Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine

Letters from Charles Nisbet to David Erskine
Date
1787-1792

Dickinson President Charles Nisbet writes six letters to David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, on a number of topics that include the consequences of America's independence, the economy, governance, natural history of the country, international polit

Location
MC 2001.7
Time Period

Letters from James Buchanan to Isaac Wayne

Letters from James Buchanan to Isaac Wayne
Date
January 18 ; February 19, 1830

Representative James Buchanan writes two letters to Colonel Isaac Wayne and shares political news, explains why midshipmen cannot be appointed, as well as speculates on possible candidates for the 1832 Presidential election.

Location
MC 1998.10
Time Period

Letter from the Commissioners of Indian Affairs to Benjamin Morgan

Letter from the Commissioners of Indian Affairs to Benjamin Morgan
Date
October 25, 1776

The Commissioners of Indian Affairs of the Middle Department at Fort Pitt write to merchant Benjamin Morgan and order flints for militia companies under the command of Captain Pigman, Captain Sullivan, Captain Baird, and Captain Shields.

Location
I-SpahrB-1955-6
Time Period

Letter from Thomas Walker to the Committee of Congress for Indian Affairs

Letter from Thomas Walker to the Committee of Congress for Indian Affairs
Date
November 9, 1776

Thomas Walker writes the Committee of Congress for Indian Affairs and asks that they pay Joseph Simon and John Campbell for the "sundry merchandize" that they provided "for the use of this Department." John Montgomery, John Harris, and Jasper Yea

Location
I-SpahrB-1960-10
Time Period

Letter from John Montgomery to Jasper Yeates

Letter from John Montgomery to Jasper Yeates
Date
April 3, 1777

John Montgomery writes to Captain Jasper Yeates concerning impending Indian War.  As he believes that residents are unprepared and in need of immediate assistance, Montgomery asks Captain Yeates to write a Mr. Wilson for assistance.

Location
I-SpahrB-1963-12
Time Period

Letter from William Sherman to Horatio Collins King

Letter from William Sherman to Horatio Collins King
Date
May 11, 1878

Commanding General of the United States Army William Tecumseh Sherman writes Horatio Collins King to discuss the military's political tensions with Congress that exist despite the fact that US Army "Regulars...

Location
I-SpahrB-1965-22
Time Period

Letter from Samuel Atlee and Francis Johnston to John Dickinson

Letter from Samuel Atlee and Francis Johnston to John Dickinson
Date
September 13, 1784

Pennsylvania politician Samuel John Atlee and Colonel Francis Johnston write to Pennsylvania Governor John Dickinson and request the balance of funds that the "House of Assembly were pleased to make" for "the transportation of the Indian goods an

Location
I-SpahrB-1966-17
Time Period

Brockey (Charles Walter Buck) Collection

Brockey (Charles Walter Buck) Collection
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1890-1932

This collection contains 11 images believed to be owned by Brockey (Blackfeet Piegan), also known as Charles Walter Buck, and his first wife, Spyna Deveraux, both of whom attended the Carlisle Indian School. The collection also contains a copy of the Glacier County Chief, in which his extensive obituary is printed. The collection was donated by Tom and Patricia Anderson. Patricia was the great niece of Florence McKenzie, Brockey's second wife.

Location
CIS-MC-003

Carlisle Indian School papers

Postcard of the Carlisle Indian School
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1879-1918

This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2014, and features the business papers of Milton I. Zeigler, postcards, ephemera, and publications from the Carlisle Indian School. Zeigler served as the industrial instructor for the shoe and harness department at the Carlisle Indian School from about 1901-1909. His business papers include correspondence with government agents and material suppliers as well as vouchers for expenditures during various business trips. The postcards in this collection all feature images of the Carlisle Indian School. The ephemera in this collection include commencement programs and quotation cards printed by the Carlisle Indian School Press. The Publications section includes multiple government publications about the Carlisle Indian School as well as souvenir booklets about the school and a copy of Stiya: A Carlisle Indian Girl at Home, written by school matron and printing supervisor Marianna Burgess.

Most of the materials in this collection are available online at the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.

Location
CIS-MC-002

Carlisle Indian School - Cornelius Agnew papers

Letter from Richard Henry Pratt to Cornelius Rea Agnew
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1876-1888

This collection contains a series of letters received by Dr. Cornelius Rea Agnew, a noted surgeon from New York City who was a strong supporter of, and significant donor to, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The majority of the letters were written by Richard Henry Pratt, and discuss a number of topics including donations to the school, renovations and purchases for the campus, Pratt’s attempts to gain further support and funding from politicians in Washington, and various trips undertaken by the two for the benefit of the school. One letter, from Acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior M. S. Juslyn, discusses approval for funding for one of Agnew’s trips to the American West, and two letters from Amy A. Carothers, an early teacher at the school, discuss activities in her classroom.

Time Period
Location
CIS-MC-001

Carlisle Indian School Individual Artifacts and Oversized Items

Carlisle Indian School Individual Artifacts and Oversized Items
Date Range
1884-1979

These artifacts and oversized items about the Carlisle Indian School were acquired by the Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections individually and are not part of any larger collection.

Location
See Collection Inventory

Carlisle Indian School Individual Items

Carlisle Indian School - Naomi Greensky collection

Carlisle Indian School - Naomi Greensky collection
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1909-1915

The Naomi Greensky Collection has been organized into two sections, Papers and Photographs. Most of the Papers can be categorized as ephemera and reflect extracurricular activities that Naomi participated in while at Carlisle. The papers include dance cards, holiday cards, a commencement program, and materials from Mercer Literary Society. There are also several calling cards or business cards from the Great Northern Railway and Glacier National Park. The Photographs include several postage-stamp sized images taken and developed at Carlisle Indian School’s Leupp Art Studio. The individuals pictured in the photographs are suspected to be students from the school, but most are unidentified. One young woman appears in six photographs – four as a young adult and two as a child – suggesting that she may be Naomi. A young man appears in three of the photographs, and it is likely that this young man is Naomi’s brother, Peter Greensky.

Time Period
Location
CIS-MC-006

Carlisle Indian School papers - CIS-MC-004 at Dickinson College

Carlisle Indian School papers - CIS-MC-004 at Dickinson College
Collection Inventory
Date Range
1879-1918

This collection contains a number of items purchased as a group from Robert Rowe in 2017, and includes a number of photographs, artifacts, and documents related to the Carlisle Indian School. The four court martials in this collection are from the year 1904, and include charges against a total of five students. The Ephemera and Publication sections include printed materials related to the Carlisle Indian School, including four schoolbooks used at the school in the 1910s. These books contain marginalia written by students. The photographs included in this collection include the E.A. Seabrook Photograph Album as well as a number of miscellaneous images. The artifacts in this section include a ceramic china dish and three brass buttons off of a school uniform.

Most of the materials in this collection are available online at the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.

Location
CIS-MC-004