David Tilden Brown papers, 1841-1897.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Brown, D. Tilden (David Tilden), 1822-1889

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Physician, explorer and businessman. From the description of David Tilden Brown papers, 1841-1897. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 184693271 Psychiatrist, explorer and businessman. Brown practiced psychiatry from 1844-1849 in various asylums in the eastern U.S. Once gold had been discovered in California, Brown traveled to Central America in 1849 planning to establish a cheaper and faster commercial route west from the Atlantic to the Pacific...

Sheppard Asylum

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