Dickson, Cyrus

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Cyrus Dickson (Santiago Quintana) Student File
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Student file of Cyrus Dickson, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on February 4, 1881 and ultimately departed on June 22, 1886. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards listing two outings.

In school documentation Cyrus Dickson is also known…

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National Archives and Records Administration
Cyrus Dickson Student Information Card
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Student information card of Cyrus Dickson, a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on February 4, 1881 and departed on June 22, 1886.

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National Archives and Records Administration
The School News (Vol. 2, No. 6)
November 1881

The first page talked about the cost of educating an Indian vs the cost of killing one to support the Indian Schools. The article was titled “The Amount it Takes to Kill One Indian Would Establish Many School Like Carlisle and Hampton” by Michael Burns (Apache). The second page has an article encouraging students to only speak English to learn…

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Newspapers
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
John Dickson and Cyrus Dickson, c.1883

Studio portrait of John Dixon (seated) and Cyrus Dickson (standing), both wearing school uniforms. John is also known as John Dickson and was Cyrus' brother.

Note: CCHS identifies the sitters as Cyrus and John. Identification here is based on contextual information. 

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Glass Plate Negative
Repository:
Cumberland County Historical Society
List of Pueblo Students Brought by Sheldon Jackson in 1881
April 4, 1881

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a list of names of Pueblo students brought by the Rev. Sheldon Jackson to Carlisle in February 1881.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Marshall Seeks to Have Cyrus and John Dickson Returned to Carlisle
April 11, 1887

F. Marcellus Marshall writes to the Office of Indian Affairs seeking to see if Cyrus and John Dickson can return to the Carlisle Indian School. Marshall notes that the Dickson brothers have been working the railroad and on the Albuquerque school house to raise money to return to Carlisle.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
School Response to Inquiry on Cyrus Dickson and John Dickson
April 20, 1887

Alfred John Standing responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter providing information on former students Cyrus Dickson and John Dickson (also known at the school as John Dixon). He indicates that Cyrus spent one year in the harness shop and two and half years in the carpenter shop with John spending three years in the carpenter shop.

Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration