Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Carlisle, Pa.)

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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the brainchild of a young lieutenant of the 10th United States (U.S.) Cavalry, Richard Henry Pratt. Lieutenant Pratt had great sympathy for the misery of the Indian, even while he was engaged in subduing the hostile tribes of the West. He became convinced that the solution to the Indian uprisings lay in the education of the Indian rather than in further bloodshed. No public schools allowed Indian students, but Pratt, with the help of influential sympathizers in public and private life and through his own persistence, determination, and hard work, succeeded in having Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, made available for an Indian school in 1879. At Carlisle Barracks, the Indians received a sound education and each Indian, girl or boy, learned at least one mechanical trade or domestic skill. The Indian School also became famous for its Indian athletes like Jim Thorpe, Tewanima, and Chief Bender. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School remained at Carlisle Barracks until 1918.
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referencedIn O.H. Bakeless papers, 1879-1905. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Carlos Montezuma Papers, 1892-1937 Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Lists of Students, 1890–1919 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Indians of North America Pictorial Collection The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Freeman C. Johnson papers, 1873-1969 (1920-1969). Rochester Museum & Science Center
referencedIn Pratt, Richard Henry. Richard Henry Pratt papers. 1862-1972. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sir Henry Wellcome Collection. 1856 - 1936. Photographs of the Inhabitants of Metlakatla, British Columbia and Metlakatla, Alaska National Archives at Seattle
referencedIn Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889. Photograph collection, 1847-1889. University of Oslo Medical Library
referencedIn Letters 1912 Mar. 6-May 30. Newberry Library
referencedIn Carlos Montezuma papers, 1899-1922. University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn Applications for Enrollment in Non-reservation Schools, July 23, 1916–June 23, 1939 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1793 - 1999. Copies of Letters Sent National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Reports of Chief Inspector E. B. Linnen, 1949–ca. 1980 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Correspondence with Agencies and Schools, 1909–1947 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Correspondence Files, 1909–1925 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Life among the red men, [ca. 1885]. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889. Photograph collection, 1847-1889. Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Presidential Center
referencedIn Papers, 1734-1934. Bucks County Historical Society
referencedIn Indian training schools photographic collection circa 1870-1902 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Speck-Choate Photograph Collection, 1879-1881 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Descriptive Statements of Children, April 8, 1883–September 7, 1888 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Richard Henry Pratt papers. Scrapbook of clippings, folder 803 [microform] U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Lila H. Connolly Photograph Collection U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924. Richard Henry Pratt papers. Indian no problem [microform] [1904?]. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Richard Henry Pratt papers. Outgoing letters, letterpress volumes [microform] U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Estelle Reel Papers, 1895-1959 Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Research Library and Archives
contributorOf Correspondence with Indian and Public Schools, 1893–1955 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Philip Leo Drum papers, 1892-1893 (inclusive), [microform] Yale University Library
referencedIn Decimal Files, 1879–1952 National Archives at Denver
creatorOf Collection, 1890,1917. Clarke Historical Library
contributorOf Subject Correspondence Files, 1914–1921 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Lila H. Connolly Papers U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Carlos Montezuma papers Newberry Library
referencedIn Records Relating to Education and Schools, 1949–1952 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Scrapbook, 1804, 1835-ca. 1935. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Myra Lake Howell papers
creatorOf Student Records, 1879–1918 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Sheldon Jackson collection of Indian photographs, [1850-1890]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Descriptive Statements of Children Sent to Schools Off the Reservation, September 23, 1879–August 16, 1887 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Alphabetical Correspondence of Superintendents Robert E. Daniel and Nick Conner, January 9, 1914–September 1, 1917 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn School Correspondence, 1896–February 27, 1925 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Graduating Class of 1897, Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA. [clipping] National Archives at Seattle
referencedIn Indian Wars Document Collection U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Carlisle Barracks Collection, Manuscripts U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
contributorOf Subject Correspondence of Superintendents Thomas Jackson and Albert Reagan, April 28, 1906–June 3, 1927 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Photograph collection, ca. 1867, 1879-1890, 1930s (bulk 1880-1890) Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS, 1902–1952 National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Descriptive Statements of Children, October 1889–December 1907 National Archives at Denver
referencedIn Native American photo collection, 1886-1920. Grand Rapids Public Library
referencedIn Oscar Hiram Lipps papers University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Carlisle Indian Industrial School Photograph Collection U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf George Conner Carlisle Indian School collection National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Archive Center
referencedIn Pratt, Richard Henry. Richard Henry Pratt papers. 1862-1972. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Correspondence with Other Indian Agencies and Schools, 1917–1926 National Archives at Chicago
contributorOf Subject Correspondence, 1902–1945 National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn [UD-UP 1] PENNSYLVANIA PA/Carlisle Indian Industrial School/AM/Renovation for Building 315 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1793 - 1999. Selected Documents Removed From Carlisle Indian Industrial School Student Records and Post 1880 Letters Received National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Correspondence with Off-Reservation Indian Schools and Related Records, October 8, 1910–January 28, 1920 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Correspondence with Other Schools and Agencies, 1892–1931 National Archives at Kansas City
contributorOf Subject Correspondence Files, 1909–1930 National Archives at Kansas City
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associatedWith Connolly, Lila H. person
associatedWith Drum, Philip Leo, 1871- person
associatedWith Gatewood, Charles. person
associatedWith Gordon, Eleanor Lytle Kinzie, 1835-1917. person
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associatedWith Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889. person
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associatedWith Johnson, Freeman C., 1886-1969 person
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employerOf Montezuma, Carlos, 1866-1923. person
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foundedBy Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924. person
associatedWith Speck, Frank Gouldsmith, 1881-1950 person
almaMaterOf Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939 person
almaMaterOf Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 person
associatedWith Winslow, Margaret E. person
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