John Bridges recommends his father, Father George Bridges, to be the new superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School. Bridges states that George is the superintendent of a mission school. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp informs John that George is not part of the classified Civil Service, so he is not eligible.
School Employees - Superintendents
![Superintendency is a Civil Service Position Superintendency is a Civil Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f18_4653_0002.jpg?itok=Csk9bP3l)
![Denial of a Raise for Laundress Ella Albert Denial of a Raise for Laundress Ella Albert](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f29_3891_0001.jpg?itok=QOvOHdiJ)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests to give Laundress Ella Albert a raise to $600 per year. Mercer reasons that her predecessor, Ella G. Hill, made $660, and he promised Albert a raise if she succeeded, and she has done an excellent job.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee declines Mercer's…
![Personnel Folder of Moses Friedman light blue paper with text "Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary" and "Status of Employes--Moses Friedman of Ohio" typed on it](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/Friedman_Moses_1875_OPF_cover.jpg?itok=8hTusfIm)
This folder consists of material compiled by Office of Indian Affairs staff in Washington, DC as related to Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman's employment with the Indian Service.
The four PDFs are in roughly chronological order, working from Friedman's early career as a government employee and early days as Superintendent at…
![Leave of Absence for Sanitarium Trip for Moses Friedman Leave of Absence for Sanitarium Trip for Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f14_31642_0001.jpg?itok=K6s7Lt87)
These materials include a telegram from Carlisle Superintendent Moses Friedman informing the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he was leaving for a trip to the Walters Sanitarium in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. John Whitwell was left in charge of the school in Friedman's absence.
![Postponement of Trip Due to Mrs. Friedman Injury Postponement of Trip Due to Mrs. Friedman Injury](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f10_3745_0001.jpg?itok=UhO2GXNg)
Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs that his trip to Washington DC must be postponed because Mrs. Friedman fractured her hip.
![Correspondence Regarding 1914 Congressional Investigation Correspondence Regarding 1914 Congressional Investigation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f10_29816_0020.jpg?itok=6dfW1B5H)
These materials include correspondence and legal documents regarding the 1914 internal and Congressional investigations into Superintendent Moses Friedman and Chief Clerk Siceni J. Nori of the Carlisle Indian School. Included is copied and original correspondence regarding the resignation of Friedman and Nori, legal discussions regarding…
![Superintendent is a Civil Service Position Superintendent is a Civil Service Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f51_56900_0001.jpg?itok=NfC50LgF)
State Normal School History and Social Service Professor S. H. Dodson applies for the Superintendency at the Carlisle Indian School. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Dodson that the position is only open to the executive civil service, so he is not eligible.
![Recommendation of Thomas Jones as Superintendent Recommendation of Thomas Jones as Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f54_76615_0002_0.jpg?itok=KaarW-BC)
Annie Fuller recommends that Commissioner Cato Sells appoints Dr. Thomas Jessie Jones as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School. Sells informs Fuller that he will consider Jones.
![Information on Inspectorships Information on Inspectorships](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f24_23720_0001_0.jpg?itok=goNc5TzW)
Commissioner Cato Sells replies to a letter from Dr. F. A. McKenzie, providing information on inspectorships, appointments, and the civil service (information not attached). Sells also praises Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar Lipps.
![Recommended Changes to School Policies and Staff Recommended Changes to School Policies and Staff](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f20_40444_0031.jpg?itok=1N8acmZ9)
These materials include numerous suggestions from Oscar Hiram Lipps and Dennison Wheelock regarding changes that should be made to policy and staff at the Carlisle Indian School. Lipps' suggestions focus on disciplinary measures, the end of preferential treatment for athletes, and staff changes. Lipps also requests that a superintendent for…
![Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_LippsO_0067.jpg?itok=ch6ArpAh)
Personnel file of Oscar Hiram Lipps, who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from July 1, 1915 to March 31, 1917. Lipps also was temporarily the Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School from February 1914 to June 1915, after Moses Friedman was suspended from duty. Lipps worked in the Department of the Interior for…
![Reply of Anna Pratt to Fannie Peter Regarding Richard Pratt's Death Reply of Anna Pratt to Fannie Peter Regarding Richard Pratt's Death](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/PI-7-4_E.jpg?itok=Fw0piGFi)
Anna Laura Pratt replies to a letter of Fannie Peter thanking Peter for her letter and providing an update on her life since the death of her husband Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt notes that she plans to donate Indian Office Reports to Dickinson College as well as complete the book Richard Henry Pratt had nearly finished writing. Additionally, she…