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Open book Letter Philadelphia, Pa., to Edward E. Ayer, Chicago, Ill., 1914 Feb. 11

Title Letter Philadelphia, Pa., to Edward E. Ayer, Chicago, Ill., 1914 Feb. 11

Creator Dixon, Joseph Kossuth

Date 1914

Place West United States

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Photographers

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Feb. 11, 1914, letter from Dixon to Edward E. Ayer, then a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, requesting a meeting to discuss the "present condition and future destiny" of the American Indian. Dixon also notes that if Ayer would meet him in Philadelphia, he would show him the photographs accompanying his lecture, "The Farewell of the Chiefs."

Biographical/Historical Note Photographer of North American Indians. From 1908-1917, Joseph Kossuth Dixon led three expeditions sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker to American Indian reservations in the west. The purpose of these expeditions was to document Indian culture through photography, and in so doing to promote the campaign to make them citizens.

Extent 1 item (2 leaves) ; 27 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 245

BibID 137504

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2190px × 2782px 17.47 MB

Filename 991375048805867_Ayer_MS_245_0001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11I95N