There are several National Archieves in the USA. One is in Seattle Washington, San Francisco, California, Kansas, Texas and Washington DC. Here is the National Archeives page for the NARA in San Francisco, California http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ca/san_francisco.html Records of Indian Schools at the National Archeives--You need both lines http://www.archives.gov/research_room/federal_records_guide/bureau_of_indian_affairs_rg075.html#75.20 75.20.3 Records of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA Textual Records: Letters sent, 1900-1, with index, ca. 1905. Registers of pupils, 1890-1906. Consecutive record of pupils enrolled, 1905-18. Student records, 1879-1918, with indexes. Student record cards, 1879-1918. Student information cards, 1879- 1918. Enrollment cards, ca. 1897-1913. Attendance books, 1884-91. Enrollment status book, 1898-1902. Data concerning former students, ca. 1898. Register of applications for student workers, 1885-90. Registers of "outings," 1881-87, 1912-18. Ledgers for student savings accounts, 1890-1918. Journals for payments to boys, 1908-12; and YMCA account, 1910-14. Minutes of the Invincible Debating Society, 1894-1918. Address book for home letters, ca. 1894. Register of visitors, 1909-17. Records of sewing room supplies and products, 1901-8; and issue of goods, 1905-6. Time books for employees, 1907-10, 1917-18. Statements of receipts and disbursements, 1879-99. Records of receipts and disbursements under various funds and appropriations, 1! 907-17. Analyzed liabilities and vouchered expenditures, 1916-17. Appropriation ledger, 1917-18. Cash and check registers, 1917-18. Also the National Archeives has a book on Native Americans and if I remember right it cost $3.50 the book tells all the Native American (NA) records that are at the national archeives. you can get some on loan for a nominal fee. Here is a link to the Carlisle Indian School. If you send an email someone will answer and tell you if your ancestor was there. I did and found out mine was not at this school Here are a few links that might help you. http://www.historicalsociety.com/ciiswelcome.html Table of Contents of Students who attended Carlisle Indian School If you know the tribe click on the link and you will find the names of those from that tribe. http://members.aol.com/tawodi/carlisle/TOC.htm I hope this helps you out. Good Luck Joy From: zgordo@webtv.net Date: 2004/07/25 Sun AM 11:35:42 PDT To: PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re: [PA] Carlisle Indian School national archives are extremely expensive. and the records are not in wash there are in fort worth texas. keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== If your Pennsylvania ancestor was German or Swiss, check out the Pennsylvania Dutch Family History website at: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237