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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4437 A Maker of Shavings, the life of Edward Forte, formerly 1st Sergeant, troop "D", 7th Cavalry
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4437
- Creators:
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Snider, G.L.Forte, EdwardFiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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47 Pages4 Photographs
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contains "A Maker of Shavings," by Snider, autograph and typescript document signed, 13 pages with 2 page synopsis; statement by Forte, mainly regarding Sitting Bull; autograph document, 4 pages; letter from Forte to Frank B. Fiske, October 25, 1932, autograph letter signed, 8 pages regarding murder of Sitting Bull; miscellaneous notes by Snider, 10 pages; miscellaneous correspondence, mainly regarding possible publication of Snider's Manuscript, 1936, 10 pages; two photographs of Edward Forte, 1931, 1932; one photograph each of Red Tomahawk and Mad Bear [1890's?] (both copyrighted by Fiske).
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Citation
Manuscript 4437, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4437
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| U. S. Army | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Forte, Edward | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Red Tomahawk | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mad Bear, 1836-1915 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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