Narratives of travels and adventures, 1861-1864, 1881-1916, in the far western, southwestern, northwestern United States, as well as Ohio and New York; northern Mexico and Europe; apparently written from memory about 1916. Mentions hostilities of Pawnee and Apache, describes an Indian attack. Visits Navajo reservation; sees Taos Indian dance. Observes Mitla ruins; mentions Indians in Mexico. Visits Sacatoon Pima reservation; visits California Indian schools. Describes music for Indians at mission; visits Ohio mounds; comments on northwest Indian art, statues of Indian heroes in northwest. Also writes of the Nevada mines and of military service in the Southwest, 1860-1864. Two letters relate to Ayer and the Field Museum.
Edward Everett Ayer was a business man and bibliophile.
Provenance
Presented by Lessing J. Rosenwald and accessioned, 05/--/1961 (1961 734ms).
Location of originals:Original typescript in: the Ayer Collection, Newberry Library, Chicago.
General physical description
1 volume, 206 p. Carbon typescript.
Corporate Name(s)
- Field Museum of Natural History.
Geographic Name(s)
- California--Description and travel
- Mexico - Description and travel
- New York (State) -- Description and travel.
- Ohio -- Description and travel.
- Pima Indian Reservation (Sacatoon)
- United States - Description and travel
Occupation(s)
- Indians of North America
Personal Name(s)
- Ayer, Edward Everett, 1841-1927
- Rosenwald, Lessing J., (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979
Subject(s)
- Apache Indians
- Indians of Mexico
- Indians of North America--Education--California
- Indians of North America--Missions
- Indians of North America--Ohio--Antiquities
- Military service, Voluntary -- United States.
- Mines and mineral resources - Nevada
- Navajo Indians.
- Pawnee Indians
- Taos Indians