MS 2792 Fox story by Sam Peters
Peters, Sam, 1885-
Story by Sam Peters handwritten in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary. The English translation of the title is "Just an entertaining story."
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MS 2823 Piegan Blackfoot texts collected by Truman Michelson
Duvall, David C., 1877-1911
Henry No Bear
Pablo, George
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Stories in Piegan Blackfoot with English translations collected by Truman Michelson. The narratives are from dictaphone recordings by various Blackfoot speakers including Henry No Bear, Black Bear, Big Moon, Bear Medicine, and George Pablo. Michelson had David C. Duvall, another Blackfoot speaker, listen to the recordings. Most of the texts …
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MS 3190 Three Kickapoo stories collected by Truman Michelson
Notebook containing three stories handwritten in Kickapoo syllabary collected by Truman Michelson in Oklahoma. Michelson labelled the texts as Mexican Kickapoo. Two of the stories are titled "Bill H. Horse story (European)" (pages 1-17) and "The man who was blessed by an owl" (pages 18-47); the third story is untitled. "B.J." is …
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Oral history interview with Nan McKinnell
Holt, Kathy
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
An interview of Nan McKinnell conducted 2005 June 12-13, by Kathy Holt, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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MS 2011 Fox syllabic text by George Black Cloud on sacred pack of the Bear Clan
Black Cloud, George
Poweshiek, Horace
Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by George Black Cloud on Sakimagewa (Saùkimaùhkweùwa) sacred pack of the Bear Gens. An English translation was provided by Horace Poweshiek. Truman Michelson added grammatical notes throughout the texts.
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MS 2695 Incomplete Fox text by various authors collected by Truman Michelson
Handwritten Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa. Consisting of pages 7 to 65 and 67, the text is in the handwriting of multiple people. One of the authors may have possibly been John Black Cloud.
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MS 3414 Phonetic transcriptions of Moose Cree stories from Harvey Smallboy
Allan, William
Fletcher, John
Smallboy, Harvey, 1879-1947
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Notebook (labelled 1936-I) containing phonetic transcriptions of Harvey Smallboy's Moose Cree syllabic texts in Manuscript 3398. The transcriptions are based on readings by Smallboy and William Allan. On the last page of the notebook are ethnological notes from John Fletcher. There are also loose pages with vocabulary from the texts and …
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Milt Gabler Papers
Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973
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The collection documents Gabler's involvement in the recording industry and the evolution of Commodore Records. The documentation begins with the Commodore Radio Shop through its evolution to Commodore Music Shop. The collection also includes the beginnings of the Commodore record label and information detailing Gabler's 30 years as staff producer and later Vice-President in Charge of Artists and Repertoire at Decca Records (1941-1974). There is a small collection of black and white photographs chronicling the early years at the Commodore Music Shop, as well as jam sessions, often held at Jimmy Ryan's on 52nd Street. The collection also includes a vast array of audio recordings (mainly audiodiscs).
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Earl Shaffer Papers
This collection contains the trail diaries, papers, photographs and slides, and writings of Earl V. Shaffer, the man credited with being the first person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail (AT). His complete trail hikes took place in 1948, 1965, and 1998. He was also a hiking and nature enthusiast and advocate.
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MS 2769 Partial Fox texts and translations by Truman Michelson, Bill Leaf, and an unidentified writer
Leaf, Bill
Fragments of handwritten Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts and English translations. One page of Meskwaki text was authored by Bill Leaf. Five other Meskwaki texts are by an unidentified author. The text beginning "di sa wa tti" is a continuation of a story in MS 2768. The translations are by Truman Michelson …
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