Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School Oscar H. Lipps encloses a letter from former Superintendent Moses Friedman. Lipps explains that he has been sending Friedman claims and vouchers to sign from when Friedman was still in charge of the school, but both Lipps and Friedman state that this is impractical because Freidman hasn't been…
1914
![Problems with Sending Vouchers to former Superintendent Moses Friedman Problems with Sending Vouchers to former Superintendent Moses Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f053_f71569_0004.jpg?itok=tdKlBURW)
![Request to Continue Henderson Farm Lease Request to Continue Henderson Farm Lease](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f25_73740_0002.jpg?itok=__4ospyk)
Supervisor Oscar H. Lipps requests authorization to spend funds for fiscal years 1915 and 1916 in order to pay the lease of the Henderson Tract, which will be used for dairy cow pasturage and a skating rink.
![Mechanical Drawing Teacher Position Abolished Mechanical Drawing Teacher Position Abolished](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f53_75350_0002.jpg?itok=GuoQd2-7)
Former Carlisle Indian School student Harry West asks Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells to appoint him as the Mechanical Drawing Teacher at the school. Second Assistant Commissioner C. F. Hauke informs West that the position has been abolished, so they cannot consider his application
![Recommendation of Thomas Jones as Superintendent Recommendation of Thomas Jones as Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f54_76615_0002_0.jpg?itok=KaarW-BC)
Annie Fuller recommends that Commissioner Cato Sells appoints Dr. Thomas Jessie Jones as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School. Sells informs Fuller that he will consider Jones.
![Request for 1914 Investigation Report by Philip P. Campbell Request for 1914 Investigation Report by Philip P. Campbell](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f15_76161_0002.jpg?itok=nQKtF0bE)
These materials include a request by Representative Philip P. Campbell for a copy of the final report of the 1914 Congressional Investigation into the Carlisle Indian School.
![Musical Instructor Position Abolished Musical Instructor Position Abolished](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f55_76648_0001.jpg?itok=cU_ILyUA)
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.
![Deposit Transfer of Levi Clute Deposit Transfer of Levi Clute](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f013_f77100_0004.jpg?itok=mTzNxRLP)
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.
![Cancellation of Check to Harry Bonser Cancellation of Check to Harry Bonser](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f014_f78944_0001.jpg?itok=bihveO4k)
These materials include correspondence concerning the cancellation of a check to Harry Bonser.
![Inquiry into Account of Herbert Sickles Inquiry into Account of Herbert Sickles](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f015_f79947_0004.jpg?itok=z4ZXCs0x)
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.
![Authorization to Pay Students for Extra Harvesting Labor Authorization to Pay Students for Extra Harvesting Labor](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f31_80118_0002.jpg?itok=TA64cxi3)
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.
![Fiscal Request to Pay for Emergency Supplies Fiscal Request to Pay for Emergency Supplies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f19_80122_0001.jpg?itok=PFOz35ur)
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.
![Fiscal Request to Pay for Incidental Expenses Fiscal Request to Pay for Incidental Expenses](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f20_80125_0001.jpg?itok=P_ITf30D)
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."
![Request to Pay for Materials to Reproduce Indian Art Designs Request to Pay for Materials to Reproduce Indian Art Designs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f18_80120_0001.jpg?itok=gLJYSIMh)
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."
![Death of Annie S. Ely, Former Head of the Outing Department Death of Annie S. Ely, Former Head of the Outing Department](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b019_f43_82091_0001.jpg?itok=Cn6yQxBX)
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.
![Request to Alter Admission Policy for Oklahoma Nations Request to Alter Admission Policy for Oklahoma Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f32_83540_0004.jpg?itok=5rlk-FVB)
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…
![Teacher for Possible New Practical Building Class Teacher for Possible New Practical Building Class](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f56_83552_0001.jpg?itok=ysLp_yU1)
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,…
![Request to Return Mary Shomin Home Request to Return Mary Shomin Home](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f33_84231_0005.jpg?itok=4p_goQe6)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to have Mary Shomin returned to her home at Government expense following the expiration of her term.
![Request for Guidance on New Student Vacation Request Policy Request for Guidance on New Student Vacation Request Policy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f37_93284_0001.jpg?itok=YP8nCNrM)
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…
![Request for Enrollment of Winona Isabell Jordan Request for Enrollment of Winona Isabell Jordan](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f34_87593_0002.jpg?itok=3GUgQuwk)
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.
![Request for Information about the Carlisle Indian School by Abendschule Request for Information about the Carlisle Indian School by Abendschule](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f13_00_0001.jpg?itok=8PrbkgNM)
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…
![Request to Enroll Kempton Children Request to Enroll Kempton Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b027_f35_91587_0002.jpg?itok=kfqTvRaJ)
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.
![Donation from Ropes Sisters in Massachusetts Donation from Ropes Sisters in Massachusetts](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f016_f89555_0002.jpg?itok=8c2goVZr)
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…
![Discussing Potential Federal Trial of Siceni Nori and Moses Friedman Type-written letter, off-white paper and blue ink from Asst. Attorney General](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f23_10144_0003.jpg?itok=V5r-xGha)
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…
![Memorandum Concerning Policy for Handling Student Funds Type-written page in black ink "Mr. Shirely" is hand-written across the top](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f24_10144_0012.jpg?itok=UR52e82Q)
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…
![Memorandum related to Letter from Department of Justice for Nori Case a type written note with the heading "Department of Justice"](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f23_10144_0108.jpg?itok=njMFyAKB)
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.