George & Lucy Sword diaries, 1889-1896.

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George & Lucy Sword diaries, 1889-1896.

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Three volumes of journals, all photocopied. The covers say "5-947: Department of the Interior. US Indian Service." The books are related to the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota, and the Oglala Boarding School. There are lists of English names with corresponding Native American names. There are drawings. There are lists of words, mostly in another language, possibly Oglala or Lakota. Occasionally, the words "Captain George Sword" or "Lucy Sword" appear. Financial notes have also been written in the diaries. Volume 1: 1892-1896. Volume 2: 1891-1894. Volume 3: 1889-1892.

3 folders (0.24 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Swords family.

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Sword, George

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George Sword was born about 1846 in Nebraska. He was of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian tribes. He married Lucy, born about 1866, in 1886 at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Shannon, South Dakota. From the guide to the George and Lucy Sword diaries, 1889-1896, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency

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Federal agency responsible for administration of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Record Group 75. From the description of General Correspondence, 1905-1926 [microform]. (South Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 53436124 From the description of Main Decimal File, 1900-1965 [microform]. (South Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 53438072 From the description of Miscellaneous Correspondence Received, 1871-1907 [microform]. (South Dakota St...