University of Chicago Library Guide to the Native American Educational Services Sol Tax Papers 1908-1993 © 2009 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 3 Biographical Note 3 Scope Note 4 Related Resources 5 Subject Headings 6 INVENTORY 6 Series I: American Indian Center 6 Series II: American Indian Chicago Conference 6 Series III: American Indians 7 Series IV: Anthropology 12 Series V: Carnegie Cross-Cultural Education Project (CCCE) 15 Series VI: Chicago Indians 16 Series VII: Finding Aids 16 Series VIII: Fox Project 16 Series IX: Latin America 17 Series X: Native American Educational Services (NAES) 18 Series XI: Newberry Library 19 Series XII: Newsletters and Newspapers 20 Series XIII: Social Issues 21 Subseries 1: Community Development 22 Subseries 2: Education 24 Subseries 3: Poverty 26 Subseries 4: Race and Ethnicity 27 Series XIV: Oversized 29 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.NAESTAX Title Native American Educational Services. Tax, Sol. Papers Date 1908-1993 Size 24 linear feet (43 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract Sol Tax (1907-1996) was a prominent cultural anthropologist at the University of Chicago who was instrumental to the foundation of the Native American Educational Services (NAES) as an offshoot of his work with Native Americans in Chicago and throughout the Americas. This collection consists of 24 linear feet of materials related to Tax's research on American Indians, especially those in and around Chicago, as well as his work with various social issues including race and poverty. The bulk of this collection is made up of publications and papers collected for research, as well as newsletters and newspapers written by or about American Indians. The rest of the collection contains correspondence and administrative materials from organizations with which Dr. Tax was involved. Information on Use Access The collection is open for research. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Native American Educational Services. Tax, Sol. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note Sol Tax (1907-1996) was a prominent cultural anthropologist. He completed a Bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1931, a M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago (1932 and 1935). He took a faculty position at University of Chicago in 1940 and remained there until 1977. Tax founded the academic journal Current Anthropology (1959), served on the National Research Council Committee on Latin American Anthropology (1946-1954), served on the President's Task Force on Indian Affairs (1965-1969), was Director of the Smithsonian Institute's Center for the Study of Man (1969-1977), served as President of 3 the American Anthropological Association (1958-1959) and edited that Association's Journal, American Anthropologist (1953-1956). He was a pioneer in the field of action anthropology, published many academic articles and corresponded with researchers and activists. Tax was an active organizer of the 1961 American Indian Chicago Conference (AICC, also called the American Indian Charter Convention or Conference), which produced the path- breaking Declaration of Indian Purpose, and worked to coordinate pan-tribal research on education. Tax was instrumental in the creation of the Native American Educational Services (NAES) in 1970 as an offshoot of earlier organizing efforts by Chicago Indians and their supporters. Scope Note This collection consists of Sol Tax's papers from his work for Native American Educational Services. The collection has been arranged into fourteen short series. All series have been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Series I: American Indian Center, is composed mostly of board minutes for 1978-1980, as well as several reports and brochures in regards to the American Indian Center. Further references to this center are scattered through Tax's correspondence and papers in the American Indians and Chicago Indians series. Series II: American Indian Chicago Conference 1961 (AICC), includes photocopies of drafts of the Declaration of Purpose, the originals of which are kept in the Smithsonian Archives. Series III: American Indians, contains the bulk of Dr. Tax's Indian work, which contains mainly drafts and papers by students and colleagues. Dr. Tax evidently kept this material for reference in his own research and teaching. The series contains one folder on the National Indian Youth Council, which contains drafts of an undated proposal. Dr. Tax's own publications are found in this series, as well as in the Anthropology series. Some folders have been removed and filed separately in the Oversized Series due to their large size. Series IV: Anthropology, contains material covering the span of Dr. Tax's career, with the bulk falling in the 1970s. The series contains mostly papers and drafts of other scholars, but it includes three folders of Dr. Tax's publications, including some drafts. Series V: Carnegie Cross-Cultural Education Project, CCCE, contains several folders that include articles and other materials related to education, mostly from the 1960s, as well as reports from the project itself. 4 Series VI: Chicago Indians, contains copies of Dr. Tax's CAICOC plans, as well as correspondence dealing with Indian relocation in the 1950s and 1960s. Series VII: Finding Aids, is comprised of two folders that contain acquisition lists, notes accompanying donations, and copies of Smithsonian and University of Chicago finding aids to Tax collections. Series VIII: Fox Project, includes a documentary history of the project and some related letters and reports. The administrative folder contains financial records from the University of Chicago, including scholarship fund roles. The photographic plates of the documentary history of the Fox Project have been separated and moved to the Oversized series due to their size. Series IX: Latin American, represents mostly Dr. Tax's early work in Mexico and Guatemala. However, later materials have been mixed into the folders, reflecting Dr. Tax's lifelong interest in Native peoples south of the United States. Series X: Native American Educational Services, NAES, represents bits of administrative materials that Dr. Tax acquired concerning planning and operation of NAES. His files on the Community Board Training Project are also found here. Series XI: Newberry Library, contains several folders made up almost entirely of published materials acquired by Dr. Tax. Series XII: Newsletters/Newspapers, includes copies of newsletters and newspapers from the 1960s and 1970s published by or related to Native American affairs in North and South America. Series XIII: Social Issues, represents Dr. Tax's interest and research in social issues other than American Indians, primarily education, urban poverty, and racism. It is divided into four subseries: Community Development, Education, Poverty, and Race and Ethnicity. Series XIV: Oversized, contains material removed from other series and filed separately due to their size. It contains several maps and the negative plates of the Fox Project documentary history. Related Resources The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections: 5 http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html Tax, Sol. Papers Subject Headings • Tax, Sol, 1907- • NAES College • Indian universities and colleges -- United States • Indians of North America • Indians of North America -- Education (Higher) INVENTORY Series I: American Indian Center Series I contains materials dealing with the administrative records of the American Indian Center, mostly the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors. It also includes several brochures for events hosted by the American Indian center and service reports. References to the American Indian Center is scattered throughout the remainder of the collection. This series has been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Box 1 Folder 1 Brochures for American Indian Center and events, 1969-1972 Box 1 Folder 2 Director's Report to the Board of Directors, minutes, 1978 Box 1 Folder 3 Director's Report to the Board of Directors, minutes, 1979 Box 1 Folder 4 Director's Report to the Board of Directors, minutes, 1980 Box 1 Folder 5 Semi-annual and annual service reports to the American Indian Center, 1964-1967 Series II: American Indian Chicago Conference Series II contains primarily materials dealing with invitations and lists of guests and presenters for the American Indian Chicago Conference. It also includes photocopies of the Declaration of Purpose. Box 1 Folder 6 Address labels and cards, no date Box 1 6 Folder 7 Mailing packets and progress reports on conference, 1961 Series III: American Indians Series III contains publications from many different sources on American Indian issues. This series also contains the majority of Dr. Tax's work, as well as drafts and papers by students and colleagues. There are also several project proposals and brochures for American Indian meetings contained in this series, as well as correspondence between Dr. Tax and other researchers. This series has been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Box 2 Folder 1 Bibliographies on North American Indians, 1972-1973 Box 2 Folder 2 Brochures for American Indian groups and materials, 1974-1977 Box 2 Folder 3