Tom Greenwood papers, 1960-1986, bulk 1960-1961.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

American Indian Chicago Conference (1961 : University of Chicago)

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The American Indian Chicago Conference wash held in 1961. Most of the 460 conference participants were indigenous and they used the congress to address their common concerns. The conference was organized by Native American people with the sponsorship of the University of Chicago, Professor of Anthropology Sol Tax, and the National Congress of American Indians. The conference occurred at a time when federal policy regarding the termination of tribal trust status seriously threatened the recogniti...

Bardy, Brian G.

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Greenwood, Thomas J., 1908-1988.

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Illinois Indian and activist in Indian affairs. Thomas J. Greenwood, of Scottish and Cherokee Indian descent, was born in 1908. He came to Chicago in 1923, and worked as a blacksmith and boilermaker until his retirement in 1980. Greenwood became involved in Chicago politics and Indian affairs and during his lifetime was active in various Indian causes, issues and organizations. Unable to join the military in World War II because of the loss of an eye, Greenwood worked in...