October 8, 1900 - April 24, 1937
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…
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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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September 16, 1909-May 9, 1914
The personnel folder compiled by Washington, DC staff of the Office of Indian Affairs as related to John Whitwell's employment in the Indian Service. At Carlisle Whitwell worked as the principal teacher at Carlisle from 1907-1914.
The folder has been split into four PDFs. "PDF One" covers a range of correspondence and reports…
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December 21, 1909-July 17, 1961
Including documents from Siceni J. Nori's time employed as a clerk at Carlisle, this service file was compiled at the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. It comprises mostly of correspondence and official evaluations like efficiency reports.
The folder has been split into two PDFs. The first PDF primarily covers the…
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June 11, 1910 - July 16, 1914
This folder includes documents related to Stauffer's time working at Carlisle as the school musical director or band leader. Two thirds of the material relate to how Stauffer left the school. Having been suspended after the 1914 investigation into the school, Stauffer was not formally fired, but his job position was abolished. The other third…
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June 11, 1910 - May 1, 1918
Personnel file of Nellie Robertson Denny, who served as the Clerk of the Carlisle Indian School from 1900 to 1912 and from 1914 to 1918. She also served as Outing Manager for the Carlisle Indian School from 1908 to 1912. Robertson Denny was a graduate of Carlisle's class of 1890, and was married to Wallace Denny.
The file contains…
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June 11, 1910 - September 2, 1918
Personnel file of Wallace Denny, who served as Assistant Disciplinarian of the Carlisle Indian School from sometime before 1910 until 1918. Denny was a member of Carlisle's class of 1906, and was married to Nellie Robertson Denny.
The file contains quarterly employee reports, letters of resignation, complaints from students, a photograph…
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April 8, 1911 - February 16, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Charles Edward Stuck at the Carlisle Indian School. Stuck was denied enrollment due to the policy of not admitting students who lived close to a public school. One letter indicates that Stuck's guardian had written that Stuck was ostracized at his school due to his race
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April 18, 1911 - May 20, 1912
These materials include correspondence concerning the closure of the school bank account of Henry Vilcan.
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June 21, 1911 - May 29, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Katie Ray, a member of the Catawba Nation, in the Carlisle Indian School. Ray's request was denied because the Catawba Nation had not recently received assistance in educating its youth from the Federal Government.
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August 15, 1911 - April 3, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request from Samuel Sixkiller enroll his nephew Raymond Ross at the Carlisle Indian School. The request was denied as Ross was a member of the Cherokee Nation and not eligible to receive government assistance.
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September 11, 1911 - April 30, 1917
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Moses P. Kogechiwan to enroll at the Carlisle Indian School as well as letters of recommendation.
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October 6, 1911 - March 7, 1914
These materials include correspondence regarding requests for Henry P. Sutton to enter the Carlisle Indian School in order to take a commercial course. Sutton was initially due to his physical health but was later enrolled after paying his own transportation to the school.
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November 11, 1911 - January 16, 1912
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by John McInnis to be released from the Carlisle Indian School. McInnis wished to work at his trade as a shoe and harness maker to support his mother and brother.
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December 12, 1911 - January 6, 1912
This material includes information regarding a noncompetitive engineer examination for Maxie Luce.
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March 12 - December 16, 1912
Superintendent Moses Friedman tells the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that he believes that Indian school superintendents should not offer positions to other schools' employees and then revoke their offers after the employees accept. Friedman forwards correspondence in which this happened to two of his employees, Frank J. Veith and Frances M.…
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December 18, 1911 - December 30, 1911
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman encloses three claim vouchers for approval. The vouchers are from the B. F. Sturtevant Company, Alfredy Lowry & Bro., and D. Klein & Bro. Makers of Army and Navy Uniforms.
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December 21, 1911 - January 22, 1912
Thomas B. Mills informs Senator Isaac Stephenson that a 1/8 Chippewa girl would like to attend the Carlisle Indian School and asks him to secure information that would help her to enroll. Stephenson forwards the letter to the Commissioner of Education. Acting Commissioner of Education L. A. Kalbach forwards the letter to the Commissioner of…
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January 4 - February 1, 1912
These materials include correspondence, a supplies list, and a survey of unserviceable materials at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned materials were approved for sale on the open market.
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January 5, 1912
Correspondence between Robert G. Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Moses Friedman regarding the previous Carlisle Indian School Annual Report. Valentine compliments Friedman on the quality of the printing and design as well as the analysis of the outing system.
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January 5 - 16, 1912
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return home Tillie Catfish.
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January 7, 1912 - June 14, 1912
These materials include correspondence and financial documents related to the re-enrollment and disposition of funds of Peter Jackson. There were disputes over how Jackson's earnings and annuities should be paid out.
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January 7, 1912
Special Indian Agent Edward Paze investigated the way the Carlisle Indian School handles their students' money. Paze informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Carlisle has a good system, one that with a few tweaks could be used by the entire Indian Service, but that he will elaborate more in a final report.
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January 15 - August 31, 1912
These materials include correspondence, an excerpt from an inspection report, and memoranda concerning staff organization and salary changes at the Carlisle Indian School. After an inspection by Charles F. Peirce, the salaries of certain employees were frozen and readjusted, and the organizational hierarchy of the school was revised.
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January 15, 1912
These materials include an inspection report of Charles F. Peirce, Supervisor of Indian Schools, on the Carlisle Indian School in early 1912, as well as correspondence regarding the reports. Peirce makes a number of recommendations, in particular regarding the business and telegraph departments, and provides an overview of the schools various…
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