Established: 1972. Affiliate Since: 2011. Membership: 20 member institutions in the Newberry Consortium for American Indian Studies (NCAIS). Annual dues: Contact McNickle Center for details regarding dues.

Statement of Purpose: The McNickle Center’s goals are to encourage the use of the Newberry collections in American Indian and indigenous studies; improve the quality of what is written about American Indians and indigenous peoples; educate teachers about American Indian and indigenous cultures, histories, and literatures; assist American Indian tribal and indigenous historians in their research; and provide a meeting ground where scholars, teachers, tribal historians, and others interested in American Indian and indigenous studies can discuss their work with each other. It was established as the Center for the History of the American Indian; later renamed the D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies.

Annual Meeting: In February of each year.

Website: http://www.newberry.org/darcy-mcnickle-center-american-indian-and-indigenous-studies

Address
Newberry Library
D'Arcy McNickle Center
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610-7324

Primary Contact: Rose Miron, mironr@newberry.org

Officers

Director
Rose Miron
Newberry Library
E-mail: mironr@newberry.org

Program Coordinator
Sarah Jimenez
Newberry Library
E-mail: jimenezs@newberry.org