Appeal for Copyright Holders
Adam Matthew Digital is a British publisher of scholarly collections of primary-source documents. We would like to trace the copyright-holders of a selection of items relating to American Indian history, within the Edward E. Ayer Collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Detailed lists of individual items within these collections are available via the links below.
Ayer Modern MS Greenwood See detailed listing of material
The papers of Thomas J. Greenwood, Housing Chairman of the American Indian Chicago Conference, 1961. Mostly printed material consisting of correspondence, articles and pamphlets that relate to the conference.
Ayer Modern MS Montezuma See detailed listing of material
Correspondence relating to Indian rights activist and physician Carlos Montezuma.
Ayer Modern MS Ballenger See detailed listing of material
Correspondence and writings of author, educator and historian Thomas Lee Ballenger. Photographs, legal papers, and documents of the Cherokee Indians, their territory, and prominent individuals who contributed to Oklahoma’s history.
Ayer Manuscripts See detailed listing of material
A few items from the general manuscript collection
American Indian Newspapers
- The Indian (South Dakota, 1969-1970)
- Crazy Horse News (South Dakota, 1973)
- The Ho-Chunk (Wisconsin, 1984)
- Hopi-Tutu-veh-ni (1986)
- I'm Nameless (South Dakota, 1966)
- The Oglala War Cry (South Dakota, 1970-1971)
- Shannon County News (South Dakota, 1970-1971)
We invite anyone who has information on the copyright-holders of items within these collections to contact us:
BY POST:
Jennifer Bullock, Managing Editor
Adam Matthew Digital Ltd
Pelham House
London Road
Marlborough, Wiltshire
SN8 2AG
UK
BY TELEPHONE:
+44 1672 511921
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