George and Lucy Sword diaries
Scope and Contents
Three volumes of journals, all photocopied. The covers say 5-947: Department of the Interior. U.S. 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. These materials were preserved by Vincent Thunderbull and Ella Imitates Dog, grandparents of the donor.
Dates
- 1889-1896
Creator
- Sword, George (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English and a Native American language, probably Oglala or Lakota.
Conditions Governing Access
Donor restricted indefinitely. Permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the George and Lucy Sword diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators, as well as the donor, Cora Bird Hat, whose information can be located by contacting Special Collections.
Biographical History
George Sword was born about 1846 in Nebraska, a member of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian tribes. He married Lucy, born about 1866, in 1886 at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Shannon, South Dakota.
Extent
3 folders (0.09 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Donated by Cora Thunderbull Merrill in 1989.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Cora Thunderbull Merrill; 1989.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West (Collection development policy of 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 26 July 2007.
- Title
- Register of George and Lucy Sword diaries
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States