Letter from Vernon R. Day to Ezekiel Jarman Ayers, March 21, 1916 Day, Vernon R., 1869-1945 Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- 2013 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Day, Vernon R., 1869-1945 Letter from Vernon R. Day to Ezekiel Jarman Ayers March 21, 1916 1 page National Archives and Records Administration: Record Group 48, Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Central Classified File 1907-1936, 5-2 Indians, Moving Pictures

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill on Film Ayers, Ezekiel Jarman, 1866-1931 Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Spoor, George K., 1872-1953 Anderson, Gilbert M., 1880-1971 Day, Vernon R., 1869-1945 Aronson, Gilbert Maxwell Washington (D.C.) Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Weakly, Laura K. Added keywords Dwiggins, ErinProofreading Dwiggins, Erin Initial Encoding Clark, Linda Proofreading Adams, Deb Proofreading Clark, LindaTranscription Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Geo. K. Spoor, President G. M. Anderson, Secretary Studios: 1333 Argyle Street Telephone Edgewater 2476 City Office 521 First National Bank Building Telephone Randolph 1732 All Films Manufactured and Sold by Us under the Edison Re-issued Letters Patent No. 12,192. Dated January 12, 1904. Chicago, March 21st 1916
Mr. E. J. Ayers1, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
CHIEF CLERK MAR 23 1916 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Dear Sir:-

We have received both of your letters relative to the Indian War pictures filmed on the Indian Reservation at Pine Ridge, S. D. in 1913.

We furnished a set of these films to Col. W. F. Cody who, I believe, deposited them with the Department of War, but Mr. Spoor2 claims to know nothing about any further promise made. He has not been advised relative to any offers by any parties concerned.

Would suggest you take this matter up with the party who informed you (Col. W. F. Cody) relative to the depositing of films with the Department of Interior. If any such promise has been made it must have been made to the Honorable Mr. Lane3 personally, and would suggest that he take it up personally with the party who made the promise.

Yours very truly, ESSANAY FILM MANUFACTURING CO. V. R. Day4 VRD-B Note 1: Ezekiel Jarman Ayers (1866-1931) was Chief Clerk, Department of Interior, Superintendent of Buildings, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Interior; he was appointed by Secretary of War Franklin K. Lane in 1911, serving until his resignation in 1920. Note 2: George Kirke Spoor (1872-1953) was an early film pioneer who, along with Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson (1880-1971), founded Essanay Studios in Chicago in 1907. The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company helped organize "The Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) Historical Pictures Company." Note 3: Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920. Note 4: Vernon R. Day (1869-1945) was manager of Essanay Studies ; 'Essanay' was created from the initials of its founders, George K. Spoor and Gilbert Maxwell Aronson ('S' and 'A').