Join us Saturday, April 12 at 12 noon
The Newberry Library
D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian
and Indigenous Studies
60 West Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
RSVP: To chicagoaauw@hotmail.com by April 10 or text Lori 773 230 1063
Join us for a private presentation from Analú López, the Edward E. Ayer Librarian. She will host AAUW and present from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Collection. Meet in the lobby. Cost: Free
Optional lunch at Tempo Cafe, 6 East Chestnut, after the program
Parking garage: 100 West Chestnut Street. Validated parking. ($12 for up to eight hours) Limited metered parking can be found through the Park Chicago app. Various CTA Buses: #22, #70, #66, #36, #156
The Newberry’s Edward E. Ayer collection is one of the largest collections of books and manuscripts on American Indian and Indigenous Studies in the world. In 1911, the Newberry received more than 17,000 items related to Indigenous peoples from collector and trustee Edward E. Ayer. Like many Americans at the time, Ayer subscribed to the belief that American Indians were a “vanishing race.” Incorrectly assuming that American Indian peoples would eventually cease to exist, Ayer urgently collected items about their histories and cultures.
Building on Ayer’s original gift, the library has expanded the collection to include more and more materials representing Native writers, artists, and activists from throughout the Western Hemisphere.
The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities. It has been free and open to the public since 1887.
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