National Anthropological Archives

MS 1834 Autobiography of a Fox man by Alfred Kiyana

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1834
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
Poweshiek, Ida
Dates:
undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
10 Items
0.42 linear feet (588 pages)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Autobiography handwritten by Alfred Kiyana in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary in three notebooks, collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa. The collection also contains an English translation of the autobiography by Ida Poweshiek, handwritten in 7 notebooks.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Alfred Kiyana (1877-1918) was one of the most prolific and accomplished Meskwaki (Fox) writers that assisted Truman Michelson in his research on the language.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 1834, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1834


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Fox language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tama (Iowa) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Autobiographies Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fox Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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