[Two Circulars from the Indian Rights Association]

Philadelphia, 1890. Very good.. Two works: 6; 1pp. Gathered signatures; single sheet. Some edge wear and creasing, minor foxing overall. Small hole to inner margin of first work, with some chipping to outer margin not costing any text. A pair of scarce circulars issued by the Indian Rights Association in Philadelphia in 1890. The first work prints an excerpt by George Truman Kercheval titled, "Heroes of North America" and a passage by Rev. Edgerton Young called "Among the Indians" focused on "Indian Heroism." Both works focus on missionary work to Native American youth and both were also published in The Christian in London around the same time. The second work prints a letter by Herbert Welsh headed, "An Appeal for Immediate Aid in Obtaining Necessary Appropriations for Indian Education." Welsh was one of the co-founders of the Indian Rights Association in 1882; his organization, dedicated to "bring about the complete civilization of the Indians and their admission to citizenship," was highly influential for quite a long time, and continued its work until 1994. OCLC records five copies of the first work, at Yale, Amherst, Harvard, Smith, and the University of New Mexico, and just two copies of the second work, at Yale and Harvard. (Inventory #: 5909)