National Anthropological Archives

MS 1859 Two Fox legends and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1859
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Poweshiek, Horace
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
Dates:
1924
Languages:
In
English
and
Meskwaki
(Fox).
Physical Description:
21 Items
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection contains two Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts by Alfred Kiyana; English translations by Horace Poweshiek; phonetic text by Truman Michelson of one of the stories; and Michelson's linguistic notes. The titles of the stories are "The person who the months blessed" and "The one who knew how to use things." Michelson's phonetic text is of the first text, which he labeled, "Months." His linguistic notes include vocabulary and notes on months and calendrical information from William Jones and Thomas Forsyth.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 1859, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1859

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Legends 1924" 3/18/2014.

Bibliography

Bibliography
An English paraphrase of "The person who the suns blessed" was published in Truman Michelson's Fox Miscellany (Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 114) as "The one whom the moons blessed." His linguistic notes were also incorporated into the publication.


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