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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1859 Two Fox legends and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1859
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Poweshiek, HoraceKiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
- Dates:
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1924
- Languages:
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InEnglishandMeskwaki(Fox).
- Physical Description:
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21 Items0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two texts by Alfred Kiyana, handwritten in Meskwaki syllabary, with English translations by Horace Poweshiek; a phonetic text on the first story by Truman Michelson; and linguistic notes by Michelson. The texts are titled "The one the months blessed" and "The one who knew how to use things—stone axes and all sorts of things" (a story about the invention of culture). Michelson's phonetic text is of the first story, which he labeled "Months." Michelson's 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.
Processing Information
The description of this manuscript was updated in 2024 based on information provided by Dr. Patricia Afable, Research Assistant to the Linguistic Editor of the
Handbook of North American Indians
, and Dr. Lucy Thomason, National Museum of Natural History Museum Technician (linguistics).Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1859, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Linguistics | 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 |
| Vocabulary | 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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