School Employees - Laundry

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Irregular Service Needed at Carlisle in April 1887
March 21, 1887

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of the irregular service needed at the Carlisle Indian School during the month of April 1887.

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Details on Assistant Laundress on Report of Irregular Employees, October 1893
November 16, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with additional information on salary in regards to an assistant laundress mentioned in the October 1893 irregular employees report. Pratt informs the Commissioner that the temporarily employed assistant laundress was hired in place of Miss Jamison, whose been sick for months.

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Pratt Reports the Death of Annie R. Jordan
December 2, 1893

Richard Henry Pratt reports the death of Annie R. Jordan, head of the Laundry Department, to the Office of Indian Affairs.

 

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Pratt Requests Office Appoint Peters as Assistant Laundress
January 5, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt requests the Office of Indian Affairs appoint an Indian woman, Mrs. Peters, as an assistant laundress if no action has already been taken.

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Civil Service Commission Provides Information Related to Assistant Laundress Position
February 24, 1897

William G. Rice, Civil Service Commissioner, responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding certification of eligible employees for the assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Pratt Informs Office that Laundress and Seamstress Position are Filled
March 18, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the four laundress positions are filled as well as the seamstress position. Pratt further requests that Lizzie James and Jennie Wolf be allowed to take the Civil Service exam to qualify permanently.

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Letter Retained Informing Pratt Duties of Three Positions Should be Distributed
April 1, 1897

Letter retained in the Department from C. N. Bliss, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to Richard Henry Pratt that informs him the duties of the Assistant Seamstress and Assistant Laundress positions should be distributed among other employees and incorporated as a part of the industrial training of the students.

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Request to Fill Various Positions Temporarily before Appointments Made
September 8, 1897

Richard Henry Pratt requests that various vacant positions be filled by assignment from the Civil Service lists and that he has filled one teaching position temporarily. Pratt further requests that he be allowed to fill any other position temporarily.

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Civil Service Commission Authorizes Temporary Appointment of Assistant Laundresses
November 5, 1897

John R. Proctor, Civil Service Commissioner, authorizes the temporary appointment of two assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Approval of Jennie Wolf's Temporary Appointment
January 21, 1899

President of the Civil Service Department John R. Procter extends assistant laundress Jennie Wolf's temporary employment.

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Pratt Requests Authority to Pay Substitute Assistant Laundress in 1899
March 22, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt requests to pay a substitute assistant laundress to replace Carrie Thomas following her resignation.

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Pratt Responds to Need for Employees to Take Civil Service Exams
April 26, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the Civil Service application of Luella Cunningham as well as the applications of Lizzie James, Jennie Wolf, and Ella Albert.

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Office Informed Luella Cunningham Sent Application to Civil Service Commission
April 27, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Luella Cunningham has sent her application for the position of assistant laundress to the chairman of the Civil Service Commission.

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Civil Service Commission Approves Extension of Temporary Appointments of Assistant Laundresses
May 1, 1899

Civil Service Commission approving an extension of the temporary appointments of Jennie Wolf and Lizzie James as assistant laundresses at the Carlisle Indian School.

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Eligible Candidate for Assistant Laundress Position
July 25, 1899

John T. Doyle, the Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, forwards to the Secretary of the Interior a list of four women (Ettie S. Fortney, Ella Albert, Jennie Wolf, and Lizzie James) who are eligible to fill the vacant assistant laundress position at the Carlisle Indian School. The list includes the candidate's name, address, and their…

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Lizzie James' Request for Sick Leave of Absence
August 21-28, 1899

Richard H. Pratt forwards a report from school physician J. S. Bender that assistant laundress Lizzie James was sick for 19 days and requests that she be granted paid sick leave. The acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs forwards Bender's report and Pratt's letter to the Secretary of the Interior and requests that James' sick leave be granted…

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Office Informed Luella Cunningham Not Renominated for Assistant Laundress
August 31, 1899

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter by informing them that Luella Cunningham was not renominated for the position of assistant laundress.

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Report of Ella G. Hill's Leave of Absence
May 18, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt advises the commissioner about two days of leave already taken by laundry manager Ella G. Hill.

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Reports on Four Employees' Leaves of Absence
July 1, 1901

Richard Henry Pratt advises the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the dates that Ella G. Hill (laundry manager), Malcolm W. Odell (teacher), Kittie Odell (teacher), and W. Grant Thompson (disciplinarian) were on paid leaves of absence.

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Request to Create Two Laborer Positions
April 9, 1902

Edgar A. Allen requests that the positions of Assistant Seamstress and Assistant Laundress be discontinued and that two Laborer positions be created. Allen notes that these positions can be filled locally rather than through the Civil Service.

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Mercer Provides Plan to Reduce Assistant Positions through Student Labor
January 23, 1905

William A. Mercer outlines a plan to place students in assistant seamstress and assistant laundress positions.

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Mercer Requests One Assistant Laundress Position be Reinstated
July 21, 1905

William A. Mercer requests that one of the assistant laundress positions previously abolished be reinstated. As a result he requests authority to temporary employ someone in the position.

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Etta Fortney Resigns as Assistant Laundress
May 25, 1906

Etta S. Fortney resigns her position as an assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School due to her health. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation and requests it be accepted.

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Request for Temporary Employment of Annie Steel
September 24, 1906

William A. Mercer requests authority to pay for the temporary employment of Annie E. Steel, probably as a laundress, although that is not stated. 

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Mercer Explains Reason for Employing Annie Steel as Irregular Employee
October 2, 1906

William A. Mercer provides clarification on his request to pay Annie E. Steel as an irregular employee in the assistant laundress position during the leave of Etta S. Fortnoy.

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