Records, 1892-1893.

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Records, 1892-1893.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26382333

Records include the draft minutes of the Building Committee (1892-1893). Committee reports are generally included in the Minutes of the Board of Trustees (Record Group 02/01/30).

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Newberry Library

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Newberry Library

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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

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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...