1910

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Enrollment of Carlisle Students in Art School in Philadelphia
January 28, 1908 - February 26, 1914

Howard Fremont Stratton, Director of the Art Department at the School of Industrial Art of the Pennsylvania Museum, asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells why the Bureau of Indian Affairs does not pay the living expenses of Indian students, many of whom formerly attended Carlisle, accepted to his school. Stratton also forwards Sells an…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Students' Participation in Historical Pageant
June 30, 1908 - June 14, 1912

These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Ellis Oberholtzer to have 70 students from the Carlisle Indian School participate in an historical pageant celebrating the 225th anniversary of the founding of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Further correspondence includes thanks from Oberholtzer following the…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Christmas Festivities 1908
December 29, 1908 - September 26, 1910

These materials include correspondence regarding the Christmas festivities of 1908. The festivities included a lantern slide and moving picture film presentation of Hiawatha, various receptions, tree decorating, and entertainment.

Also included is a financial authority request for extra food for the Thanksgiving and Christmas…

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report on the Effectiveness of Open-Air Balcony Treatments on Tuberculosis
March 17, 1909 - June 29, 1910

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to spend $500 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1910" account for special medical treatment of students, to send students to Philadelphia for treatment, and for medicine and food for the school hospital. Commissioner of Indian Affairs R. G . Valentine approves Friedman's…

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Financial Documents, Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Enrollment of Several Nez Perce Students
August 31, 1909 - February 16, 1910

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll several Nez Perce students, including Rachel Penny and Caleb Carter. Carter required special permission from the Office of Indian Affairs due to his age.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Enrollment Request from Cherokee Student who is Too Old
October 21, 1909 - July 16, 1910

Francis E. Smith asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for special permission to attend the Carlisle Indian School for an education, as Superintendent Moses Friedman told him he needed this special permission because he is older than the school's age limit. Education Division Chief J. H. Dortch tells Smith to consult with Cherokee Indian…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Correspodence Regarding Isaac Hill
November 22, 1909 - May 18, 1910

Correspondence regarding requests from Nancy Hill asking for the return of her son Isaac Hill following his unauthorized departure from his outing.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Location of George King
December 7, 1909 - January 15, 1910

These materials contain correspondence regarding questions by Lillian S. King about the location and return of her son George King who had run away from the school.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
"Songs and Yells U. S. Indian School," circa 1910
circa 1910

A description of this item is not currently available.

Format:
Books and Pamphlets, Poetry and Lyrics
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Iniskim or the Buffalo Rock by Ernest Jacobs
1910

Student report by Ernest Jacobs, titled "Iniskim or the Buffalo Rock," about the first Buffalo Rock and what it means to the Blackfeet Nation.

Format:
Student Schoolwork
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Quotation Cards
circa 1910

These eight notecards were printed by the students of the Carlisle Indian School at some unknown time.  They contain moral sayings or prayers, come in different sizes and colors, and may not have been printed at the same time.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Thanksgiving Service booklet, c.1910
circa 1910

Thanksgiving Service booklet with printed songs, readings and prayers, printed at the Carlisle Indian School Print Shop.

Format:
Books and Pamphlets
Repository:
Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
Notice of Death of Paul Sanders
January 4-17, 1910

These materials include correspondence reporting the death of Paul Sanders at the Carlisle Indian School by Superintendent Moses Friedman. Friedman further reported that Sanders' remains were returned to his parents in Charenton, Louisiana.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Requests to Slaughter Calves, Hogs, and Cows and to Sell Cow and Calf Hides
January 6, 1910 - January 18, 1910

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to slaughter 60 calves, 60 hogs, and 20 old and unproductive cows for their students to eat. He also requests to sell 20 cow and 60 calf hides. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott authorizes all of Friedman's requests.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
The Story of Enoch Arden by Carlisle Students
January 9, 1910 - January 10, 1910

Student essays entitled The Story of Enoch Arden written by the following: Elizabeth Fishe (Menominee), Philip Morris (Nez Perce), Elizabeth Lavatta (Shoshone), Levi Elk Looks Back (Sioux), John Jackson (Objiway, January 10, 1910, Lottie C. Tramper (Cherokee), Thomas Myiow (Mohawk), Hugh Wheelock (Oneida), William Yellowelk (Sioux), Anna Rose (…

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Student Schoolwork
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Request for Enrollment by Gabriel Poggie
January 11 - February 10, 1910

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Gabriel Poggie to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School after leaving the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Programs for Carlisle Indian School Band 1910 Concerts
January 19, 1910 - February 2, 1910

Program for a concert given by the Carlisle Indian School on January 19, 1910 and a poster for a concert on February 2, 1910. The reverse of the program contains the lyrics of the band song.

Format:
Broadsides and Posters, Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Friedman Request for Annual Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
January 20, 1910 - January 22, 1910

Moses Friedman requests a copy of the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in order to highlight it in the Indian Craftsman. The Office of Indian Affairs returns a copy of the literary section noting the statistical copy is not yet ready but will be provided when it comes out.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Thanks Charles Francis Himes for his Support
January 26, 1910

Richard Henry Pratt thanks Dr. Charles Francis Himes for his comments on his paper and his previous support from Dickinson College. Pratt comments on his work at the Carlisle Indian School and the formation of his policy at Fort Marion. Further, he details the outing program and its benefits for assimilation compared to the new policy of native…

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Returned Students List for June 1910
January 28 - February 15, 1910

These materials contain correspondence regarding students to be returned home because they are graduating or their terms are expiring in June 1910, including a list of these returning students.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Notice of Death of Madeline Goslin
February 1-12, 1910

These materials include correspondence from Superintendent Moses Friedman reporting the death of Madeline Goslin. Friedman further indicates that Goslin's body was to be returned to her home in Odanah, Wisconsin.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request for Enrollment of George Manawa
February 4 - March 17, 1910

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll George Manawa, a member of the Creek Nation, at the Carlisle Indian School. Manawa was admitted on the condition that Manawa be pay for his board, transportation, and tuition.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Sell One Horse
February 11-25, 1910

Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to sell a horse since it is too small for heavy work and "not safe for single driving." Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs F. H. Abbott grants permission.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Program for the 1909 Athletic Celebration
February 12, 1910

Program for the 1909 Athletic Celebration and presentation of the C's. Includes the records for the athletic teams, team photos, rosters, the school song, and the school yell.

Format:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
Annebuck Updates Fannie Peter on Chemawa, 1910
February 15, 1910

Anna Buck provides an update on her school days at the Chemawa Indian School to Fannie Peter. Buck indicates that she is currently in the Junior Class but that she wants to return soon to Alaska to become a teacher. She also provides some updates on her family and individuals connected to Carlisle who have recently visited.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society