1908

These materials include correspondence regarding a request for information on pupils from the "Five Civilized Tribes" (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations) enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Charlotte Paull to enroll her son and grandson at the Carlisle Indian School. Paull's request was denied as a result of her residence in the State of Massachusetts.

Correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman, Commissioner C. F. Larrabee, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior concerning the transfer of  Assistant Matron Allie B. Carter from working with the small boys to the girls' quarters.

Superintendent Friedman recommends the transfer of Carter because he had previously sent…

As Jennie Wolf cannot stay "in the position indefinitely on a temporary appointment," the Chief Clerk requests information regarding whether Wolf is eligible for a permanent position and if she has applied to the Civil Service Commission.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he already forwarded the Statement of Cost of School Employees and Issues and Expenditures on July 29th.

Carlisle Indian School teacher Frances R. Scales' requests to exchange her teaching position at Carlisle with that of Phoenix Indian School teacher Katherine C. Bingley. Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. E. Leupp orders Scales to report to Phoenix and Bingley to report to Carlisle on September 1st, 1908.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to release Emma Webster from her term of enrollment at the Carlisle Indian School. Webster was discharged following her employment as assistant cook at the Lac du Flambeau School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by the school for authority to return Dick Quip to his home.

Correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Chief Clerk regarding the establishment of the position of mechanical drawing teacher at the Carlisle Indian School with the salary of $840 per year.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $300 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1909" account to capture and return runaway students. Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. E. Leupp grants permission.

These materials include correspondence regarding requests to enroll William Hodge and Moses Stranger Horse at the Carlisle Indian School.

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests official maps and literature regarding Indian reservation boundaries since Education Circular No. 217 requires the school to determine if incoming students live on reservations. Office of Indian Affairs Chief Clerk F. M. Conser informs Friedman that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs' Annual Report of 1907…

Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs the Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School that W. A. Adams sent him a $5 bill against K. W. Baker, a former printer at the school. The Chief Clerk informs the Superintendent that, because Adams is no longer employed by the Indian Office, he has no control over the bill.…

Clara Marshbank of the Young Women's Christian Association recommends "a good woman" to fill the Dining Room Matron vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, but Chief Clerk Frank Conser informs Marshbank that the vacancy is only open to women who have passed the Civil Service exam.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior authorizes the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to abolish the position of Assistant Instructor in Native Indian Art and establish the position of Indian Assistant at the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return six students to their homes on the expiration of their terms of enrollment in September 1908.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Nicodemus Billy to be readmitted the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Daniel Robinson to his home upon the expiration of his term.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Albert Payne to reenter the Carlisle Indian School.

These materials include a request by newspaper correspondence James H. Trumons of the Lawton Constitution-State Democrat for information on Chief Quanah Parker of the Comanche Nation. A biographical sketch of Chief Parker, appearing in Carlisle's school newspaper the Arrow, was forwarded to Trumons.

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Oscar H. Lipps to enroll Martha Wetenhall at the Carlisle Indian School.

This folder contains a piece of paper referring the reader to Angel DeCora Dietz's file for information on William H. Dietz's trip to attend the Conference of Indian Friends at Lake Mohonk. The paper indicates that William H. Dietz held the position of Assistant Teacher of Native Indian Art at the time. 

Note: The official personnel…

These materials contain correspondence and financial documents related to the enrollment and financial account of Judson Bertrand.

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to hire a baker with the salary of $600 per year to replace Oscar Boyd, an Indian, who is currently working in the position. Friedman states that he would "prefer a white man." The Chief of the Education Division informs Friedman that a baker has already been appointed.

These materials include correspondence related to a request from Moses Friedman, Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, to send Hattie Miller from Carlisle to the Wild Rice River School in Minnesota. Miller's term had expired, and she had been appointed to the position of teacher. The request was approved.