Dixon, John

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John Dixon Student File
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Student file of John Dixon, a member of the Pueblo Nation who entered the school on October 21, 1882 and departed on June 22, 1886. The file contains correspondence, former student response postcards, and a report after leaving. In letters exchanged with the school John Dixon asks for his son and nephew to be considered for acceptance to the…

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National Archives and Records Administration
John Dixon Student Information Card
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Student information card of John Dixon (here John Dickson), a member of the Pueblo Nation, who entered the school on October 21, 1882 and departed on June 22, 1886. The file indicates Dickson was living in Pena Blanca, New Mexico in 1913 and was at the Cochiti Day School in Pena Casa, New Mexico in 1914.

 

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National Archives and Records Administration
Maggie Dixon Student File
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Student file of Maggie Dixon, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on August 23, 1902 and departed on June 30, 1907. The file contains student information cards, a letter, a returned student survey, and a report after leaving indicating Dixon had married Paul Waupochick and was a housekeeper living in Neopit, Wisconsin in…

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Maggie Dixon Student Information Card
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Student information card of Maggie Dixon, a member of the Menominee Nation, who entered the school on August 23, 1902 and departed on June 30, 1907. The file indicates that Dixon was living in Neopit, Wisconsin in 1913. The file indicates that Dixon was married to Paul Wanpochick.

 

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National Archives and Records Administration
The Indian Helper (Vol. 1, No. 19)
December 18, 1885

The first page opened with a poem titled “For the Boys,” followed by a description of “Loafing” observed by the Man-on-the-band-stand among the boys on campus. There was also a feature, “200,000,000" that tallied up the time it would take to become as rich as Mr. Vanderbilt. Page two reported severe weather in Michigan, a request for a lost…

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The Indian Helper (Vol. 2, No. 20)
December 24, 1886

The first page featured the school Christmas greeting that included a drawing of the Man-on-the-band-stand that took up the entire front page of the newspaper. Page two opened with an article titled "Christmas" that described the Fourth of July and Christmas as national holidays, followed by articles that included news from the Pawnee Agency…

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The Indian Helper (Vol. 2, No. 32)
March 18, 1887

The first page opened with a poem titled “Take the Sunny Side,” by “Ex.” Also found on that page was “An Interesting Letter from John Dixon, One of Our Pueblo Boys Who Went to His Home in New Mexico Last Summer” addressed to Mr. Campbell. Dixon wrote about celebrating George Washington’s birthday, looking for railroad work and visiting the…

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Newspapers
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
The Indian Helper (Vol. 3, No. 28)
February 24, 1888

The first page opened with a poem, "Sowing," followed by the article, "How the Letters Go," that described the process of express mail retrieval and distribution from trains. Then came a letter from former student John Dixon [Dickson] (Pueblo) who wrote about his experiences translating for and recruiting students for the Albuquerque Indian…

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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
The Indian Helper (Vol. 4, No. 32)
March 29, 1889

The first page opened with a poem "The Voice That Wins Its Way" contributed by Hannah E. Wilson, followed by a piece called "From John Dixon" which was reprinted from the Albuquerque Indian School where Dixon (Pueblo) was employed as a carpenter and translator for Indian school recruitment. The article continued on page four. Page two offered “…

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Newspapers
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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
John Dixon [version 1], c.1885

Studio portrait of John Dixon (also known as John Dickson) wearing school uniform. 

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Glass Plate Negative
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National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
John Dixon [version 2], c.1885

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: John Dixon.

Dixon was also known as John Dickson.

This photograph originally appeared in an album that E. A. Seabrook, a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, received from his students on December 25, 1886.

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Photographic Print, B&W
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Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections
List of Students to be Returned to their Homes for June 1886
May 26, 1886

Richard Henry Pratt provides the Office of Indian Affairs with a list of students whose terms of enrollment are set to expire or for other reasons and requests authority to return them to their homes.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Age of Students Being Sent Home in June 1886
June 3, 1886

Reply to Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the ages of outgoing pupils.

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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
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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.

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Letters/Correspondence
Repository:
National Archives and Records Administration
Former Student Survey Responses, 1890 (Part 3 of 5)
June 8-29, 1890

A series of twenty nine letters written to Captain Richard H. Pratt in response to a questionnaire sent to former students. The accompanying questionnaire forms are not included.

Transcripts follow each handwritten letter.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration