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MS 4437 A Maker of Shavings, the life of Edward Forte, formerly 1st Sergeant, troop "D", 7th Cavalry

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Catalog Data

Creator:
Snider, G.L.  Search this
Forte, Edward  Search this
Addressee:
Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952  Search this
Names:
Forte, Edward  Search this
Mad Bear, 1836-1915  Search this
Red Tomahawk  Search this
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890  Search this
Extent:
47 Pages
4 Photographs
Culture:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Photographs
Date:
undated
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).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4437
Topic:
U. S. Army  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Manuscript 4437, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4437
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw329b9a7e0-fdd5-433b-b6e0-02bc307f5a65
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4437