National Anthropological Archives

MS 2724 Two Fox stories by Jim Peters

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2724
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Peters, Jim, 1866-
Poweshiek, Ida
Dates:
1929, undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
232 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Two Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts handwritten by Jim Peters with English translations by Ida Poweshiek. The stories are "Mesquakies" (pages 1-52) and Turkey Owner (pages 53-116). The Meskwaki texts are undated while Poweshiek's translations were done in December 1929.

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

Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2724, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2724

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Maskwakies Texts" 4/17/2014.


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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