Papers, 1872-1953 (bulk 1890-1953)

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...

Greenlee Bros. & Co.

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Brooks family.

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William B. Greenlee Collection.

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Greenlee, William Brooks

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Chicago manufacturer, collector of early Portuguese books, Luzo-Brazilian scholar and Newberry Library Trustee. Greenlee developed his interest in Portuguese history while studying under Professor Henry M. Stephen at Cornell University in the mid 1890's. Before returning to Chicago to join the family manufacturing firm, Greenlee Brothers & Co., Greenlee travelled extensively around the world and began his Portuguese collection. In 1937 Greenlee presented the collecti...

Stephens, H. Morse (Henry Morse), 1857-1919

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Professor of history, Cornell University. From the description of Henry Morse Stephens pictures, [ca.1894-1902]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073764 Biography Henry Morse Stephens, professor of history and founder of the University of California Extension, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on October 3, 1857. He attended Radley College School, then studied with a private tutor while in France. He late...

Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, 1838-1915.

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Hakluyt society

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Greenlee family.

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Cornell University

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