Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924

Person

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Biography

Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt is best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is associated with the first recorded use of the word "racism," which he used in 1902 to criticize racial segregation.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Captain R.H. Pratt to Alice Robertson, 1883 - 1921

Item

Identifier: 1931.001.2.4.13

Scope and Contents

Letters regarding the Indian Industrial School, Carlisle (Captain R.H. Pratt, Superintendent). (LS17, 497, 554, 1474, 1525) (See also Series 4: Photographs)

Dates: 1883 - 1921

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Papers of the Robertson and Worcester families, 1815-1932 / Alice Robertson papers / Correspondence / Iddings - Ispahekchar

Pratt, Captain. Head of the Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA.

Item

Identifier: 1931.001.4.5.4.11r-11v

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of daguerreotypes, tintypes, photographs, photographic reproductions, photo-negatives, photo-postcards, and glass negatives. The first section is comprised of photographs of Alice Robertson taken at various stages of her life. The remaining section consists of photographs of other people and locations and is arranged alphabetically by surname, name of institution or organization, or name of location, followed by unidentified photographs.

Dates: 1815 - 1931