Trustee reports and documents, 1887-1929.

Newberry Library. Board of Trustees. Building Committee.

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Established by the Board of Trustees on 12 July 1892, the Building Committee oversaw the construction and care of the new library on Walton Street. This committee was disbanded after the completion of the library in November, 1893. From the description of Records, 1892-1893. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26382333 ...

Newberry Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Investments and Finance.

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Established by the Board of Trustees on 16 June 1892, the Committee on Investments and Finance was responsible for administering the Library's endowment. From the description of Records, 1892-1946. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26442369 ...

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...

Newberry Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Administration.

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Established by the Board of Trustees on 16 June 1892, the Committee on Administration was charged with overseeing all activities of the library building, property and employees. From the description of Records, 1892-1914. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26382135 ...

Newberry Library. Medical Dept.

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Newberry Library. Board of Trustees. Committee on Books.

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Established by the Board of Trustees on 16 June 1892, the Committee on Books was responsible for the selection and purchase of all library materials. Between 1887 and 1892 Trustees Eliphalet W. Blatchford and William H. Bradley met with Librarian William F. Poole for the purpose of discussing and selecting books to be purchased for the Library. Notes and book lists from these meetings are in the Minutes of the Board of Trustees (02/01/30). From the descriptio...

Newberry Library. Financial Agent.

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The Financial Agent's responsibilities during the early years of the Library were varied and extensive. Beyond accounting and finance, they included book ordering, purchasing, personnel matters, superintendence of real estate, building and construction, insurance, legal affairs, book binding, and even some reference. From the description of Correspondence - general, 1892-1946. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 26522043 From 1892 to 1916, book o...

Newberry Library. Board of Trustees

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In 1887, the Newberry Library was started by Newberry estate trustees E. W. Blatchford and W. H. Bradley. On April 13, 1892, the Library was organized under Illinois law with a governing board of thirteen trustees, who met April 25, 1892, and formally accepted the Charter of Incorporation. The new Board took seriously its role as delineated in the Bylaws to administer the Library and oversee book selection. Originally elected for life, the self-perpetuating Board met mon...

Cheney, John Vance, 1848-1922

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Author and librarian. From the description of Papers of John Vance Cheney, 1862-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80582296 American author and librarian. From the description of Papers of John Vance Cheney, 1848-1922. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31685645 John Vance Cheney, author and librarian, grew up at Dorset, Vermont, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He found legal work irksome, however and moved to California. From 1873...

Moss, Jesse L. 1847-

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Blatchford, E. W. 1826-1914.

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Poole, William Frederick, 1821-1894

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Librarian of the Newberry Library. From the description of Letter : Chicago, to Sarah K. Bolton, Cleveland, 1890 Oct. 24. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 550365576 American librarian and bibliographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chicago, to Mr. Ford, 1887 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617952 Historian, librarian, and first Librarian of the Newberry Library. Born in Massachusetts in 1821...