The History of the French In The Americas

This is a vast, vast collection at the Newberry. Most of the items come from the Edward E. Ayer Collection. The collection includes:

• Jesuit missionary correspondence
• Accounts of travel and fur trade between the 16th and 20th centuries
• Primary source materials documenting colonization and interaction with American natives
• History of French Louisiana as well as the Caribbean
• Science and anthropological studies
• Genealogy
• Maps