1913

These materials include correspondence regarding a request to enroll Esley Oden and Max La Chapelle at the Carlisle Indian School. The two were initially denied admittance due to their home being near public schools.

The Carlisle Indian School copy of Industrial Class Lessons in Harness-Making, by John Charles Jordan, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.

This document contains a list of student musicians recommended for possible Indian Service employment. 

C. F. Hauke approves Carlisle Indian School Moses Friedman's request for $200 to install shelves in the Bake Shop to bake bread in a more sanitary way.

This material includes correspondence between Superintendent Moses Friedman and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the approval of the Indian School band to participate in the upcoming inaugural parade.

This document contains correspondence concerning the appendicitis case of Mollie Mantell.

Acting Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry A. M. Farrington asks if the Bureau of Indian Affairs would like the Carlisle Indian School's cattle herd tested for tuberculosis.

Second Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Hauke informs Chief of the Bureau A. D. Melvin that he would like an inspector from his department to test…

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman encloses a list of authorities that have been granted to the school to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Note that this list was not attached with this document. 

James Keating asks Superintendent Moses Friedman if Dr. J. W. W. Walker is still the Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at the Carlisle Indian School. Keating informs Friedman that Walker hired him to compile data and statistics for him, and when Keating sent Walker the research and the bill, Walker never replied. The letter and a bill are enclosed.…

This folder contains records related to Marianne C. Moore's employment as business teacher at Carlisle. She was employed from September 14, 1911 until September 30, 1914. 

Arranged in reverse chronological order, this folder mainly consists of correspondence about Moore's resignation, her quality of work while employed, and her…

James H. Bell writes to Richard Henry Pratt thanking him for his work in supporting planning for a Wanamaker expedition stop in New Mexico. Bell promises to repay Pratt for his personal expenditure for his work, and praises him highly for his support and that of his friends. Bell also notes that Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Walter send their regards.…

Superintendent Moses Friedman asks the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry to send a veterinarian to inspect Carlisle's dairy herd, noting that they built a new dairy barn based on his suggestions. Acting Chief A. M. Farrington orders an inspector to test the herd.

These materials include correspondence regarding the applications of Nora and Jerome Slattery at the Carlisle Indian School. Their applications were accepted.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells writes a lengthy letter to G. McM. Ross in which he thoroughly disagrees with Ross' claim that Carlisle Indian School students should be paid for their labor, reasoning that the government pays for their lodging, food, and education, that students can earn money on outing, and that their labor at the…

Naomi Greensky's dance card for the Mercer Literary Society dance held on January 24, 1913.

These materials include correspondence regarding Cecelia Harto's health, as well as complaints about food. Harto was released to return home following a request by her grandfather, Antoine Denomie.

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests information regarding providing living quarters and an office for the Y. M. C. A. Secretary on school grounds.

The Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher encloses teachers' theses to the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs and informs him that four theses will be sent later because teachers are sick. (Theses are not included.)

These materials include correspondence related to the enrollment of Edward Woods. Woods, orphaned as a child, spent a number of years drifting across the United States before ending up in Baltimore, where he was picked up as a vagrant and taken in by the Federated Charities of Baltimore. C.V. Stinchecum, the Assistant Chief of the Education…

These materials include correspondence concerning Emma Newashe's request to have unrestricted use of her trust funds on deposit to her credit. 

Superintendent Moses Friedman informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Georgie H. Kelly and Edith W Kinkead have resigned. He recommends that, in the future, employees who will stay at the school on a more permanent basis be hired.

William P. Campbell worked as a teacher and disciplinarian at Carlisle from 1882 until approximately 1894. This is a page from his personnel folder for work for the Department of Interior. 

The page that is posted here shows a newspaper clipping in which Campbell relates a story of Hollow Horn Bear's speech while visiting Carlisle in…

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Alfonso Rodart to enter a government-run school such as Carlisle. C. F. Hauke rejected the request, as Rodart did not specify a trade and he already had the equivalent of Carlisle's academic education

These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Joseph K. Griffis to have his daughter enrolled at the Carlisle Indian School.

J. Webster Henderson informs Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman that the Carlisle Borough is planning to build a sewage tunnel that will go underneath the school grounds and the Henderson Farm. Friedman then forwards Henderson's letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and asks for the petition to be granted. 

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