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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2789 Two Fox stories by Jim Peters, Sam Peters, and an unidentified writer
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2789
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Peters, Sam, 1885-Peters, Jim, 1866-Poweshiek, Ida
- Dates:
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1929, undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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96 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts with English translations collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa. Jim Peters and Sam Peters wrote "Old man who could run fast." An unidentified writer authored "One Indian." Both were translated into English by Ida Poweshiek in 1929. The Meskwaki texts are undated.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
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Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2789, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2789
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "An old woman who ran fast Legend" 4/30/2014.
Keywords
| 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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