Benjamin M. Connelly asks Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt if there is a vacancy in the bandmaster position at the Carlisle Indian School because his friend, Harry O. Hickernell, would like to apply if such a vacancy exists.
Meritt informs Connelly that the Musical Instructor position has been abolished.
These materials include correspondence concerning the account of Levi Clute. He had requested that his funds be transferred to the Superintendent of the New York Agency.
These materials include correspondence concerning the cancellation of a check to Harry Bonser.
These materials include correspondence concerning the account of Herbert Sickles, which was closed and the funds forfeited to the Carlisle Indian School's Emergency Fund upon Sickles' departure.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to pay irregular student labor for harvesting grain planted at the Carlisle Indian School which exceeded the previous fiscal authorization.
Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $250.00 for emergency supplies until contract supplies arrive.
Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $100.00 "for incidental expenses" relating to "the administration of the Carlisle Indian School."
Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps requests authority from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to spend $250.00 "for engraving, mounting, and making plates and plats of Indian art designs for catalogue and magazine work."
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells writes to Warner Thompson regarding the death of Annie S. Ely, the former head of the Outing Department at the Carlisle Indian School. Commissioner Sells praises Ely's record of nearly 30 years in that department.
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to change admission rules for students from the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma. Prior to Lipps request, students from these Nations were required to pay both tuition and transportation. The revision allowed students with financial need to attend…
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer recommends Carnegie Technical School Professor J. H. Nolen to be teacher of an upcoming practical building course at the Carlisle Indian School.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells informs Palmer that the creation of the position is not official yet, and if it does become official,…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Mary Shomin returned to her home at Government expense following the expiration of her term.
These materials include correspondence and a government document regarding a new policy for student vacation requests. Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps notes that, because the circular outlining the policy was received late, some students did not fill out the necessary vacation request form. Lipps requests clarification on how to handle the case…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by Louisa Jordan to enroll her daughter Winona Isabell Jordan at the Carlisle Indian School to learn the dressmaking trade. The request is denied, and Jordan is recommended to enroll her daughter in public schools until she is the appropriate age to attend Carlisle.
This material includes a request the Louis Lange Publishing Company, publishers of the German magazine Abendschule, for information about the history of the Carlisle Indian School. This information, along with a list of further readings and some photographs, were supplied by the Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Also…
These materials include correspondence regarding a request by S. S. Kempton to have an exemption granted so his three children could enroll at the Carlisle Indian School. The request is denied.
Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding a $5,000 donation from sisters Mary P. and Eliza O. Ropes in 1908. He states that the money was given to former Superintendent Moses Friedman, who gave the money to a board of volunteer trustees. Mr. Weitzel and Mr. Ray, two…
These materials primarily consist of correspondence between the Office of Indian Affairs and the U. S. Department of Justice, in particular an Assistant Attorney General Charles Warren. In this correspondence, officials discuss whether or not former Superintendent Moses Friedman and former Chief Clerk Siceni Nori should be tried in a federal…
Two memos between government officials which discuss what laws or court cases are relevant to the investigation into the mishandling of money of the students of Carlisle. These were compiled in the wake of the 1914 Congressional Investigation at Carlisle where it was discovered that certain funds deposited for students for transportation were…
A list of documents related to the charges against Moses Friedman and Siceni J. Nori in the aftermath of the 1914 Congressional Investigation at Carlisle as prepared by the Department of Justice.
This document contains corresponence concerning the appendicitis case of Sarah Parkhurst. This includes a medical bill.
These materials include correspondence on the topic of industry, which arose from the 1914 Lake Mohonk Conference.
Assistant Commissioner E. B. Meritt informs Chief Special Officer Henry A. Larson that Carlisle Indian School Supervisor Lipps would like to commissioner one of his school employees, Edward Corbett, as a deputy. Lipps would like Corbett to be tasked with suppressing the sale of liquor to Indian students in the East. Merritt notes that at…
These materials include a request from Superintendent Kelsey of the Union Agency to have a police officer escort three boys from Carlisle to Oklahoma.
Supervisor in Charge Oscar H. Lipps requests to spend $100.00 from the "Indian School, Carlisle, Pa., 1915" fund for the payment of incidental expenses incurred in the administration of the school. A few weeks later, he calls attention to his request. A few months after that, Lipps requests authority for a $2.80 expenditure paid for from the…