National Anthropological Archives

MS 2020 Four Fox stories by Sam Peters and Joe Peters

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2020
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Peters, Sam, 1885-
Peters, Joe
Poweshiek, Horace
Dates:
undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
230 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Four stories in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary by Sam Peters and Joe Peters, with English translations by Horace Poweshiek. List of stories: "Spotted Calf" by Sam Peters, "Kochipekwaha and the ghosts that rescue him" by Sam Peters, "This is another story about the people in the times when they were Spirits" by Joe Peters, and "Man whose wife is taken by Sioux" by Joe Peters and probably Sam Peters. English translation are present for all of the stories except "Spotted Calf."

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 2020, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
See MS 2837-a for the handwritten English translation of "Spotted Calf."

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2020

Bibliography

Bibliography
"Spotted Calf" was published in 40th Annual Report, Bureau of American Ethnology, along with an English translation.


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
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folklore Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Narratives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts 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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