Newspapers, Local Church Attendance and Activities, Donations and Bequests to the School, Students Speaking English, Military-Style Training and Organization
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
February 12, 1886
The first page opems with a poem titled "Content," followed by "He Suffered Because He Could Not Speak English," an article about a Kiowa boy who was accused of a crime and could not defend himself. The next article is on the importance of buying insurance. Page two begins with a memorial about General Hancock titled "The Dead Hero," followed…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The caption on this postcard reads: Carlisle, Pa., Bakery and Bakers, Indian School.
This postcard was sent to Mr. John P. Miller, Burnham, Pa. Mifflin Co. The message reads: "Dear Son, I am still looking for that letter now write to me at once as I am anxious to hear from you. Mother"
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Postcard (Commercial)
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
August 31, 1906
William A. Mercer requests authority to enroll Nikefer Shoushick (spelled here Nekifer Shouchuk) at the Carlisle Indian School in order for him to learn the baker's trade.
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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
February 7, 1914
The typed transcript of Raymond C. Renneker's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he worked as the baker at Carlisle.
In his testimony Renneker answers questions about why students complain of not having enough to eat and gives details on the food he bakes.
In the published version of…
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Legal and Government Documents
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration