The Newberry Library's own custodial record, cited here as the institution's self account, covers its 1887 founding in Chicago and the 1911 Edward E. Ayer Collection gift that brought a Popol Vuh manuscript into its holdings. Its authority is that of a major independent research library speaking about its own governance and acquisitions, which is exactly the kind of fact this atlas draws on it for. It is not a scholarly study of the Popol Vuh's own history or meaning, and a claim about the text itself needs a separate philological or historical source.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Source-type Library, precedent 2 of 2 tiered Library-shaped rows are tier 1 (small sample). NotesThe Newberry Library's own custodial record for the object it holds. A standing institutional or private-holder record, not a scholarly publication; use for provenance and holding-institution facts, not for the object's own history or meaning.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyThe Newberry Library
Custodian BasisThe library's own account of its 1887 founding, governance and the 1911 Ayer Collection gift that brought the Popol Vuh manuscript into its holdings.
Citation
PublisherThe Newberry Library
URLhttps://www.newberry.org/
Source TypeLibrary
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Associated With
This source names Chicago directly: "account, covers its 1887 founding in Chicago and the 1911 Edward E."
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Custodians & Museums, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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