Notes on the Historical Source Material in the Ayer Collection on the North American Indian Presented by Edward E. Ayer to the Newberry Library, Chicago.

Notes on the Edward E. Ayer collection, located in The Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

Historical note:

"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."