Dan Battise at AIC Folk Fair, Navy Pier
Scope and Contents note
Leroy Wesaw (Potawatomi) was born in the Indian settlement in Lower Michigan in 1925. He first became interested in photography in 1939, initially using an old Brownie camera. A graduate of the Native American Education Services (NAES) College in Chicago, Wesaw worked for the federal government in the Assisted Housing Branch. He was active in several areas of Indian affairs and was a founder of the Chicago Canoe Club. Wesaw died in 1994.
Creator
- From the Collection: D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago American Indian Photography Project photographs are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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